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Windmill End railway station

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It opened in 1878, was destaffed in 1952 and closed in 1964. Its name was immortalised in that year as the closing words of the song "
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The site of the railway and the station had been obliterated by the end of the 1970s. It has now been largely reclaimed by nature.
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This article about a West Midlands building or structure is a
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Station site, south-east of Windmill End canal junction.
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Darby End
Dudley
52°29′27″N 2°04′07″W / 52.49079°N 2.06873°W / 52.49079; -2.06873
Grid reference
SO954881
Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway's
Bumble Hole Line
Blowers Green
Old Hill
Slow Train
Flanders and Swann



"Station Name: Windmill End Halt"
"Windmill End Halt"
ISBN
9781906008161
OCLC
261924375
Baptist End
Great Western Railway
British Rail
Bumble Hole Line (1878-1964)
Darby End
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