Harmans Cross

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Collected date	20/05/07

Harmans Cross is a stop on the Swanage Railway between Corfe Castle and Herston Halt. It was built in 1989 and now serves as the main crossing point for trains between Norden and Swanage.

On the beautifully sunny day of our visit we got off to walk to nearby Herston Halt, stopping just a while to enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of a near-deserted country station. On the up platform is the main station building:

The down platform only has a waiting shelter, although a very neat one:

Looking west along the down platform at the lamps:

All the stations on the Swanage Railway have well-tended gardens, and Harmans Cross is no exception. Apart from the rest of the station's greenery there is this memorial garden to one of the railway's volunteers:

An old railway carriage sits on the eastern end of the down platform, with some elegant "passengers":

At the western end of the station is the signalbox:

Looking east at the station from the western end of the down platform:

Looking west along the line:

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