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==Coldbrook Station==
 
==Coldbrook Station==
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The small station at Coldbrook appears to have been a long surviving example of the original W&A small gable passenger and freight stations. Coldbrook was a flag stop for most DAR express trains so mail was handled by a Railway Post Office mail hook.
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Image:Coldbrook Station.jpg|[[Coldbrook]] Station in August 1949
 
Image:Coldbrook Station.jpg|[[Coldbrook]] Station in August 1949
 
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==External Links==
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[http://www.trainweb.org/oldtimetrains/Various/railway_mail.htm A remarkable 1956 photo of the Coldbrook, NS mail crane in operation, "Railway Mail Service", ''Old Time Trains'']
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Revision as of 19:32, 3 January 2012

Coldbrook Station

The small station at Coldbrook appears to have been a long surviving example of the original W&A small gable passenger and freight stations. Coldbrook was a flag stop for most DAR express trains so mail was handled by a Railway Post Office mail hook.

External Links

A remarkable 1956 photo of the Coldbrook, NS mail crane in operation, "Railway Mail Service", Old Time Trains