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Three Second Stations In Yorkshire A Nineteenth Century Perspective
The term ‘second station’ needs definition. It is readily explained by reference to two useful books. The first is R. V. J. Butt’s The Directory of Railway Stations in which the term is frequently used. For example, under the reference to Mirfield, w
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Long-distance train travel means different things to different people. For some a journey on one of the main lines to London will be quite an outing whether on business or for the experience of a visit to the capital. For others, peregrinating from o
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