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Coalpit Heath
Opened on 1st July 1903. Closed to both passengers and goods on 3rd April 1961.
As well as being on the mainline, Coalpit Heath was also home to a couple of colliery railways.
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The view down the station approach road. The area has become a small trading estate, but the original gateposts are still standing.
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The gatepost reads 'James Vulcan Foundry 1902'.
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The trading estate. Nothing left to show that a busy station was once here.
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Looking across the rails and it looks like parts of the Up platform are still visible, although in a very unstable condition.
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A Voyager blasts past at 85mph.
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Broadlane Footbridge
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