Washington railway station (England)

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    "....The first station in Washington was opened on 16 April 1835 as an intermediate stop on the Stanhope & Tyne Railway passenger service between Durham Turpike and South Shields.....The second station was situated on Station Road, south of the railway bridge and level crossing on Usworth Station Road and Washington Road respectively and was closer to Washington Village than the first station had been. Adjacent to the station were brickworks a wire rope works and a large chemicals plant. North of the footbridge were two buildings: one was the rear of a goods shed and the other was lower with a hipped roof..."
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    Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_railway_station_(England)
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    Added by: Simon Cotterill
    Last modified: 1 year, 4 months ago
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