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Milford Sidings

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66592 passes Milford Sidings with a coal train
66592 passes Milford Sidings with a coal train

Milford Sidings are a set of railway sidings in South Milford, North Yorkshire, England. The railways through the site were initially opened in 1834 and 1840, when transfer and marshalling yards opened too, which handled mostly coal. However, the current sidings were developed in the 1980s to function as layover (staging in railway parlance) sidings for coal trains to and from the Aire Valley power stations. The sidings have access to several railway lines radiating in almost all directions. With the drawdown of coal-fired power stations in line with UK government directives, the sidings have been used less due to the loss of coal trains. However, they are still used to stage other freight trains.

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Milford Sidings
Hampton Row,

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Hampton Row
LS25 5BY , South Milford
England, United Kingdom
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Sherburn-in-Elmet railway station
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