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Cromford Station, Derbyshire. Built in 1860 as part of the now defunct Manchester, Buxton, Matlock & Midlands Junction Railway. Now a holiday home.
The Old Station House, Haddiscoe, Norfolk.
Dent Station at Cowgill, Sedbergh built in 1877. England's highest mainline railway station and situated on the legendary Settle to Carlisle railway line.
Coalport Station on the Severn Valley Line in Shropshire which opened in 1863 and closed a century later. The line and station, now a home, were built to serve the famous Coalport China Works of John Rose & Co
‘Coed y Bleiddiau’, a railwayman’s cottage on the Ffestiniog Railway, on the slopes of Snowdonia . Beautifully restored by the Landmark Trust, the name means 'Wood of the Wolves', in Welsh.
Castle Howard Station ‘Platform 1’ at Wilburn, York. On the York to Scarborough Line. Opened on 5 July 1845 it was one of the most imposing stations on the line in its day, as befitted the Earl of Carlisle and his guests.
A converted 19th century station on the former Great Northern Railway in Rippingale, Lincolnshire. Built in 1872 but closed in the Beeching cuts in 1960s when it was converted into a family home with its own 1924 steam locomotive.

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 File:CastleHowardStation-WilburnYork.jpeg|Castle Howard Station ‘Platform 1’ at Wilburn, York. On the York to Scarborough Line. Opened on 5 July 1845 it was one of the most imposing stations on the line in its day, as befitted the Earl of Carlisle and his guests.
+File:ConvertedStation-Rippingdale.jpeg|A converted 19th century station on the former Great Northern Railway in Rippingale, Lincolnshire. Built in 1872 but closed in the Beeching cuts in 1960s when it was converted into a family home with its own 1924 steam locomotive.
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