The line from Alton to Winchester was closed by British Rail in 1973 but the section from Alton to Alresford was acquired by the Mid-Hants Railway and re-opened in 1977 as The Watercress Line
The line from Alton to Winchester was closed by British Rail in 1973 but the section from Alton to Alresford was acquired by the Mid-Hants Railway and re-opened in 1977 as The Watercress Line