66221 speeds through Aspley Guise hauling a stone train from Bletchley to Peak Forrest
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A Bletchley to Peak Forrest stone train passes through Aspley Guise
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150105 at Aspley Guise
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Aspley Guise station was opened by the LNWR in 1905 and was one of 7 new stations built to support enhanced services along the line at that time. Today it is served by hourly trains in each direction and is used by about 11500 people per year.
There is an LMS era waiting shelter on the Bedford facing platform which is at track level. This is because access to the platforms is by ramp at the crossing end of each platform. The ramps slope down to road level allowing access for all.
The station had a manual level crossing and keeper until modernisation in 2004 replaced them with automated barriers controlled from the Marston Vale Signalling Centre at Ridgmont. Until recently a crossing keepers hut stood at the side of the shelter. The crossing keepers house is next to the level crossing and is now a home in private hands and looks really good!
Also in 2004 the Bletchley bound platform was demolished and a new platform built on the other side of the level crossing creating a staggered platform layout. This staggered arrangement means that the crossing barriers can be raised when a train is in either platform which reduced delays to road traffic.
The station is “supported” by a local residents group and looks in great nick! How long it will remain in the current form is open to question as the Marston Vale line is scheduled to be rebuilt and electrified as part of E-W rail and the “electric spine” projects
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Tags: Aspley Guise Bedfordshire Aspley Guise Station Marston Vale Marston Vale Line Aspley Guise Railway Station London Midland LM London Birmingham Railway Ltd Govia Go-Ahead Keolis Go-Ahead Group Go-Ahead Group PLC MK Milton Keynes
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Mile marker at Aspley Guise
Aspley Guise station was opened by the LNWR in 1905 and was one of 7 new stations built to support enhanced services along the line at that time. Today it is served by hourly trains in each direction and is used by about 11500 people per year.
There is an LMS era waiting shelter on the Bedford facing platform which is at track level. This is because access to the platforms is by ramp at the crossing end of each platform. The ramps slope down to road level allowing access for all.
The station had a manual level crossing and keeper until modernisation in 2004 replaced them with automated barriers controlled from the Marston Vale Signalling Centre at Ridgmont. Until recently a crossing keepers hut stood at the side of the shelter. The crossing keepers house is next to the level crossing and is now a home in private hands and looks really good!
Also in 2004 the Bletchley bound platform was demolished and a new platform built on the other side of the level crossing creating a staggered platform layout. This staggered arrangement means that the crossing barriers can be raised when a train is in either platform which reduced delays to road traffic.
The station is “supported” by a local residents group and looks in great nick! How long it will remain in the current form is open to question as the Marston Vale line is scheduled to be rebuilt and electrified as part of E-W rail and the “electric spine” projects
www.disused-stations.org.uk/a/aspley_guise/index.shtml
Tags: Aspley Guise Bedfordshire Aspley Guise Station Marston Vale Marston Vale Line Aspley Guise Railway Station London Midland LM London Birmingham Railway Ltd Govia Go-Ahead Keolis Go-Ahead Group Go-Ahead Group PLC MK Milton Keynes
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