Date: 31/07/2018

A historic 1830s railway works is due to be demolished to make way for new homes after a High Court ruling. Last year Milton Keynes Council granted planning permission for 375 homes to be built on the site in Wolverton.

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1830s railway works to be demolished

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A High Court judge upholds plans to raze railway works to make way for 375 new homes.

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A section of the original 1838 London and Birmingham Railway, looking north through Wolverton works. It was later bypassed by the 1881 LNWR route and is now ignominiously sandwiched between an approach road to Tesco and industrial units housed in former Works buildings. The Railcare facility now served by the line is off to the left.
Location: Wolverton
Company: London and Birmingham Railway
14/10/2011 Ken Strachan

Although much of Wolverton Works has been turned into a Tesco, they kindly preserved the original works fire station. It is now a bookshop - an ironic touch for fans of the Ray Bradbury sci-fi novel 'Fahrenheit 451', in which people live in fireproof houses, and 'firemen' are employed to burn books.
Location: Wolverton Works
Company: Wolverton Works Branch (London and North Western Railway)
27/08/2010 Ken Strachan

My satnav is very rude about Wolverton, stating that 'there are no points of interest in this town'. I beg to differ - here is an excellent candidate for the world's shortest standard gauge railway. [see also image 30679] A lone EMU axle stands outside Wolverton town hall in August 2010. Parts of the doomed Works can be seen in the background.
Location: Wolverton Works
Company: Wolverton Works Branch (London and North Western Railway)
27/08/2010 Ken Strachan