Sledmere and Fimber railway station
Sledmere and Fimber | |
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Location | |
Place | Sledmere and Fimber |
Area | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Coordinates | 54°02′15″N 0°36′46″W / 54.037420°N 0.612745°WCoordinates: 54°02′15″N 0°36′46″W / 54.037420°N 0.612745°W |
Grid reference | SE909610 |
Operations | |
Original company | Malton and Driffield Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
1853 | Opened |
1950 | Closed |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
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Sledmere and Fimber railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
History
The station opened on 19 May 1853, and was sited between the villages of Sledmere and Fimber. It closed on 5 June 1950. The station was until March 1858 named "Fimber", before briefly becoming "Sledmere", until May 1859 when it became "Sledmere and Fimber" until final closure of the line.
Despite being very remote from both Sledmere and Fimber, the station was the most important on the MDR in terms of traffic and receipts.[1]
Preservation
In October 2008 the Yorkshire Wolds Railway Restoration Project was formed by a group of enthusiasts aiming to restore at least a section of the former M&D branch as a heritage tourist attraction.[2] They are restoring a section of the railway near to the original Sledmere and Fimber railway station.
References
- ↑ Burton 1998.
- ↑ "Yorkshire Wolds Railway". Yorkshire Wolds Railway. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
Sources
- Burton, Warwick (1998). Malton & Driffield Junction Railway. Martin Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-16-3.
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- "Station Name: Sledmere & Fimber". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
External links
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Burdale | North Eastern Railway Malton & Driffield Railway |
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