Crofton TMD

Crofton Depot is a traction maintenance depot located in Crofton, West Yorkshire, England. The depot is situated on the Wakefield Line and Pontefract Line at the eastern end of Crofton Junction and is located near the now demolished Crofton railway station.

Type: Railway
Description: railway maintenance depot in Crofton, West Yorkshire
Also known as: “Crofton depot” and “Crofton Train Maintenance Depot”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Heath Hall and Crofton Academy.

Heath Hall

Historic building

Photo: Ian Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Heath Hall, Heath, Wakefield, West Yorkshire is a country house dating from 1709. Originally called Eshald House, the estate was purchased by John Smyth whose nephew engaged John Carr of York to reconstruct the house between 1754 and 1780. Heath Hall is situated 1 mile northwest of Crofton TMD.

Crofton Academy

School

Crofton Academy is an 11-16 state secondary school outside Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. The school is also an academy. Crofton Academy is situated 1 mile southeast of Crofton TMD.

Kings Arms

Pub

Photo: Ian Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kings Arms is a pub, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Crofton TMD.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Agbrigg and Warmfield.

Agbrigg

Suburb

Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Agbrigg is a suburb of the city of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.

Warmfield

Village

Photo: Ian Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Warmfield is a village.

Kirkthorpe

Village

Photo: Ian Russell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirkthorpe is a village within the City of Wakefield metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, England. It lies about 3 miles east of the city centre. The village's population is less than 100, so details are included in the parish of Warmfield cum Heath.

Crofton TMD

Categories: traction maintenance depot and transport
Location: Warmfield cum Heath, Wakefield, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.6664° or 53° 39′ 59″ north

Longitude

-1.44662° or 1° 26′ 48″ west

Operator

Bombardier

Open location code

9C5WMH83+H9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 733996990

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=railway

Wikidata ID

Q28450985

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