The next PVRS outing is to Hollycombe in Liphook, Hampshire, situated
on the border with Sussex. The park contains Britain's largest
collection of working steam - full details can be found on their website.
We will be departing from the Pewsey Bouverie Hall car park at 09:30
on Sunday 10th June, and leaving Hollycombe about 17:00 fior the return
home.
The Pewsey Vale Railway Society is a diverse group (in terms of age
and gender) of exceedingly well mannered and friendly railway
enthusiasts who live mainly in and around the delightful Vale of Pewsey
in the beautiful county of Wiltshire in the South West of England.
Apart from our personal ongoing interest in all things related to railways, and a
humungous sense of humour and fun, many
of our members have a long standing professional association with the railway
network going back for many years; in fact we are proud to include the station master
at nearby Pewsey Station amongst our ranks!
The society meets on a monthly basis for regular talks, and also organises railway-oriented trips and events throughout the year.
The Vale of Pewsey is an area of low lying ground in Wiltshire located between the chalk downs of Salisbury Plain to the south, and Marlborough Downs to the north. The area is essentially rural, with sheep farming on the high ground and arable faming down in the Vale.
The area is not home to any major roads running through it but both the Kennet and Avon Canal and part (the Berks & Hants) of the Great Western Railway main line from London to the south-west make use of this route. At the western end is the town of Devizes, with Pewsey and Burbage being the next largest settlements.
This is the waiting room on the up platform of Pewsey Station, our nearest mainline station. It was built in 1984 to replace the old wooden waiting room, and to match the distinctive Berks and Hants style of the original station buildings which still stand on the opposite platform.
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Pewsey station was opened by the Berks and Hants Extension Railway on 11th November 1862. The station is served by intercity services operated by First Great Western to and from the West Country. The average journey time to London Paddington from Pewsey is just over an hou