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Title: Bolon Abbey Station - DNT00196
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Title
Bolon Abbey Station - DNT00196
Description
An intermediate station on the MR’s Ilkley – Skipton line it opened with the line in 1888. The great popularity of Bolton Abbey made it a very busy station particularly in summer with excursion trains of several railway companies; it was also the terminus for the royal train during the reign of George V when he came to Bolton Hall to stay with the Duke of Devonshire for shooting. The station closed with the line in 1965 and the buildings fell into a state of dereliction
The site has subsequently been acquired by the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway - www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk
The site has subsequently been acquired by the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway - www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk
Creator
Unknown
Source
David Taylor
Rights
PHDA - David Taylor Collection
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Bolon Abbey Station - DNT00196,” Pennine Horizons Digital Archive, accessed April 18, 2024, https://penninehorizons.org/items/show/32236.
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