EPW023072 ENGLAND (1928). The station, Fareham, 1928

Probably a Chevrolet bus belonging to Gosport&Fareham omnibus company.

The vertical posts, opposite each other, surely indicate the northern terminus of the Gosport and Fareham tramway at Fareham Station.

Post Office and sweet shop (1962)

On 2 February 1901 this was the scene of a piece of minor railway chaos. Queen Victoria's funeral train arrived from Gosport hauled by an engine of the London and South Western Railway (No. 555) with four minutes allowed for the train to reverse, the London Brighton and South Coast Railway engine Empress being attached to the other end. Someone had 'made a nonsense' of the reversal, the plan of the train being the same at Gosport and Victoria. To get the distinguished mourners in their right places on the train there was a great deal of rushing about on the platform in pouring rain. The train left eight minutes late. Despite further delay caused by a brake test the train made up 12 minutes, so the King was not kept waiting at Victoria. It is thought that a speed of about 80 mph was achieved down Holmwood bank near Dorking. The Queen had never travelled so fast. At Victoria the Kaiser's equerry congratulated the driver and fireman for such a fast journey.

The original line from Bishopstoke (Eastleigh) to Gosport ran straight through Fareham. When the line from Portsmouth arrived it made a curved connection to the established line, hence the sharp curve as one leaves the station for Portsmouth. Apart from an embankment covered in trees there is little sign of the line to Gosport today. There is a similar curve at the northern end of the station, where the line line to Southampton curves sharply away from the straight line to Eastleigh. This section of the original line is still open.

Cattle pens

Paxton Road

Titchfield Road

Railway Hotel

Signal gantry indicating junction north of the station with lines to Netley and Southampton, to Eastleigh, and to Alton and London

Line to Gosport

Line to Portsmouth via Cosham

Goods shed

Gangers working on railway line

Signalbox controlling junction