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Ashburton railway station closed to passengers in November 1958 although goods traffic on the line continued until 7 September 1962.
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* ASH, station code for Ashburton railway station, Melbourne, Australia
The new primary school was built in 1875 and the railway line from Buckfastleigh and Ashburton to Totnes was opened.
Ashburton is a railway station on the Alamein railway line in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Image: Alamein Line. jpg | The railway tracks converge immediately north of Ashburton station
In response to the State Government's 2001 Melbourne 2030 planning policy, the Public Transport Users Association lobbied to extend route 6 to Ashburton railway station.
Ashburton and station
Ashburton Grove was the site of Islington's Waste Transfer station.
The Alamein train line splits from one track to two just before Ashburton station, and as such the station only features a single bi-directional platform.
The first station on the Ashburton site opened on 30 May 1890, as part of the short-lived Outer Circle line.
The station only had this name for a few months, and on 12 December 1890, the station was renamed Ashburton, named for Ashburton Terrace in County Cork, Ireland.
For a short period, this left the line to Ashburton ( from Camberwell station ) as the last remaining stretch.
On 1 May 1897, Ashburton station closed, along with the line from Camberwell.
On 15 October 2009, a six-month-old baby in a pram ( stroller ) rolled off the platform at Ashburton onto the tracks as a northbound Comeng train entered the station.
The line is double track from the junction at Camberwell station to just north of Ashburton station ; changing to a single track for the rest of the distance, a short enough section that it is not a serious bottleneck.
There are no stabling facilities on the line, although there is a single, rarely-used siding at Ashburton station.
From 15 July 1955, Ashburton station ceased to be a regular terminus.
The last stage of the works had to wait until 8 November 1962 when automatic signalling was introduced between Hartwell and Ashburton, and the signal bay at Hartwell station closed.
A one car Tait train took over the service on Sundays, the train guard selling tickets as station staff were withdrawn from every station except Ashburton, which remained open for safeworking reasons.
The Camberwell to Ashburton stretch of the Outer Circle re-opened in 1899, then in 1900, part of the northern section of the Outer Circle reopened as a shuttle service between East Camberwell and Deepdene station.
Ashburton and closed
It was incorporated in the Ashburton electorate in 1908, when its hotels were closed.
However, by 1893, the opposite end of the circle had closed, and on 9 December 1895, the stretch beyond Ashburton, connecting with Oakleigh closed.
Lack of passengers led the service cuts, with the Riversdale to Fairfield Park section was closed from 12 April 1893, replaced by a horse bus service, the Oakleigh to Ashburton and Darling section closed on 9 December 1895, and the last section from Camberwell to Ashburton closed on 1 May 1897.
Passenger services to Ashburton were withdrawn on 3 November 1958 and the line closed entirely on 10 September 1962.
Ashburton and passengers
Ashburton is the only Premium Station on the Alamein line, being staffed from first to last train and has toilet facilities for passengers.
Ashburton and November
The first long stage opened on 7 November 1954, from Hartwell to Ashburton stations, followed by the duplication and automatic signalling of the Riversdale to Hartwell section on 31 July 1955.
Through the persuasion of estate agent and club property adviser Anthony Spencer, Arsenal examined the feasibility of building a new stadium in Ashburton Grove in November 1999.
John Francis Harcourt Baring, 7th Baron Ashburton, ( born 2 November 1928 ) is a British merchant banker and former chairman of British Petroleum ( BP ).
Ashburton and although
Secretary Webster admitted that the employment of force might have been justified by the necessity of self-defence, but denied that such necessity existed, while Lord Ashburton, although he maintained that the circumstances afforded excuse for what was done, apologized for the invasion of United States territory.
The Webster – Ashburton Treaty failed to deal with the Oregon question, although the issue was discussed in negotiations.
The stadium name is often colloquially shortened from " Emirates Stadium " to " The Emirates ", although some supporters continue to use the former name " Ashburton Grove " or even " The Grove " for the new stadium, especially those who object to the concept of corporate sponsorship of stadium names.
The National Front was established by Brian Thompson of Ashburton in 1968, although its initial operations were erratic.
Ashburton and traffic
Electrification work on the Melbourne network commenced in the 1920s, with the Railway Commissioners in 1923 deciding not to electrify the line from Deepdene though Riversdale to Ashburton due to insufficient traffic levels, but would keep the issue under review.
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Ashburton is a small town on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon, adjacent to the A38 Devon Expressway.
In 2006 the club moved to Ashburton Grove on the west side of Drayton Park in Highbury.
In 1995, Cory Roeseler visited Peter Lynn at New Zealand's Lake Clearwater in the Ashburton Alpine Lakes area, demonstrating speed, balance and upwind angle on his ' ski '.
Ten months of negotiations for the treaty were held largely at the Ashburton House, home of the British legation on Lafayette Square in Washington, D. C.
In 1842 he was secretary to Lord Ashburton on his American mission, and in 1855 he became secretary to the Civil Service Commission ; but from 1841 onwards he was constantly occupied in his researches into Bacon's life and philosophy.
Baring was Master of the Mint in Robert Peel's government and, on Peel's retirement, was created Baron Ashburton on 10 April 1835, a title previously held by John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton.
Ashburton married Anne Louisa, daughter of the American statesman William Bingham, of Philadelphia, on 23 August 1798.
Ashburton () is a large town in the Canterbury Region, on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand.
Ashburton is on State Highway 1 86 km south of Christchurch.
Ashburton Post Office opened on 15 December 1927, some time after the rail line was electrified in 1924.
Solway Primary School is located on Winton Road, St Michael's on High Street, and Ashburton PS on Fakenham Road.
The Post Office opened on 3 October 1949, but was known as Ashburton East until 1951.
F 111 had its boiler condemned in 1980 and its owners, the Ocean Beach Railway, are yet to replace it ; the Ocean Beach Railway also owns F 150 but it has been on lease to the Plains Vintage Railway of Ashburton since 1986 and is currently unrestored and partially dismantled.
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