REALLY SideTracked - Chalvey Halt Traditional Cache
Defiant.: It has gone missing a few times. this one has had its day. Time to free up space for something else or not.
REALLY SideTracked - Chalvey Halt
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Very busy location, Stealth will be required at any time of the day. Micro Cache, Bring a pen.
Chalvey Halt was a short-lived railway station on the Great Western Railway branch from Slough to Windsor & Eton. It was situated just to the north of the bridge carrying the railway over Chalvey Road in Chalvey, south-western Slough, England. It was open for just fourteen months.
The branch line to Windsor had opened in 1849, but for many years there were no intermediate stations. On 6 May 1929 the Great Western Railway opened a halt in Chalvey one mile from Slough station adjacent to the bridge over Chalvey Road, in an attempt to draw local traffic. This did not materialise and the halt closed on 6 July 1930.
The platforms were then used in the construction of Cashes Green Halt in Gloucestershire also now closed and removed.
Revival
In 2010, there were plans to re-open this station connecting passengers from Slough to Heathrow. In October 2012, Slough Borough Council launched a consultation with local residents regarding the station's reopening as part of a regeneration strategy for the community. Recently rumours have surfaced again with the possibility of the station being built and operational again. Only time will tell.
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(Decrypt)
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