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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.
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 ]
80 High Street, Newport Pagnell: Town Council offices. There are two tiers of local government covering Newport Pagnell, at parish (town) and unitary authority level: Newport Pagnell Town Council and Milton Keynes City Council. The town council has its offices and meeting place at 80 High Street. [32]
Pages in category "Newport Pagnell" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Newport Pagnell railway station; Newport Pagnell Rural District;
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 station is at the eastern end of Wolverton, near the junction of Stratford Rd with Grafton Street. The nearest post-code is MK12 5FR. [ 15 ] In the chainage notation traditionally used on the railway, its location on the line is 52 miles 33 chains (52.41 mi; 84.35 km ) from Euston.
Bradwell railway station was a railway station on the Wolverton–Newport Pagnell line.It served both Bradwell and the new village of New Bradwell in Buckinghamshire.The station, which consisted of a brick-built station building, and single platform, opened to traffic in 1867.
Old Wolverton railway works with Stephenson bridge, adjoins and crosses the Grand Union Canal. The 1833 Act of Parliament approving the London and Birmingham Railway included a clause that specified that a railway works be built around the mid-point, as it was considered scientifically unsafe at the time for railway locomotives to move more than 50 miles (80 km) without further inspection.