Lanchester Railway Station Totem Magnet. Free UK shipping. High quality, hand printed metal fridge magnet. British Railway station name sign, in North Eastern region orange.

Lanchester railway station served the village of Lanchester, County Durham, England from 1862 to 1965 on the Lanchester Valley Line.

The station opened on 1 September 1862 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated on the north side of Cadger Bank. The NER doubled the station’s tracks in anticipation of the demand from collieries along with Knitsley, Bearpark, Malton and Langley. Like the rest of the stations on the line, this station closed to passengers on 1 May 1939. The station was occasionally used by Miners’ Gala along with the rest of the stations on the line until 17 July 1954. The station closed to goods traffic on 5 July 1965.

The Lanchester Valley Railway was a railway line developed by the North Eastern Railway to run between Durham and Consett, County Durham. Extending 12 miles (19 km) along the valley of the River Browney, it was opened on 1 September 1862. It was closed in 1966 and has since been redeveloped into a shared-use path.

Lanchester Railway Station Totem Magnet, the size of the magnet is 115x30mm and they come on a backing card. There are two magnets on the back, ready to stick on the fridge.

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