Ferry Meadows railway station

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British Rail Class 24 no. 24081 prepares to depart the station with a westbound service.

Ferry Meadows is a station on the Nene Valley Railway between Wansford and Orton Mere. The current station has one platform, and has no car park of its own. In 2004, a new station building was added. Previously at Fletton Junction on the East Coast Main Line, the building was demolished, moved to Ferry Meadows and rebuilt brick-by-brick in its current location. In the Nene Park close by, there is a watersports centre, three children's play areas, three lakes and a miniature railway. The Park is open throughout the year, but most facilities such as the miniature railway and pedaloes only run from Easter to the end of October.

[edit] TPO Museum

Ferry Meadows station has been put forward as the intended location for the Nene Valley's Travelling Post Office (TPO) museum. The group [1], which owns several TPO's, including the last surviving coach from the Great Train Robbery intend to build a museum to house their four TPOs and TPO artefacts. However, no timescale has been set for this museum to be built.