Volunteers have taken almost two decades to build the first railway station in Boughton in Northampton.
A group of volunteers have spent almost two decades building a railway station from scratch.More than half a mile of track was even laid by hand at Boughton, the latest addition to the Northampton and Lamport Railway.Adam Giles, Chair of Northampton & Lamport Railway, said: "When we started, there was nothing here at all."We gave people a reason for coming here. You've got the pub that you can go to.
Completing the extension has involved repairing a 7 arch low viaduct, restoring a Victorian signal box to full working order, laying track, erecting semaphore signalling and building a new station platform. The opening of the extension is the culmination of over 16 years of work, supported by donations from the public and grants from the former Daventry District Council and The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
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