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Facebook Poll
Alton, HampshireArticle by: Stephen LewisIf you use Facebook, we encourage you to go to the Alton News group to register your thoughts for the future of the footbridge. There are th...
Friends of Alton StationPosted: 5 Apr 22 -
Bridge dismantled and stored
Alton, HampshireArticle by: Stephen LewisAt the end of January 2022 the central section of the 1892 Alton station footbridge was dismantled by Green Oak Carpentry. The components ha...
Friends of Alton StationPosted: 10 Feb 22 -
Bridge safely removed to storage
Alton, HampshireArticle by: Stephen LewisOn Saturday 7th March 2020, the long-awaited day dawned. Actually, the removal took place at 5.49am just before dawn, so it was an early sta...
Friends of Alton StationPosted: 9 Mar 20 -
Bridge removal day
Alton, HampshireArticle by: Stephen LewisAfter 6 years of campaigning and negotiation, the project to save the footbridge is about to reach its first milestone. Network Rail's c...
Friends of Alton StationPosted: 26 Feb 20 -
Brant Storage come to the rescue
Alton, HampshireArticle by: Stephen LewisWe at Friends of Alton Station hope you will join us in thanking the very generous Tim at Friends of Alton Station
Posted: 21 Jan 20
FAS needs funds to commission engineers
Although the removal date for the footbridge is set for March 2019, the details of the project plan will be set down in mid-November 20...
Campaign at a critical moment
Although the removal date for the footbridge is set for spring 2019, the details of the project plan are being set down this month (Oct 2018...
Just Giving page now set up
If you want to help the cause, you can now do so more easily using our dedicated Just Giving page. This money will go towards the first stag...
Donations and pledges over £60k
Donations are just a few pounds off £5,000 and, when we add the pledges, this takes the total to £65,665 - we are getting there....
Volunteer Today to help us reach our target
Donations are now beginning to arrive (many thanks to those who have contributed) towards the footbridge. However, we need a lot more if we ...
Demolition deadline moved to October 2018
Network Rail have formally shifted the dealine for removal of the footbridge to October 2018. This gives Friends of Alton Station time to ra...
Alton Station Footbridge Restoration Prospectus NOW OUT
The all-new Prospectus for the Alton Station Footbridge Restoration Project is now out. A limited print run of 50 has been made and copies a...
2017 Annual General Meeting
Your chance to catch up on what Friends of Alton Station has been doing and to hear short talks by railway historian Nigel Welbourn and brid...
Fund-raising Launch Set for Sat 5th August
The campaign to save the 1892 wooden station footbridge is going to be officially launched on Saturday 5th August at Alton Station. We have ...
SGM to vote on converting to CIO
Having taken on-board the Network Rail deadline on April 2018, we have decided that in order to take ownership of the footbridge, we need to...
Demolition deadline issued by Network Rail
A letter has been received by Friends of Alton Station from Network Rail telling us that they are going to remove the footbridge at Alton st...
Engineering Report now out
The Friends of Alton Station have just issued their Ebbutt Report, available to download HERE. This report was written by Paul Ebbutt, a ret...
Christmas at Alton Station
Adam Pettigrew and Dave Brown, the regular and well-liked booking office staff, regularly host a good display of Christmas decorations at Al...
Listing rejected, but new evidence found
In July 2016 local railway historian Nigel Welbourn made a second application to get the footbridge at Alton station listed. Much to everyon...
Surveyor inspects inside footbridge
On 15th November 2016 a small but momentous event took place. After a lot of negotiation by Friends of Alton Station (FAS), we managed to ge...
Annual General Meeting 13/10/16
We have now completed our first year as a membership organisation and it is time that we reported back to you, our members. This is your off...
Station bus shelter repaired
People using the bus at Alton station will have been aware that the shelter had been deteriorating in recent years. The perspex panels had b...
Petition to save footbridge at Alton Station
After protracted negotiations, Network Rail have finally given FAS an ultimatum to find likely sources of external funding, possibly as...
Line closed for repairs
On the 13th April 2016 the line was closed between Farnham and Alton. This was caused by a landslip and Network Rail have been working to re...
Footbridge - Appeal to Chair of Network Rail
On the 30th March 2016 Friends of Alton Station received a copy of a Network Rail internal memo stating the engineers' preference for de...
Latest news from Network Rail
The historic footbridge at Alton railway station has been closed for more than 8 months and during that time Friends of Alton Station (FAS) ...
SWT Christmas 2015 charity donation
South West Trains ran a charity booksale at Alton Station over Christmas and they raised £272.52 to donate to Alton Cardiac Rehab. The...
Christmas at Alton Station
The staff at Alton station have decorated the booking hall to cheer passengers passing through, as the pictures show. We would like to take ...
John Walker Clock repaired
On Friday 23rd October, the John Walker clock that hangs in the ticket office at Alton Station was returned to the wall in working order. Lo...
Friends of Alton Station new website!
Welcome to the new website for Friends of Alton Station! On this website you can find all the information you need about what...