Tisted railway station explained

Tisted
Status:Disused
Borough:East Tisted, East Hampshire
Country:England
Coordinates:51.0849°N -0.9922°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:London and South Western Railway
Pregroup:London and South Western Railway
Postgroup:Southern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Years:1 June 1903
Events:Opened
Years2:7 February 1955
Events2:Closed

Tisted was a railway station on the Meon Valley line, which served the village of East Tisted, in Hampshire, England.[1]

History

The station opened in 1903 as a stop on the Meon Valley Railway; it was closed in 1955 due to low patronage of the service. The main station building, designed by T. P. Figgis, is now a private residence.

The last train, hauled by two T9 class locomotives (30301 and 30732), left the station on 6 February 1955.[2]

The site today

The station building survived the closure and is now a private residence.[3] A British Rail Mark 1 carriage sits at the platform; this is one of the former Pilkington Glass Railtour set of coaches.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Stone, R.A. . The Meon Valley Railway . Cheltenham . Runpast Publishing . 1983 . 978-1-870754-36-1 .
  2. Book: Hay, P. . Steaming through East Hants . Midhurst . Middleton Press . 1985 . 0-906520-18-5 .
  3. News: Rise above your station . Caroline . McGhie . L6 . . 2,491 . 8 March 2009 .