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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. ==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 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 Bordon. *Whitehill Junction - serving the village of Whitehill, Hampshire. *Two Range Halt *Woolmer - serving the hamlet of Woolmer. *Longmoor Downs – the original terminus, and largest station on the line, serving the military camp. *Weaversdown Halt – originally a passing place at the hamlet of Weaversdown, a station was constructed which served the eastern side of Longmoor Military Camp. *Liss Forest Road - serving the hamlet of Liss Forest. *''Liss Junction'' – with access to the exchange sidings, and onwards into Liss British Railways goods yard. *Liss – the southern terminus, with a platform adjacent to those serving the Portsmouth Direct Line (still running). An additional loop ran eastwards from Longmoor camp via a station at Hopkins Bridge to Whitehill Junction, completed in 1942. This provided circular running to the line, allowing for improved training without the need to turn trains at the terminals. As a training railway, it was often being constructed/deconstructed. The layout would often change, and at one time housed a machine which could lay of track a day. At its peak, the railway ran to over of operational laid track and sidings. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Longmoor Military Railway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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