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This cache belongs to the SideTracked series. It is not designed to take you to a magical place with a breath taking view. It's a distraction for the weary traveller, but anyone else can go and find it too. More Information can be found at the SideTracked Website
Blakesley railway station, located in West Northamptonshire, England, opened on 1 August 1877 and served the village of Blakesley on the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway. It featured two platforms and a loop line used for goods, and was connected to Blakesley Hall via a 15-inch gauge miniature railway, which operated from 1903 to 1940 to transport coal, farm supplies, and visitors. The miniature line, popular during local events like the Blakesley Fete, was eventually closed after the estate's owner passed away in 1919 and the track was lifted in 1940. Passenger services ended on 3 February 1962, and goods services ceased by 1972. Today, the station is completely disused, with the original station buildings demolished by 1952 and the site now occupied by a modern bungalow and a blocked overbridge. One of the miniature railway's locomotives, "Blacolvesley," is preserved at the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway.