| 词条 | Cardington Workmen's Platform railway station |
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|name = Cardington Workmen's Platform |image_name = |caption = |locale = Cardington |borough = Borough of Bedford |line = Midland Railway |platforms = 1 |gridref = TL090468 |years = September 1917 |events = Opened |years1 = 3 October 1921[1] |events1 = Closed }}Cardington Workmen's Platform was a railway station on the Bedford to Hitchin Line which served the Royal Air Force station near the village of Cardington in Bedfordshire, England. A short-lived halt, it opened during the First World War and closed in 1921.[2] HistoryDuring the First World War a Royal Air Force station was established in Cardington which substantially increased passenger and freight traffic on the Bedford to Hitchin Line.[3] In order to provide easier access to the airbase, a halt was opened beside the road bridge carrying the Southill Road over the line. After the halt closed to passenger traffic in 1921, numerous sidings were constructed on the site to serve the camp and these were used to receive materials needed for the construction of the R100 and R101 airships. The site was also used during the Second World War for troop specials which enabled conscripts to return home from the RAF camp.[4] {{Disused Rail Start}}{{rail line|next=Southill|previous=Cardington|route=London, Midland and Scottish RailwayBedford to Hitchin Line|col=dc143c}}{{s-end}} Present dayNothing remains of the halt today. References1. ^Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, {{ISBN|1-85260-508-1}}, p. 53. {{coord|52.109667|N|0.409009|W|display=title|type:railwaystation_region:GB}}{{Closed stations Bedfordshire}}2. ^{{cite book | last = Croughton | first = G. | authorlink = |author2=Kidner, R.W. |author3=Young, A. | title = Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations | publisher = Oakwood Press | year = 1982 | location = Trowbridge, Wilts | pages = 138 | isbn = 0-85361-281-1 }} 3. ^{{Cite book | author=Oppitz, Leslie | title=Lost Railways of the Chilterns (Lost Railways Series) | year=2000 | publisher=Countryside Books | location=Newbury, Berkshire | isbn=978-1-85306-643-6 | pages=136–137}} 4. ^{{Cite book |author1=Davies, R. |author2=Grant, M.D. | title=Forgotten Railways: Chilterns and Cotswolds | year=1984 | publisher=David St John Thomas | location=Newton Abbot, Devon | isbn=0-946537-07-0 | pages=113–115}} 4 : Disused railway stations in Bedfordshire|Former Midland Railway stations|Railway stations opened in 1917|Railway stations closed in 1921 |
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