Priddy's Hard, Frater and Bedenham Railway |
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Priddy's Hard RNAD Gosport Gosport Hampshire |
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JandMN |
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The Priddy's Hard, Frater and Bedenham Railway was laid 1912-13. It connected
with the LSWR (Bishopstoke to Gosport branch railway), crossed the
Gosport-Fareham road at a level crossing by the main gate of Frater Depot, and
served Bedenham Depot, and Priddy's Hard Royal Naval Armaments Depot. (My best guess for the LSWR connection is SU58880245.) |
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Seemark, Harry W: 1977: Royal Naval Armament Depots of Priddy's Hard, Elson,
Frater, and Bedenham ...: Hampshire CC:: ISBN 1 85975 132 6 The line used 0-4-0 fireless steam locos from Andrew Barclay and Co, Kilmarnock, which charged themselves from one of the boiler houses on site. There was at least on ordinary 0-4-0 steam loco. Thees were followed by diesel locos from the Hunslet Engine Co, Andrew Barclay and Co, Ruston and Hornsby, F C Hibberd and Co, and Baguley and Drewry. The line ran 2 battery passenger railcars, from Greenwood and Batley, and Ransom, Sims and Jeffries. And a diesel railcar from E E Baguley. Stock inlcuded wagon bought secondhand, and a travelling steam crane. |