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A little while ago I was looking at a video on KZbin about West Berkshire Spokes (link below) who have recently opened up a short section of cycle path on the old Didcot, Newbury and Southampton Railway which ran (unsuprisingly) from Didcot to Newbury and then Newbury to Southampton via Winchester. The line was opened in 1882 but closed and was abandoned in 1964. The section of line between Didcot and Upton is National Cycle Route 544. West Berkshire Spokes created another section on the old railway route between Hampstead Norreys and Hermitage. Negotiating with West Berkshire Council they have the ambition of creating an off road cycle route between Newbury and Didcot but the first and most difficult stage would be Newbury to Hermitage as most of the land was sold to farmers and most of the route has been "ploughed under" but short sections still remain.
This video is an exploration of what remains of the railway between Upton near Didcot and Chilton and if the route would be viable for a cycle path.
West Berkshire Spokes video presentation.
• The Story of the Hermi...