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The operating facilities of the station also include a turntable, several sidings (used primarily for engineering vehicles) and facilities for fuelling and watering locomotives. There is a signal box, which contains the main line control centre, from which computerised control and radio communication
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In 1952, the passenger service ended and the freight service was subsequently discontinued in 1977. The fine period station buildings stood after closure until 1990, when the Bure Valley
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