Apart from the construction of the SWT Traincare depot on the site of the old GWR station, the removal of the footbridge across the station and of most of the sidings on the down side of the LSWR station and a Balfour Beattie depot built on the site of the LSWR loco yard, Salisbury station today is largely unchanged from steam days. The following photographs have been taken since 2002. |
The far end of platform 4 with the down bay road emerging form
the left and looking towards the carrage cleaning unit in the centre and the
Balfour Beattie Maintenance yard on the left.
Photograph by Tony Bush |
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Looking back at the station from the country end. Platform 1
with the brick wall on the left separating the new from the old. This was the
boundary line between LSWR/SR and the GWR.
Photograph by Tony Bush |
A closer view of the odd building on platforms 2 and 3. Note
that it has three chimneys, one of which has more than its fair share of
vegetation growing!
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Lord Nelson class
º850 Lord Nelson waiting at Salisbury on 16th August 2005.
Marshalled in the middle of a train with wagons in front and support coach
behind and in light steam, she was being pulled from Eastleigh to the West
Somerset Railway for a running-in period but stopped at Salisbury for about
half an hour or so, believed to be due to fears of an axle box running hot.
photograph by Tony Bush |
Looking east with the tracks curving sharply away at the London
end of the station and the up bay, platform 6, visible on the far right. This
is very close to the spot of the 1906 rail
crash. Fisherton Street Bridge is in the centre of this photo.
Photograph by Tony Bush |
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London end of down main platform with up bay beyond. One-time
barrow crossing has been taken out of use.
photograph by Tony Bush |
The London end of platform 1 looking at the ex-GWR water tower
and some of the remaining GWR Buildings, now used by a carpet warehouse and a
car hire firm.
Photograph by Tony Bush |
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A subway is provided for accessing other platforms, in this case
leading up to platforms 2 and 3.
Photograph by Tony Bush |
Looking back at the down bay, platform 5. It seems a visit by
the weed killing train wouldn't go amiss here! The car park has been built
on the site of several sidings that led up to a loading bay and storage area.
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An instruction to drivers aimed, no doubt, at keeping down the
number of complaints from the surrounding residential area!
Photograph by Tony Bush |
The SWT Traincare Depot that has been built on the site of the
old GWR station.
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The outside of the main 1902-built station building.
photograph by Tony Bush |
The entrance to the main station building.
Photograph by Tony Bush |
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Part of the earlier station building, adjacent to the newer one,
and believed to now be used for housing the signalling equipment. Previously it
was where the BRS lorries loaded and unloaded.
Photograph by Tony Bush |
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