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4 unusual facts about Padiham power station


Padiham Power Station

Although the rail line had closed for passengers connecting Padiham railway station to Burnley and Blackburn in 1957, the section to the power station was retained for coal deliveries.

It was also known as Hapton or Simonstone Power Station being close to all of the villages.

Padiham railway station

The railway line from Burnley to Simonstone was retained for continuing deliveries of coal to Padiham power station until the power station closed in 1993.

Simonstone railway station

The railway line from Burnley to Simonstone was partly retained as far as Blackburn Road, just west of Padiham, for continuing deliveries of coal to Padiham Power Station until the power station closed in 1993.



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