Longmoor Military Railway (Railway History S.)

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After the War, the locomotive was used by the Royal Engineers on the Longmoor Military Railway in Hampshire, UK. It was renumbered 600 in 1952 [4] and given the name Gordon in honour of the Royal Engineers' most famous General, Charles Gordon (" Gordon of Khartoum"). WX), 14.16B(WX), 15.16B(WX), 16.35A(F) and 17.15A. Trains call at Weaversdown and Liss Forest Road, and arrive at Liss 3, 9 Ronald, D.W. and Christensen, M., (2012) The Longmoor Military Railway: A New History: Volume One: 1903–1939, Lydney: Lightmoor Press, ISBN 978-1-899889-69-3. Fortunately, that same year MGM decided to make a film of the attempted assassination of Ghandi of India, starring Stewart Granger and Ava Gardner, by blowing a train up, supposedly with Ghandi on. All the railway action was filmed at Longmoor. No. 10 Squadron, because they still had their tropical gear, were filmed as military actors rescuing people at the crash scene. It was highly lucrative too, or so I was informed. I only guarded the commandant’s personal carriage, being used as Ava Gardner’s dressing room! ex- Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway. Transferred to the Kinmel Camp Railway in 1916. Returned to Longmoor around 1917.

Some of the Hunslet Austerity tanks were only ever at Longmoor for storage, and were not used operationally there.Church of England services were held in the gym on camp opening, then transferred in 1906 to the C. of E. Soldiers Institute when it opened, in a space also used by the Roman Catholic congregation. In February 1921, St. George's Garrison Church was erected in Budds Lane, also known as the Tin Tabernacle due to its corrugated iron shell on wooden framed construction. Its organ and furnishings came from the former Army depot at the Curragh, after the pullout of the British Army post the creation of the Irish Republic. [8] Demolished in 1983, services moved to the former R.A. Institute. [8] Roman Catholic Church [ edit ] Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Bordon, built 1990 Fortunately, Robinson of the Great Central, had just three years earlier in 1911, designed the 11F 2-8-0 (later class O4) for freight service on the GCR, mainly for heavy coal traffic duties in the East Midlands. As the war dragged on into 1917, the military recognised that this type of engine could be ideal for what they were seeking and requested Robinson to construct a further 93 for military service. Although only the basic model, these locomotives became operational by a new unit formed from the Royal Engineers, and known as the Railway Operating Division. The engines subsequently became known as RODs for their remaining operational life.

Realising this, the British military decided that many more locomotives were required for these vital roles and decided to ask several British railway companies what type of locomotives were available to transfer to France to assist in the war effort. Finally, steam enthusiasts will no doubt be interested to know how these locomotives, designed for military use, performed on BR when they were eventually transferred for normal operational use. Fortunately, during my footplate career I worked on all three different types. The Robinson ROD (O4) 2-8-0 remained in operation until almost the end of steam and was an excellent freight locomotive, capable of handling the heaviest coal trains, which is what they were designed for – excellent steamers and good riding. Unfortunately, Edward Thompson, who also did not appear to appreciate Gresley’s designs, as he altered several of his locomotives, also decided to modify several Robinson O4s by changing the boiler from a Belpaire-type to the 100A B1 type with a long narrow firebox. These were still capable engines but as any old time steam man would agree, not in the same class as the original. Bordon and Oakhanger Sports Club". Bordon and Oakhanger Sports Club. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012 . Retrieved 18 February 2012. In addition to the various military items, there were old versions of standard passenger carriages. A passenger service was operated over the line at various times, nominally for personnel required on the railway, and others from the War Department/Ministry of Defence and their families.

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Although the fire service role was taken over by the civilian station in 1938, it returned to the garrison at the start of World War II, when the officer in charge of the garrison also moved his headquarters to the same building. As a result, in 1940 the fire engines were upgraded to new Leyland Motors lorries. [30] a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Bordon History". Archived from the original on 31 October 2006 . Retrieved 18 February 2012– via National Archives.

Longmoor Camp remains [15] an operational training camp including an urban training centre [16] and extensive ranges. [17] It also houses the close protection training units of the Royal Military Police. [18] [19] [20] By the 1960s, Gordon was the last steam locomotive still in use at the LMR and had become a popular attraction at enthusiasts' specials, including working on BR metals between Woking and Liss on 30 April 1966. [5] Preservation [ edit ] Gordon as stored in " The Engine House" at Highley Dark Blue Livery with Red Lining. Did Not Carry Number on naming ceremony, later numbered as 401, Scrapped 1957 In 1908, work started on a new military cemetery on Bolley Avenue. It opened in April 1910, consecrated by the chaplain-general to the forces, the Rt. Rev. Bishop I. Taylor-Smith CVO DD, with music from 3rd Battalion, the Rifle Brigade. [8]

When the Canadian Army was looking for a European base, the British Army offered them Bordon and Longmoor Military Camps, which they took over entirely from September 1939 under a British officer commanding the local service and civilian personnel. The Canadians built two new sub-camps, using Canadian built and shipped prefabricated wooden huts: [8]

Liss – the southern terminus, with a platform adjacent to those serving the SR Waterloo-Portsmouth main line. There was a rail connection here for the transfer of various items of rail transport equipment. MoD confirms Arborfield Garrison closure". BBC News. 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011 . Retrieved 26 July 2011. Longmoor Downs railway station is a former railway station, on the Longmoor Military Railway serving Longmoor Military Camp. [a] The station was the Southern terminus of the original standard gauge railway opened in stages between 1907 and 1908. [3]WD Austerity 0-6-0 saddle tank197 'Sapper' - Kent & East Sussex Railway (renamed 'Northiam' No.25) under restoration Post war the station remained in operation, serving both the garrison as well as the local civilian population. From 1958 onwards, the station was civilian staffed, equipped with Green Goddess Bedford 3 tonners. These were replaced in 1973 by Bedford domestic water tenders carrying 450 imperial gallons (2,000L; 540USgal) of water. [30] Gordon was the second of 150 2-10-0 locomotives built for the War Department by the North British Locomotive Co. at its Hyde Park Works in Glasgow. The locomotive entered service in December 1943 as No. 3651, shortly afterward becoming No. 73651 when the instruction was given during 1944 to increase WD numbers by 70,000. [2] Although most of the first batch of 100 saw service overseas, [3] Gordon remained in the UK throughout the War. Following the end of the Second World War there were just four units based at Longmoor. These comprised: