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Route of a former Peckfield Quarry railway line
Running south-east from Pit Lane. The purpose of the suspiciously level embankment was confirmed on an 1890s OS map.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 11 Dec 2013
0.06 miles
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Miners Mews, Pit Lane, Micklefield
New homes on the west side of the Great North Road.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 11 Dec 2013
0.10 miles
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Micklefield Youth and Adult Centre
Taken just after the new gateposts were built in 2004.
Image: © Micklefield Photos
Taken: 9 Jun 2004
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Micklefield Station
Micklefield Station is just before the line splits for York or Selby.
Image: © John Davidson
Taken: 29 Aug 2005
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Memorial to Peckfield Colliery, Pit Lane, Micklefield
Peckfield Colliery opened in 1876 and closed in 1981. 65 miners [men and boys] died in an accident here in 1896.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 11 Dec 2013
0.11 miles
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Train approaching Peckfield crossing
Turbostar no. 170475 operating the 15.19 stopping service from York to Leeds.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 6 Oct 2019
0.11 miles
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Micklefield Recreation Ground
The football ground in the foreground is the home of Micklefield AFC, and there is a rugby pitch beyond.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 6 Oct 2019
0.11 miles
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Eastbound platform at Micklefield station
A non-stopping Sprinter approaches. These trains have been operating this line for at least 27 years
Image but the platform appears to have been resurfaced fairly recently.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 6 Oct 2019
0.11 miles
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Pit Lane and Miners Mews, Micklefield
The road led to the Peckfield Colliery, which closed in 1981. The housing to the left is relatively recent.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 6 Oct 2019
0.12 miles
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Houses by Peckfield crossing
There were extensive railway sidings for the nearby colliery, so these might have been built for railwaymen.
Image: © Stephen Craven
Taken: 6 Oct 2019
0.12 miles