Well as my quest continues for the search of relics of are old railways doomed by the beeching axe I came across these little beauties while I was out and about with my daughter.
Well first of all I start with Wansford Station now this is a very much alive site.
The original Grade 2 Wansford station was built in 1844-1845 in Jacobean style for the opening of Peterborough’s first railway line (Blisworth in Northamptonshire to Peterborough) which over the years became a major junction
The station closed to passenger travel in 1966 but the line remained open until 1972 for freight only when these stopped the line closed but the track remained in situ, and the line was later reopened as the Nene Valley Railway heritage in 1977 which is still open to this day.
Even though the old platforms and such are used for open days and restoration of old steam engines the station it’s self unfortunately dose not belong to the NVR and is falling into a state of disrepair.
just a couple of the restoration projects as the friendly chaps let me have a mooch round the yard
This was another couple of little gems I came across while taking a walk down the old great central line which also was a victim of Dr beeching in 1966
And the quest continues........ta for looking -
Well first of all I start with Wansford Station now this is a very much alive site.
The original Grade 2 Wansford station was built in 1844-1845 in Jacobean style for the opening of Peterborough’s first railway line (Blisworth in Northamptonshire to Peterborough) which over the years became a major junction
The station closed to passenger travel in 1966 but the line remained open until 1972 for freight only when these stopped the line closed but the track remained in situ, and the line was later reopened as the Nene Valley Railway heritage in 1977 which is still open to this day.
Even though the old platforms and such are used for open days and restoration of old steam engines the station it’s self unfortunately dose not belong to the NVR and is falling into a state of disrepair.
just a couple of the restoration projects as the friendly chaps let me have a mooch round the yard
This was another couple of little gems I came across while taking a walk down the old great central line which also was a victim of Dr beeching in 1966
And the quest continues........ta for looking -