Weighbridge hut, former Kingsland railway station
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Weighbridge hut, former Kingsland railway station
Image: © Philip Pankhurst Taken: 7 Dec 2019
Now used as a staff room by the local solid fuel dealer, during the life of the railway this small building housed a Pooley weighing machine. The machine was retained upon the final closure of the line in 1964 and remained in use until the late 1970s.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.243965
Longitude
-2.820862