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Station, passing and goods/stockyard loops with loco watering facilities. The goods shed also doubled as a refreshment room for the '''East-West Express''' which ran from 1917 to 1932.<br> | Station, passing and goods/stockyard loops with loco watering facilities. The goods shed also doubled as a refreshment room for the '''East-West Express''' which ran from 1917 to 1932.<br> | ||
| − | '''Eurelia''' became the terminus of the line in March 1987 when the section between '''Eurelia''' and '''Quorn''' was closed. The rest of the line from '''Peterborough''' to '''Eurelia''' was closed to normal traffic in November 1988. The '''Steamtown Peterborough Railway Preservation Society''' ran excursion trains from '''Peterborough''' to '''Eurelia''' from 1977 until 2002.<br> | + | '''Eurelia''' became the terminus of the line in March 1987 when the section between '''Eurelia''' and '''Quorn''' was closed. The rest of the line from '''Peterborough''' to '''Eurelia''' was closed to normal traffic in November 1988. The '''Steamtown Peterborough Railway Preservation Society''' ran excursion trains from '''Peterborough''' to '''Eurelia''' from 1977 until 2002. Most of the track was removed in 2008.<br> |
Today the historically significant goods shed is still present along with the two water columns and water tank at the northern ('''Quorn''') end of the yard. A section of track alongside the water columns has been preserved. | Today the historically significant goods shed is still present along with the two water columns and water tank at the northern ('''Quorn''') end of the yard. A section of track alongside the water columns has been preserved. | ||
Revision as of 22:13, 2 July 2022
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