Overton station 21st November 1969 – looking towards Basingstoke – with, on the L, Jeffrey Brown & Philip Brown. To avoid any possibility of misunderstanding, these two sons of Viv & Tony Brown were not responsible for any of the destruction shown here. This was entirely the responsibility of the Chairman of British Railways, Dr Beeching, as part of his notorious economies. This included the closure of 6,000 miles of track; approximately one third of the national network.
From Viv Brown