Lambourne Railway Station, Lambourn, Berkshire

Photograph taken 1914 © Reproduced by permission of Historic England Archive ref: BB98/27553

A general view across the tracks to where a small crowd of people are waiting on the platform on the other side. The station opened on 2nd April 1898 as part of the Lambourn Valley Railway line, but was closed in 1973.

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West Berkshire Lambourn

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Edwardian (1902 - 1913)

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Several steam trains standing at the station platforms, with the Victorian station buildings in the background.Slough Station booking hall, booking office and travel centre were built in 1882. The Great Western Railway from London to Bristol was built in the 1830s and the first Slough Station opened in 1840. The present station is the fifth one and was built when the number of lines was increased.

Lambourne Railway Station, Lambourn, Berkshire

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