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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. Today the ghost town status of '''Hammond''' has not changed. | ||
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