Northampton & Lamport Railway
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The line had a staggered history, it first opened in 1859 and after just over 100 years of operation it was first closed to passenger traffic on 4th January 1960 but was reopened to through traffic on the 6th January 1969. It was closed again on 1st May 1969 and reopened on 10th July 1972. The passenger service was finally withdrawn on 26 August 1973.
In June of 1981 a group was set up, calling itself the Welland Valley Railway Revival Group, to reopen as much of the line as was possible. On 15 August 1981 the group organised a special train to run from Northampton to Market Harbour and back. People gathered at the old station sites, bridges and crossings to see the last British Rail train on the line that had given 123 years of service. The next day British Rail closed the line to all traffic.
The Northampton Steam Railway soon emerged and three years later the group had changed its name to the Northampton & Lamport Railway (NLR for short), and had started to rebuild the railway in the old goods yard at Pitsford and Brampton station. This is now the railway's headquarters and is situated approximately 5 miles north of Northampton
| Directions by Road | From the North/West Use the M6 or M1 motorway and where they join at J29 leave the motorway and join the A14 eastbound. Leave the A14 at J1 and head south on the A5199. At Chapel Brompton turn left towards Sedgebrook Hall and the railway can be found on the left 400m up Pitsford Road. From the North/East From the A1 at Huntingdon, head west on the A14 through Thrapston and around Kettering. At J2 take the A508 south to Pitsford. After the town, turn right on Brampton Lane and head west to Sedgebrrok Hall, the railway is on the right just after. From the South Use the M1 motorway to approach Northampton. Leave at J15 and head north on the A508/A46. At Swan Valley head north on the A508 towards the town,pass through the town and head out of Northamtpon still on the A508. At Kingsthorpe, turn left onto the A5199 and follow this to Chapel Brampton. Turn right onto Pitsford Roadand the railway is about 400m down the lane on the left. |
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| Directions by Public Transport | By Train Northampton is the closest mainline station, for full train timetable information please use the National Rail website. By Bus Bus services run to Chapel Brampton and nearby Church Brampton. For full bus timetable information please use the Travel Line website. |
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| The are no 12CSVT locomotives currently resident at this site |
Note - Locos that show as resident may be based here but loaned to other sites, click on 'Loco' to view the most recent location
| Loco | Arrived | Departed | Notes |
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| 37679 | 16/07/2007 | 17/06/2011 | Moved to a new base |
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