The Line
The line was 18 miles and 41 chains from Alderbury Junction to West Moors junction and was single track for its entire length with passing loops at some stations. The highest point of the line was just south of Whaddon between Alderbury Junction and Downton, the lowest was West Moors station. The steepest gradients were two stretches at 1 in 75. The first was south of Whaddon as it descended from the highest point of the line; the second was as the line descended from Cranborne Common between Daggons Road and Verwood. West Moors to Alderbury Junction was the up direction, the opposite was the down direction.
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