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Old Dalby
Test site of nuclear flask test south of Old Dalby station.
General information
LocationOld Dalby, Melton
England
Coordinates52°48′34″N 0°59′37″W / 52.8095°N 0.9937°W / 52.8095; -0.9937
Platforms2[1]
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 February 1880[2]Station opens
1 June 1964[3]Closes to goods
18 April 1966Closes to passengers

Old Dalby railway station served Old Dalby in the English county of Leicestershire. It was opened on the Nottingham direct line of the Midland Railway between London and Nottingham, avoiding Leicester. The line still exists today as the Old Dalby Test Track.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference aldworth was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 177.
  3. ^ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Station, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5

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