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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 up to November 1930 when all staff were withdrawn.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 up to November 1930 when all staff were withdrawn.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> | ||
Passing/goods and station loops with a goods siding and loco watering facility. The original large wooden station building was demolished in 1959 and replaced by an unimpressive iron shed.<br> | Passing/goods and station loops with a goods siding and loco watering facility. The original large wooden station building was demolished in 1959 and replaced by an unimpressive iron shed.<br> | ||
| − | '''Hammond''' was originally planned to be the commercial centre for the region | + | '''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> |
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| + | 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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