The Meon Valley Railway
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An illustrated history of the Meon Valley Railway, which describes the opening of the line in June 1903, and recalls the picturesque nature of the route from London to Gosport with a secondary line reaching to Portsmouth.
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Seller: Dorothy Meyer - Bookseller, Batavia, IL, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. 2nd print. NOT an ex library book. 128 pages. Dust jacket has no chips or tears. Seller Inventory # 351159
Seller: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR004170985
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Seller: Carmarthenshire Rare Books, Carmarthen, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. original cloth hardcover, illustrated, 128 pages, top page edges spotted otherwise near fine in near fine unclipped dustwrapper. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf B253. Seller Inventory # 142104
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Seller: Zardoz Books, Westbury, WILTS, United Kingdom
First Edition. Condition: fine. fine 1st Kingfisher Railway Productions 1983 hardcover In stock shipped from our UK warehouse. Seller Inventory # 207637
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Seller: Arbor Scout, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Condition: Used: Like New. Fine book & jacket. Seller Inventory # DG-JKFI-TVIR
Seller: Martin Bott Bookdealers Ltd, Felixstowe, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. 1st. Well illustrated history of this former LSWR line from Alton to Fareham. 128pp. VG copy in dw. Seller Inventory # 006852
Seller: Parrot Books, Hemel Hempstead, HERT, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Seller Inventory # mon0000040835
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Seller: Peter White Books, Alton, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Reprinted edition. An account of the construction, operation and closure of this Hampshire branch line - a line which was open for only a little over 50 years. 128 pages. Illustrated with many b/w photographs and maps. Black boards in jacket. Every book is sent in a rigid cardboard posting box. Size: 24 Cm x 18.5 Cm. Signed by the Author. Seller Inventory # 23128
Seller: CHARLES BOSSOM, Ely, CAMBS, United Kingdom
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Numerous b/w Photographs, Line Plans (illustrator). Dust jacket unclipped, small tear, slight wear to edges. Numerous b/w Photographs, Line Plans. 128 pages clean and tight. Preface: - "The Meon Valley Railway will always remain in my mind as one of my favourite photographic haunts. Opened in 1903, as part of a through route from London via Alton to Portsmouth, and laid out to main line standards, it never fulfilled its original purpose, and remained a backwater to the end of its days. Who better to chronicle its story than Ray Stone, a life long resident of West Meon, whose grandfather was parcels agent there for 40 years, who observed its rise and fall at close quarters, and had the sad task of assisting at the demolition. I call to mind two unconventional trips, once in 1948 on the footplate of the engine hauling the up afternoon goods train from West Meon to Alton, an interesting experience and in the mid '70's, the motive power being an old Austin Mini fitted with flanged wheels by Charles Ashby, who at that time had a lease of the remnant of the line from Droxford to Mislingford. As an old Guildford driver once said to me, "what a beautiful line that was that ran through the Meon Valley, such wonderful scenery, that I always thought I was in a world of fantasy". E.C. Griffith Size: Sm 4to. Seller Inventory # 132206
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Seller: Amazing Book Company, Liphook, United Kingdom
Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. This copy is in fine condition bound in black cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, white and square. The unclipped dustwrapper has two small indentations to the rear panel but is still in fine condition. This copy has been signed on the title page with no other dedication. Laid in is a cutting from a local newspaper profiling the author. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. The Meon Valley Railway (MVR) was a cross-country railway in Hampshire, England that ran for 22 1/4 miles (35.8 km) between Alton and Fareham, closely following the course of the River Meon.[1] At its northern (Alton) end, it joined with the Mid-Hants Railway to Winchester, the Alton Line to Brookwood and the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway. At Fareham it linked with the Eastleigh to Fareham Line, the West Coastway Line and the line to Gosport. The railway was authorised in 1896 and opened in 1903, making it one of the last railways of any size to be built to main-line standards in the United Kingdom. Passenger services were withdrawn after 5 February 1955, and the line was closed completely on 13 August 1968. Ref EEE5. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 022192
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