Some links worth perusing:-
The history of
Bournemouth
A history of the Somerset and
Dorset Joint Railway
Subterranea
Britannica [ list of closed/disused railway stations ]
West Moors -
photographs of old railway
Books:
" The 19th century railways of Bournemouth and Christchurch"
(1979), written by J.A. Young DMA/Bournemouth Local Studies Publications.
" Branch Lines around Wimborne ", written by Vic Mitchell
& Keith Smith. Published by the Middleton Press (1992).
[ This publisher has given me permission, with suitable acknowledgement, to use
a few of the diagrams, maps & photographs from this book. ]
" British Railways, past and present: Dorset" (1996), written
& photographed by Terry Gough & David Mitchell and published by Past
& Present Publishing Ltd.
" Castleman's Corkscrew: The Southampton and Dorchester Railway,
1844-1848", written by J.G. Cox & published by the City of
Southampton.
" Castleman's Corkscrew, volume 1: the nineteenth century",
written by B.L. Jackson & published by the excellent Oakwood Press (2007).
" Dorset Railways ", written by Colin G. Maggs & published
by Dorset Books (2009).
" Early Railways ", written by Rodney Dale & published by
The British Library (1994).
" London & South Western Railway Album ", written by D.L.
Bradley & published by Ian Allan (1976).
" The London & South Western Railway ", written by O.S.
Nock (1975) & published by Ian Allan.
" The London & South Western Railway, volume 1: The Formative
Years" (1968), written by R.A. Williams & published by David &
Charles. "
" Many and Great Inconveniences - the level crossings and gatekeepers'
cottages of the Southampton & Dorchester Railway " (2003), written
by Philip A Brown & published by the South Western Circle.
" Out of Steam - the Beeching years in hindsight " (1990),
written by Robert Adley & published by Patrick Stephens Limited.
" Railways of Dorset " (1968), J.H. Lucking; published by the
Railway Correspondence & Travel Society.
" The Railway in England and Wales, 1830-1914, volume 1: The system and
its Working " (1978), written by Jack Simmons & published by
Leicester University Press.
" Railway Stations" (2001), written by Mike Oakley. Published
in the 'Discover Dorset' series by The Dovecote Press.
" The Directory of Railway Stations " (1995), written by
R.V.J. Butte. Published by Patrick Stephens Ltd.
" A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain - Volume 1, The
West Country" (1981/revised edition), written by David St. John
Thomas/David & Charles.
" A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain - Volume 2,
Southern England" (1961), written by H.P. White/David & Charles.
" The Salisbury & Dorset Junction Railway" (2010), written
by Nigel Bray/Kestrel Railway Books.
" The Southern in Hampshire and Dorset " (1984), text /
photographs by Terry Gough/Oxford Publishing Company (now part of Ian Allan).
" West Moors for Ferndown - Railway times in East Dorset & New
Forest on the 'Corkscrew' line" (1997?), written by Deryck
Wiseman/Wise Publishing.