Womersley railway station Womersley railway station Womersley railway station was a railway station in North Yorkshire, England. It was situated on the Askern Branch Line. It was opened in 1848 and closed to passenger traffic back in September 1948 and the platforms have since been demolished, but the railway line through the site is still open and in regular use. The station house still exists, next to the level crossing. Trains mainly operate to the local power stations of Ferrybridge, Eggborough and Drax (the biggest power station in Europe). There are many trains, nearly always hauled by Class 66 locomotives of EWS, Freightliner
Edward Drax Free Edward Drax Free The Reverend Edward Drax Free DD (1764–1843) was an English clergyman. The youngest son of a clergyman, Edward Drax Free became a member of St John's College, Oxford, where he proceeded to the degrees of BA, MA, BD, and DD and was eventually elected to a Fellowship. He was also appointed Vicar of St Giles' Church, Oxford. In Oxford he lived a very scandalous life and was on the verge of being expelled from St John's College when he was appointed Rector of the Church of All Saints, Sutton, Bedfordshire in 1808. It is alleged that he