Talk:Wolverton railway works
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[edit] WWII Bombing
Anecdotally; the bombs that fell on the area hit New Bradwell (Which is not a village as the current text suggests). No bombs are known to have landed on Wolverton (unless some are still hidden) as all fell east of the Grand Union canal seperating Wolverton and New Bradwell. The area around Grafton Street and Fingle Drive now known as Stonebridge, as well as the Corner Pin end of New Bradwell are where the stick fell. During the construction of the Grafton Street link to the bottom of Station Hill a UXB was uncovered. It is likely that these bombs were a jettison aimed at secondary target of the railway line following aborted raids elsewhere, possibly W.Midlands.
Newport Pagnell also took a bomb on Wolverton Road opposite Red House.
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 82.18.73.199 (talk) 22:10, 2 March 2007 (UTC).
[edit] End of the line
Until I deleted it, the article said For some years, Wolverton was the northern end-point of this line, from where passengers would transfer into horse-drawn vehicles. This contradicts other evidence and needs to be supported. "Pictorial history of Milton Keynes" says that that they got off at Stephenson's bridge in Denbigh to get straight onto Watling Street --Concrete Cowboy 18:27, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
- I'm pretty sure it's in Sir Frank Markham's book "History of MK". Roy Nesbitt(?) at Stantonbury Campus would know. (as in his marvellous musicla prodiced in the 1970's)
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- Johnbibby 21:55, 1 November 2006 (UTC)
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- Obviously if you can find the reference in Markham's book, that would be excellent and allow reinstatement. --Concrete Cowboy 17:35, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
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- Sir Frank Markham's History of Milton Keynes and District Volume 2 (1986 reprint) in the chapter "The Coming of the Railways" there is a section "Denbigh Hall" on page 67 that confirms it was Denbigh from April 1838 until the line was fully open in September 1838. --WyvernAlumni 18:35, 11 January 2006 (UTC)
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[edit] 21st century
The fire station and bath house were actually demolished- there is a shop with the legend 'LNWR fire station (and date) but this is a new build).
Also, the warehouses on the former sidings do not receive deliveries by rail!
Ammended
DST —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.110.232.193 (talk) 02:22, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
