Scalford railway station
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Scalford railway station was a railway station serving the village of Scalford
, Leicestershire
on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
. It opened in 1879 and closed to regular traffic in 1953. It was the junction for a branch line to Waltham on the Wolds
which was built to exploit ironstone deposits in the area.
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Scalford
Scalford is a village and civil parish in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It lies 4 miles to the north of Melton Mowbray at the southern end of the Vale of Belvoir....
, Leicestershire
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
The Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway was a joint railway owned by the Great Northern Railway and the London and North Western Railway in east Leicestershire.-Location:...
. It opened in 1879 and closed to regular traffic in 1953. It was the junction for a branch line to Waltham on the Wolds
Waltham on the Wolds railway station
Waltham on the Wolds railway station was a railway station serving the village of Waltham on the Wolds, Leicestershire. The station was on a branch line built by the Great Northern Railway from the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway at Scalford to exploit ironstone deposits...
which was built to exploit ironstone deposits in the area.