Station Name: ASHDON HALT

[Source: Nick Catford]



The remains of Ashdon Halt in December 1975, eleven years after closure and seven years after the track was lifted. The trackbed has become a private access road. One of the original doors is missing while the 'shed door' is now off its hinges and leaning against the body. It is surprising how railway equipment of all types deteriorates rapidly once use and maintenance stops but the missing parts, particularly the entire end panelling, were likely deliberately removed for firewood or some other domestic purpose. Notwithstanding this, forty years on the basic structure still stood and no doubt helped by the roofing felt which had been present long before the branch closed. The clinker platform would also help in that it would provide a degree of drainage
Photo by Alan Young

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