The North Woolwich Old Station Museum was a small railway museum in

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, in

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, East

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. Located in the former

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terminal station building at

North Woolwich railway station North Woolwich railway station in North Woolwich in east London was the eastern terminus of the North London Line. The station closed in 2006, to allow for the North London line between Stratford and Canning Town to be converted to Docklands ...

, the museum opened in 1984. It closed in 2008.

History

The station building at

was opened in 1847, and was designed by

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. The building was in use as a ticket office until 1979 when it was replaced by a more austere building on the one remaining platform. It was derelict for many years until its opening as a museum by the

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on 20 November 1984. The line was electrified in 1985 when it became part of the

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but closed on 9 December 2006, following the opening of the

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in the local area. North Woolwich Station (geograph 5348372)

The collections included historical materials on railways in East London, model trains, and a non-operational steam locomotive. The building was also used for some local community functions. The station building was

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in 1998.

Closure

The closure of the museum was finalised in November 2008. By 2011 all externally visible displays including the rolling stock and signage had been removed. Most loans were returned to their private lenders, with other items dispersed to the

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and the Great Eastern Railway Society and some items retained by Newham Heritage Service, also heir to the collections of the

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Locomotives formerly stored

References

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The House Mill Trust Ltd
owners of the building {{authority control Railway museums in England History of rail transport in London Defunct museums in London Museums in the London Borough of Newham Museums established in 1984 Museums disestablished in 2008 1984 establishments in England 2008 disestablishments in England Woolwich

History

Closure

Locomotives formerly stored

See also

References

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