Prodhoe Railway Station Totem Fridge Magnet

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

Prudhoe is a railway station on the Tyne Valley Line, which runs between Newcastle and Carlisle via Hexham. The station, situated 12 miles 1 chain (12.0 mi; 19.3 km) west of Newcastle, serves the town of Prudhoe and villages of Mickley and Ovingham in Northumberland, England.

The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway was formed in 1829, and was opened in stages. The station opened in March 1835, following the commencement of passenger trains between Blaydon and Hexham.  It was never a junction, although extensive industrial connections on either side of the station once existed.

Between 1859 and 1915, there was another station less than 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Prudhoe, at Mickley.

The station buildings on the eastbound platform were constructed by the North Eastern Railway in 1884, having been designed in the twin pavilion style. The station ceased handling goods traffic in 1965.  The buildings were subsequently demolished in 1973 by British Rail, after the station became unstaffed, along with most of the other stations on the line that escaped the Beeching Axe.

Manual semaphore signalling complete with a block post at Prudhoe Signal Box, which is located beside the station and level crossing, continues to operate. The full barrier level crossing is signalman worked.

In April 2019, the platforms at the station were extended ahead of the introduction of upgraded rolling stock, as part of the Great North Rail project.^[5]Further work was undertaken between June and November 2020, which saw the refurbishment and strengthening of the station’s Grade II listed metal footbridge.

Prodhoe Railway Station Totem Fridge 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.

This totem fridge magnet is part of our collection of Northumberland railway station magnets, click here to see the full range.

Shipping is via Royal Mail 2nd Class Large Letter post, with 1st Class Large Letter available. International post is also available.