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| + | <span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: white; background-color: black;"> Distance from Peterborough: </span> 95¾ kms, 59½ miles</span><br> | ||
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Manned station on the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Peterborough-Quorn Line </span> up to November 1930 when all staff were withdrawn.<br> | Manned station on the <span style="font-weight: 700; color: white; background-color: black;"> Peterborough-Quorn Line </span> up to November 1930 when all staff were withdrawn.<br> | ||
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'''Hammond''' was originally planned to be the commercial centre for the region and was one of the sites selected for a proposed connection to the '''Wilmington Line''' but the population growth never reached the required level. By the time the line was closed '''Hammond''' was almost a ghost town.<br> | '''Hammond''' was originally planned to be the commercial centre for the region and was one of the sites selected for a proposed connection to the '''Wilmington Line''' but the population growth never reached the required level. By the time the line was closed '''Hammond''' was almost a ghost town.<br> | ||
| − | The line from '''Eurelia''' to '''Quorn''' was closed in 1987 and most of the track was removed in 2008. Today the ghost town status of '''Hammond''' has not changed. Two former railway workers cottages still survive. | + | The line from '''Eurelia''' to '''Quorn''' was closed in 1987 and most of the track was removed in 2008.<br> |
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| + | Today the ghost town status of '''Hammond''' has not changed. Two former railway workers cottages still survive. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:06, 8 September 2022
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