Monkey Dump Traditional Geocache
2 ft 6: Monkey Dump gone not forgotten! [:D]
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A pleasant walk along The Deviation Line, a disused railway track. Suggested parking off of Highland Road in the car park next to the Working Mens Club. See Waypoint. This cache is an Ammo box. Please note it can be muddy in winter
The Meon Valley Railway (MVR) was a cross-country railway in Hampshire, England that ran for 22.5 miles (36.2km) between Alton and Fareham, closely following the course of the River Meon.. The railway was authorised in 1896 and opened in 1903, making it one of the last railways of any size to be built to main-line standards in the United Kingdom. The construction of the MVR also included the building of a 2-mile (3.2km)stretch of line between Fareham and Knowle Junction to bypass the Fareham Tunnel, which had suffered serious subsidence problems due to being built through the local clay beds. The tunnel frequently had to be closed for maintenance and shoring-up, so a bypass line was urgently required, especially given the anticipated increase in traffic caused by the new line. The double-track line ran through the north of Fareham and the village of Funtley, re-joining the main line just south of Knowle Hospital. Construction of this line took place once the Meon Valley Railway was completed, starting in October 1904 and being completed in 1906. Following the opening of the Fareham Tunnel Deviation line in 1906 the original route through the tunnels was closed to allow major repairs that ultimately led to the existing tunnels being stripped out and new linings being built. During this period all traffic north of Fareham used the new double-track bypass route. Despite the lifting of the entire track, the MVR has physically survived well. The section between Knowle Junction and the West Meon Viaduct is now an 11-mile (17.7km) bridleway (rail trail), the Meon Valley Trail. The Deviation Line is not linked to the MVT, however this pleasant walk via Knowle to Wickham links you to the Meon Valley Trail for your onward journey.
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