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Northampton and Lamport Railway | |
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Locale | England |
Terminus | Pitsford and Brampton |
Commercial operations | |
Name | Northampton to Market Harborough line ("Harborough Line") |
Built by | London and North Western Railway |
Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Preserved operations | |
Operated by | Northampton & Lamport Railway Preservation Society |
Stations | 1 |
Length | 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) |
Preserved gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Commercial history | |
Opened | 16 February 1859 |
Closed | 16 August 1981 |
Preservation history | |
1984 | Work started at (and around) Pitsford and Brampton station site |
November 1995 | Light Railway Order, Granted with First public passenger train operated |
31 March 1996 | Grand Re-opening (NLR re-opened, officially) |
30 March 2024 | Opening of Boughton station |
Headquarters | Pitsford and Brampton |
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The Northampton and Lamport Railway is a standard gauge heritage railway in Northamptonshire, England. It is based at Pitsford and Brampton station, near the villages of Pitsford and Chapel Brampton, roughly 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Northampton.