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HERSTON HALT OFFICIAL REOPENING ON 30th MAY 2009
Photo Report from Andrew P.M. Wright - dated 31st May 2009
Official photographer & press officer, Swanage Railway.
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Herston Halt official reopening 30th May 2009 - photograph copyright Andrew P.M. Wright
Following months of rebuilding work by a team of predominantly Army volunteers led by Frank Roberts,
the new platform at Herston Halt was officially reopened on Saturday 30th May 2009 by the Mayor of Swanage, Councillor Mike Pratt,
and
Lt Col JAG Langley, the Commanding Officer of 11th Signal Regiment.
For more information on the involvement of the Army with the rebuilding of the Swanage Railway please see the downloadable leaflet at the bottom of the page.
Andrew P.M. Wright and Frank Roberts have supplied nearly 40 photos showing both the opening ceremony at Herston Halt and
the celebrations later in Swanage when hundreds of soldiers from 11th Signal Regiment
exercised their right to march through Swanage with swords drawn and bayonets fixed. The photos also show
some of the work at Herston Halt which made the reopening possible.
Please scroll to the botton of the page to see the complete set of photos.
The Mayor of Swanage,
Councillor Mike Pratt, and
Lt Col JAG Langley (left), Commanding Officer of 11th Signal Regiment, unveil the commemorative plaque on 30th May 2009 - photograph copyright Andrew P.M. Wright
The Mayor of Swanage,
Councillor Mike Pratt, and
Lt Col JAG Langley, Commanding Officer of 11th Signal Regiment, take the salute from the
parade of troops on Shore Road on Swanage seafront
on 30th May 2009 - photograph copyright Andrew P.M. Wright
Parade of troops on Shore Road, Swanage on Saturday 30th May 2009 - photograph copyright Andrew P.M. Wright
Military Band and parade of troops pass Swanage station on Saturday 30th May 2009 following
the official reopening of Herston Halt's rebuilt platform - photographs copyright Frank Roberts
Frank Roberts addresses the crowds at Herston Halt on Saturday 30th May 2009, and
(extreme right) with some of the team who made it all possible at Herston Halt in 2009 - photograph copyright Andrew P.M. Wright
The special souvenir ticket issued for the weekend of 30t-31st May 2009 - photograph copyright Andrew P.M. Wright
Lt Col JAG Langley (left), Commanding Officer of 11th Signal Regiment, and the Mayor of Swanage,
Councillor Mike Pratt, with Frank Roberts (extreme right) at the presentation of a commemorative picture on 30th May 2009 - photograph copyright Andrew P.M. Wright
As part of the rebuilding work at Herston Halt, the old timber platform was replaced by recycled concrete supports.
This major engineering task was carried out during the
Swanage railway's annual shutdown period and at night in all weather conditions by the volunteers.
Herston Halt rebuilding in 2009 - photographs copyright Andrew P.M. Wright
Downloadable Army Link Brochure describing the Army's close
involvement with the Swanage Railway since 1984
All photographs are copyright as noted.
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