A quiet and windy visit to Tempsford LC situated on the East Coast Mainline on the afternoon of Sunday 22nd July 2018.
Tempsford info:
Tempsford is a village and civil parish in the English county of Bedfordshire.
The village is split by the A1 Great North Road and is located just before the junction with the A428 at the Black Cat Roundabout. To the east of the village is the site of the former RAF Tempsford airfield.
It was served by Tempsford railway station.
History:
In 917 Tempsford was a fortified Danish burh where, following an unsuccessful attack on Bedford, the Battle of Tempsford took place. The Danes were defeated by an English army led by King Edward the Elder.
Rail Station:
Tempsford railway station was a railway station built by the Great Northern Railway to serve the village of Tempsford in Bedfordshire, England.
The Great Northern Railway main line from London to Peterborough had opened in 1850 including stations at Sandy and St. Neots. A station between these, named Tempsford, was opened on 1 January 1863. It was located 47 miles 40 chains (76.4 km) from London King's Cross.
The station closed on 5 November 1956.
Reopening:
It has been proposed as part of the East West Rail Project that the new line between Bedford and Cambridge will cross at the north of Sandy to a new interchange at Tempsford and this would lead to the closure of Sandy station.
Негізгі бет Trains at Tempsford LC, ECML | 22/07/18
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