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Doncaster PSB
Doncaster PSB (power signal box) is a signalling centre on the East Coast Main Line (ECML) railway in the United Kingdom, principally covering the line in the area around Doncaster but also encompassing other lines diverging and converging to the ECML.
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Doncaster (St. James' Bridge) railway station
Doncaster (St. James' Bridge) railway station was situated in the Hexthorpe area of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England and was accessed from St. James' Bridge, the main road link between Doncaster town centre and the railway community of Hexthorpe. The station was a little nearer Doncaster than the South Yorkshire Railway's Doncaster (Cherry Tree Lane) railway station being less than a mile south of the main station, adjacent to the Sheffield line.
The station, which consisted of a single island platform, was built by the LNER to serve excursion traffic, principally that bringing visitors to the town in connection with the St. Leger horse racing festival held each September although it was also used for seaside excursions leaving (or passing through) the town heading for the east coast, principally to Cleethorpes. (Those not required to stop would usually be routed via the Doncaster Avoiding Line due to pressure of space). This station, adjacent to carriage sidings where incoming trains could be stored also relieved the pressure of platform space in the town's main station.
Access was by a substantial wooden ramp, stepped on one side, plain slope for cyclists on the other, from St. James' Bridge, a favourite place for trainspotters with views over the East Coast Main Line and the Sheffield bound line. Platform facilities were minimal and consisted of a small office, used by the staff which came from the main station as needed.
Because the station never had a regular timetabled service it did not appear in timetables, only in "Special Traffic Notices" when it was to be used. This also means that closure notices were not required when it was no longer needed by the demands of traffic and an official closure date not recorded.
The station platforms were not removed on closure and were in situ until changes were made to the track layout in the area in the late 1990s.
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Doncaster railway station
Doncaster railway station is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line, serving the city of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is 155 miles 77 chains (251 km) down the line from London King's Cross and is situated between Retford and York on the main line. It is managed by London North Eastern Railway. It is the second-busiest station in South Yorkshire (after Sheffield) and the fourth-busiest in Yorkshire & the Humber.
It is a major passenger interchange between the main line, Cross Country Route and local services running across Northern England. It is also the point for which London North Eastern Railway services branching off to Leeds diverge from the main route, which continues north towards Edinburgh Waverley.
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Grand Theatre, Doncaster
The Grand Theatre is a closed theatre in Doncaster, in South Yorkshire in England.
Station Road in Doncaster was widened in 1882. Following this, Frederick William Masters constructed a new circus hall on the street, noted for its lower walls being six feet thick, in order to support the weight of the elephants. The building was soon sold to the Salvation Army, and then in 1896 to J. W. Chapman, who renamed it the "People's Picture Palace", and showed the first films in the town.
Chapman had previously run a small theatre in Doncaster Market Place, and in 1898 he had the hall rebuilt as a new theatre, to a design by John Priestley Briggs. Part of the frontage was retained. It opened on 27 March 1899, with a performance of "la Poupee". In the 1930s, the theatre was altered, with its capacity reduced from 1,600 to 1,300. In the 1960s, the Arndale Centre was constructed in the area, with the other properties on Station Road demolished, but the theatre was retained. The theatre became a bingo hall in 1963, and closed in 1995. It was Grade II listed in 1994.
In 2006, the building was added to the new Theatres at Risk Register. In 2021, a study was undertaken into reopening the building as a theatre. It concluded that it could be viable, with a reduced capacity of 400 to 500, but would have to be reopened on a phased basis, and that urgent repair works were needed first.
The three-storey theatre is built of brick, with a painted stucco facade. The front is curved, and the ground floor has Doric pilasters and round arched doorways. There is a full-length cast iron balcony on the first floor, and the upper floors are decorated with Ionic pilasters and various round-headed arches, some containing doors and windows and others blank. Inside, there are two curved galleries, a stage with a proscenium arch, and a decorative plaster ceiling.
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