Westhouses

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Westhouses is a village in Derbyshire, situated close to the town of Alfreton. It is in the Bolsover district of the county. The village centre is at grid reference SK 423 579 GB; latitude/longitude N53:07:00,W1:22:08; post code area DE55 5AA.

The village is situated close to the Erewash Valley railway line. Until the 1980s, there was a locomotive shed at Westhouses, with a branch line heading towards the nearby villages of Tibshelf and Teversal. The sheds allocated locomotives working trains from collieries in the northern reaches of the Nottinghamshire Coalfield.

Locomotives serviced by the shed included, British Rail Class 08, 20, 47 and 56. Classes 25, 45, and 58 also visited the shed.

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Coordinates: 53°07′N, 1°22′W

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