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Newport Pagnell railway station was a railway station that served Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, on the Wolverton–Newport Pagnell line. Opened in 1867 the station consisted of a brick built station building, and extensive goods facilities. The last passenger train ran on 5 September 1964 and the last goods train on 22 May 1967.
After a new school in Bury Street was completed in 1896, the building became vacant and, in 1899, it was leased to the Newport Pagnell Town Hall Company, for 99 years, at a rent of £10 a year, for use as an events venue. [5] Around this time, a new wing was added, in the Art Nouveau style, containing a stage and offices. In 1937, the building ...
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Newport Pagnell became the headquarters of Newport Pagnell Rural District under the Local Government Act 1894. [36] In 1897, Newport Pagnell became the sole civil parish within the newly created Newport Pagnell Urban District. Both the urban and rural district were abolished in 1974, merging with neighbouring districts to become the (then ...
Newport Pagnell Services was the one of the first two service stations to be opened in the UK, when both it and Watford Gap opened for fuel (only) on 2 November 1959. [citation needed] It was the first to open catering facilities: the northbound café opened on Monday 15 August 1960, [11] and the southbound restaurant followed on 17 September 1960.
The residents of Newport Pagnell resisted the closure, demanding an enquiry which took place on 7 June 1964. [9] Despite many objections, it was determined that the line would close. The last passenger service was the 5:34 pm train from Newport Pagnell on 5 September 1964, just under a century after the line opened to passengers. [ 9 ]
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1 January 1879 Park Junction to Gaer Junction opened allowing the Western Valley line access to use High Street station. [7] 1 August 1880 Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company and Great Western Railway amalgamated. [7] [8] Mill Street and Dock Street passenger stations closed. [1] [2] 28 November 1966 Newport Mill Street yard closed. [9]