Longmoor Military Railway
The Longmoor Military Railway (LMR) was a British military railway in Hampshire, built by the Royal Engineers from 1903 in order to train soldiers on railway construction and operations. The railway ceased operation on 31 October 1969. Route Authorised for construction from 1902, activities date from 1903 when an gauge tramway was laid to assist in removing 68 large corrugated iron huts from Longmoor Military Camp to Bordon. The railway was relaid to standard gauge in 1905–1907 and was initially known as the Woolmer Instructional Military Railway. It was renamed the ''Longmoor Military Railway'' in 1935. The Liss extension was opened in 1933. The stations and junctions included: *Bordon – the northern terminal, adjacent to Bordon station and with access to British Railways via the LSWR owned Bentley and Bordon Light Railway. * Oakhanger Halt - serving the village of Oakhanger, Hampshire. Bordon station was nearer to Oakhanger and Oakhanger station was nearer to ...
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Longmoor Military Railway - Geograph
Longmoor may refer to several places: * Long Moor, Berkshire, a heathland surrounded by California Country Park * Longmoor, Hampshire, a place in England, the location of: ** Longmoor Military Camp, a British army camp ** Longmoor Military Railway, connected the army camp to the mainline rail network * Longmoor, Ontario, a place in Canada {{geodis ...
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