Crofton TMD

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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. It maintains Class 170 Turbostars for Northern Trains; CrossCountry, Grand Central and TransPennine Express store trains overnight for early morning services at the depot.

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Warmfield cum Heath

Warmfield cum Heath is a civil parish in the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. The parish lies just over 1-mile (1.6 km) east of Wakefield, and has 57 listed buildings within the parish boundaries.

Crofton railway station

Crofton Station was the smaller of two stations serving Crofton (with the other being Hare Park & Crofton). It was next to Doncaster Road, on the current Pontefract Line, behind the Crofton Arms Public House. The station was demolished in the 1960s, yet the remains of the old station house in its current derelict form can be seen from the A638, or on passing trains from Wakefield Kirkgate, towards Pontefract Tanshelf. In 2001, Bombardier Transportation opened Crofton TMD, a traction maintenance depot, on the former station site.

Oakenshaw railway station

Oakenshaw railway station was located about two miles south-east of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It was opened in 1840 by the North Midland Railway on its line from Derby to Leeds. Originally built to serve Wakefield by omnibus, it had suitably ornate buildings, but was closed by the Midland Railway in 1870 when the station at Sandal and Walton was opened instead.

Crofton Academy

Crofton Academy (formerly Crofton High School) is an 11-16 state secondary school outside Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. The school is also an academy.

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