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Railway- opened 1845.
originally London & Birmingham Railway
later Northampton and Peterborough Branch of L&NWR
finally London Midland Region of British Railways.
Closed 1964 to passenger traffic. Iron Ore trains continued to use the line until 1966 with through freight traffic finally being withdrawn by British Rail in 1972.
Barnwell Station was off the image, to the left.
The main station building was added in 1884 for use by members of the Royal family when visiting Barnwell Manor, home of the Duke of Gloucester. The main station building has been re-errected at Wansford Station on the Nene Valley Steam Railway.
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