The line from Woking to Alton was once part of an alternative main line route to the south coast, but nowadays is a commuter line that passes through nice scenery before ending in north eastern Hampshire.
We start at Woking, a busy transport hub in Surrey and pass through beautiful Surrey and Hampshire countryside, visiting towns and villages like Aldershot, Bentley and Farnham before arriving at Alton.
The line does continue here for a while as part of the preserved Watercress Line but that is another story. This is another interesting volume in Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith's series on country railway routes.
As usual the book includes period maps and photographs plus "modern day" photographs (though these are from the late 1980s when this book was published). Some of my more up-to-date photographs can be seen below.
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| Aldershot |
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| Bentley |
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| Farnham |
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| Alton |
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