Peter Mugridge
Veteran Member
I stumbled across this earlier:
http://elseapark.com/oak-springs-springs-a-leak/
So a few questions from me here:
How big ( or small ) was this location when it was in use, and were there any flooding problems at the time?
Are there any confirmed photographs available online of the site in railway use? I am loath to trust a Google Images search result as these often show up multiple different locations under a single search name...
I'm also wondering how long ago it was closed?
http://elseapark.com/oak-springs-springs-a-leak/
This new development sits on what used to be Bournes railway sidings in years past but there is one problem it has sprung a bit of a leak.
OK well, Its less of springing a leak, more gaining a lake the area is prone to flooding being clay soil & having buildings all around it the water has nowhere to run to. The new bit is also situated on the edge of the Well Head which, as its name might suggest, is home to the head of a rather large well / natural spring which used to supply drinking water for Bourne & for a large bottling plant Bourne was in its day, the equivalent of Volvic or Evian or Buxton.
So a few questions from me here:
How big ( or small ) was this location when it was in use, and were there any flooding problems at the time?
Are there any confirmed photographs available online of the site in railway use? I am loath to trust a Google Images search result as these often show up multiple different locations under a single search name...
I'm also wondering how long ago it was closed?