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
Drax, North Yorkshire no value, as it had been flooded by the Ouse, and the borough was not even mentioned, leading George Sheeran to claim that flooding may have led to the abandonment of the town, or at least the end of its borough status. However, the inquisition post mortem for Richard Lely of Drax, held in 1422, indicates that his part of the land was not completely worthless, although the mill was ruined. His son John inherited and the property then passed to John's daughter Joan, who had been born and baptised at Drax in 1424. She was married to John Babthorpe