Reading Southern railway station served the town of Reading, in Berkshire, England, between 1855 and 1970. It was sited to the south of Reading General station on the Great Western Main Line. The stat
A view of stations at Reading, circa 1865–70, with the SER station on the left and the GWR station at higher level on the right
Reading Southern station, with U class 2-6-0 No. 31616 from Redhill 1962
The 1989 concourse of Reading station now occupies the site of Reading Southern
The yard and turntable at the approach to Reading South in 1952
North Downs Line
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The North Downs Line is a railway line in South East England. It runs for 45 miles 40 chains from Reading in Berkshire to Redhill in Surrey. It is named after the North Downs, a range of chalk hills t
Reading Southern railway station
…at off-peak hours; for example, in summer 1955, six 2-BIL units would be left in the sidings overnight. Unlike the line to Waterloo via Bracknell, the North Downs Line to Redhill was not electrified beyond Wokingham, apart from short stretches shared with other routes. The first Beeching report recommended curtailing…
A Class 165 unit approaching Dorking West with the hills of the North Downs behind
A Class 450 unit crosses the navigable River Kennet to the east of Reading station.
Passenger services on the North Downs Line: The stopping pattern of GWR services varies according to the time of day, and no train calls at all stations.
The line crosses the River Mole to the east of Dorking Deepdene on a five-arch, brick viaduct.