Sledmere and Fimber railway station
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Sledmere and Fimber railway station was a railway station on the Malton & Driffield Railway. It opened on 19 May 1853, and was sited between the villages of Sledmere
and Fimber
. It closed on 5 June 1950. The station was until March 1858 named "Fimber", before briefly becoming "Sledmere", until May 1859 when it became "Sledmere and Fimber" until final closure of the line. Despite being very remote from both Sledmere and Fimber, the station was the most important on the MDR in terms of traffic and receipts (Burton).
in the East Riding of Yorkshire
.
Sledmere and Fimber railway station could also be rebuilt and restored as part of the restoration project and reopened as part of the new Heritage Railway line.
Sledmere
Sledmere is a village in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England that is situated approximately north west of Driffield on the B1253 road.Together with the hamlet of Croome it forms the civil parish of Sledmere and Croome....
and Fimber
Fimber
Fimber is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately north west of Driffield town centre and south west of the village of Sledmere...
. It closed on 5 June 1950. The station was until March 1858 named "Fimber", before briefly becoming "Sledmere", until May 1859 when it became "Sledmere and Fimber" until final closure of the line. Despite being very remote from both Sledmere and Fimber, the station was the most important on the MDR in terms of traffic and receipts (Burton).
Preservation
In October 2008, The Yorkshire Wolds Railway Restoration Project has been formed by a group of enthusiasts with aim to restore at least part of the M&D railway line as a heritage attraction, marking it the only Heritage RailwayHeritage railway
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in the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
.
Sledmere and Fimber railway station could also be rebuilt and restored as part of the restoration project and reopened as part of the new Heritage Railway line.