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    Arrow Lost Railway station & Signal Box, County Durham

    Here's an old one i did over a year ago now, a rare find given the way the old railways have been built over/redeveloped/knocked down in the last 40 years

    Here's a bit of background history of it:
    Broomielaw opened on the 8th July as a private halt for the Bowes-Lyon family who lived in nearby Streatham Castle. The station had a single platform located located in a cutting on the up side of the line with a covered stairway down from the road above.

    Although private the halt was used by children from the local village who caught excursion trains. The station was opened to the public on 9th June 1942. The station had no general freight facilities although a siding were provided on the north side of the line controlled by a signal box to the west of the station and Broomielaw did handle parcels and continued to do so until final closure of the line on 5th April 1965.
    The station served the nearby army barracks particularly during WW2, most likely causing it to be open to the public
    Closure in 1965 as part of Dr Beeching cuts.

    Signal Box:


    Inside, signal levers still remain!:


    Roof's caving in though:

    Give it another decade or two & not alot would remain i would think...


    The station, how it used to look...


    Same location (roughly)now:


    Different angle:


    Inside the waiting room:




    More below:
    Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/1247043...7608024676540/

    Youtube:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8KeTNndc7w

    location:
    http://www.flashearth.com/?lat=54.55....4&r=0&src=msa

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    Default Re: Lost Railway station & Signal Box, County Durham

    Nice!

    Really cool little place dude
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    Default Re: Lost Railway station & Signal Box, County Durham

    I like that one mate, old and new pictures are good.

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    Default Re: Lost Railway station & Signal Box, County Durham

    I like that trees that have grown on the platforms!

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    Default Re: Lost Railway station & Signal Box, County Durham

    good little find there

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    Default Re: Lost Railway station & Signal Box, County Durham

    Luv that first photo, well done.

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    Default Re: Lost Railway station & Signal Box, County Durham

    Yeah, the first pic is great. :tthumb

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    Default Re: Lost Railway station & Signal Box, County Durham

    Sorry to drag this up but the place looks really interesting and i'd like to visit it

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    Default Re: Lost Railway station & Signal Box, County Durham

    Nice pics,this place looks a nice mooch.

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    Default Re: Lost Railway station & Signal Box, County Durham

    Beautiful place- this is the reason why this section was opened
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