Speen railway station

Speen railway station served the village of Donnington, Berkshire, England, on the Lambourn Valley Railway.^[2]

Speen
Station site in 2010.
General information
Location	Speen, West Berkshire England
Coordinates	51.4116°N 1.3447°W / 51.4116; -1.3447
Grid reference	SU456683
Platforms	1[1]
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lambourn Valley Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
4 April 1898	Opened
4 January 1960	Closed

The station had one platform with, in its later years, two small buildings, one being of the GWR's pagoda style.^[3]

History

The station opened on 4 April 1898 as Speen for Donnington. It was occasionally referred to by this name in official documentation until at least 1932.^[2]

Goods traffic

The station dealt with a high percentage of livestock and dairy traffic.

Closure

It closed on 4 January 1960.^[2]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Newbury West Fields Halt		Great Western Railway Lambourn Valley Railway		Stockcross and Bagnor Halt

References

1. "Speen". The History of a Branch Line 1898 to 1973. The Lambourn Valley Railway. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
2. "Station Name: SPEEN". Disused Stations. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
3. Butt 1995, p. 217.

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

External links

• The station on an Edwardian 25" OS map National Library of Scotland
• The branch with stations and mileages Railway Codes