Platform of the old Brampton Town Station
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Platform of the old Brampton Town Station
Image: © Oliver Dixon Taken: 15 Oct 2009
Now situated within the garden of a private house. After 1836 a horse-drawn tram was run from Brampton Town to Brampton Junction on the main Newcastle to Carlisle line. It is from this station that the world's first passenger railway tickets were issued.
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Image Location
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54.942941
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-2.723971