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Filey Holiday Camp Railway Station
Filey Holiday Camp railway station was a railway station built by the London and North Eastern Railway to serve Butlin's Filey Holiday camp, Holiday Camp just south of Filey, in the then East Riding of Yorkshire, England. (Filey became part of North Yorkshire in 1974.) History The station was officially opened on 10 May 1947 by Michael Willoughby, 11th Baron Middleton, Lord Middleton, Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire. The station was situated at the end of a short branch line off the Hull to Scarborough Line, Yorkshire Coast Line. It had four long terminus island platforms to cater for the large number of holiday makers arriving and departing from the holiday camp each Saturday during the holiday season. The station was located to the west of the A165 road, A165 and was connected to the holiday camp by a private subway under the road. Passengers were taken to and from the station by a road train using this subway. Passenger numbers dropped significantly as more pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filey Holiday Camp Railway Station
Filey Holiday Camp railway station was a railway station built by the London and North Eastern Railway to serve Butlin's Filey Holiday camp, Holiday Camp just south of Filey, in the then East Riding of Yorkshire, England. (Filey became part of North Yorkshire in 1974.) History The station was officially opened on 10 May 1947 by Michael Willoughby, 11th Baron Middleton, Lord Middleton, Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire. The station was situated at the end of a short branch line off the Hull to Scarborough Line, Yorkshire Coast Line. It had four long terminus island platforms to cater for the large number of holiday makers arriving and departing from the holiday camp each Saturday during the holiday season. The station was located to the west of the A165 road, A165 and was connected to the holiday camp by a private subway under the road. Passengers were taken to and from the station by a road train using this subway. Passenger numbers dropped significantly as more pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
