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The Lambourn
Valley Railway
The History
of a Branch Line
1898 to 1973 |
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It must
be regarded as quite miraculous that the Lambourn Valley
Railway actually existed at all as an independent company.
Especially when you consider that this area was predominantly
GWR country. But for seven years, exist it most certainly did.
However, in 1905, the Lambourn Valley Railway Company was swallowed up by the mighty Great Western Railway and, although it never lost any of its rural charm, the line from Newbury to Lambourn and back again became, in essence, just another GWR branch line. For all that, however, the LVR, both as an independent line and in its subsequent GWR incarnation, possessed a unique charm and became - as so many branch lines did - an essential part of the communities through which it passed before its official closure in 1960. This
site tells the story of that branch line and of some of the
people who gave their lives to it, and helped to make it what
it was. And
if you have any information about the LVR that you'd like to
share, please get in touch.
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