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The Castle Donington line also known as Weston On Trent Branch Railway is a railway line in Derbyshire, England, that runs between Stenson Junction in the west and Sheet Stores Junction in the east [1] (just north of Trent Junction). There are no passenger services that serve this line regularly but passenger services are occasionally routed ...
This is a route-map template for the Castle Donington line, a UK railway.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
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The station was opened on 6 December 1869, when the Midland Railway opened its Weston, Castle Donington and Trent branch. [ 1 ] It was closed to passengers on 21 September 1930 [ 2 ] then closed to freight in 1959.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Castle Donington railway viaduct: ... Castle Donington line: Railway [30] 49.4 (79.5)
Dio - At Donington UK: Live 1983 & 1987; Whitesnake - Live in Donington 1983 (DVD) 1984 18 August Monsters of Rock 1 day 1 stage 7 bands 65,000 [6] 1985 17 August ZZ Top: Rocking the Castle 1 day 1 stage 6 bands 50,000 [7] 1986 16 August Monsters of Rock [8] 1 day 1 stage 6 bands 40,000 Motörhead - Rock 'n' Roll (2006 reissue) 1987 22 August
Castle Donington has three primary schools, St Edwards, Foxbridge, and Orchard, the latter serving the majority of the children of the town. Castle Donington College, which welcomed KS4 for the first time in 2017, takes students from ages 11–16 and is the village's only secondary school.
Platt's Crossing was removed and the Derby line brought round in a sharp curve to enter the station from the north. This curve was so tight that it was said that passengers in the leading coaches could see the tail of their own train. At the same time a curve was built from the south of the station on to the Derby line.