Crofton (Yorkshire de l'Ouest)

Crofton est un village près de Wakefield dans le Yorkshire de l'Ouest, en Angleterre, à environ 6 km au sud-est de la ville, environ 10 km à l’ouest de la ville de Pontefract et à 6 km de la ville de Featherstone. La population de la paroisse civile, au moment du recensement de 2011, était de 5 781.

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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.

Crofton, West Yorkshire

Crofton is a village in West Yorkshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) south-east of Wakefield, some 6 miles (10 km) to the west of the town of Pontefract, and 4 miles (6 km) from the town of Featherstone. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 5,781.

Hare Park & Crofton railway station

Hare Park & Crofton railway station, sometimes just known as Crofton railway station, was a station located on the West Riding and Grimsby Railway, this section now known as the Wakefield Line. It served the village of Crofton in West Yorkshire, England and is located around 3 miles (4.8 km) to the south-east of Wakefield. The station was opened in November 1885 and closed on 4 February 1952. This site, in the West Yorkshire transport plan, has been suggested for a new station with the village of Crofton now having a population of over 6,000 as well as this, the proposal of a new railway station further down the line closer to New Crofton is cited in the Crofton village plan, to hopefully remove congestion in the village, and cut down on carbon emissions.

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.

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