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Portland Railways
Below are many old pictures
of the old Portland railways.
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Easton station on
10th April 1939 with No. 221 awaiting departure for
Weymouth.
The remains of
Portland signal box following a direct hit by a bomb on
Saturday 11th August 1940.
End detail of
trailer set No. 371, as engine No. 229 takes on water before
returning to Weymouth.
The burnt out
shell of Easton station following the fire of 28th November
1903.
The landslip at
Grove Point on 27th November 1907 looking northwards.
The line at Grove
Point in later years looking towards Portland station. The
wire screen to prevent falling rocks getting onto the track
can be seen on the left. The sign on the right gives warning
of the Admiralty rifle range.
The scene of the derailment of wagons at Easton on 26th
September 1903.
Easton goods shed.
Note the very small door and narrow platform!
No.223 stands at
Easton with a former LSWR three coach non-corridor set
during 1947.
Pannier tank No.
4624 at Easton station with RCTS 'Wessex Wyvern' rail tour
on 8th July 1956, by which time the engine shed and signal
box had been reduced to a pile of rubble.
