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
Eggborough Councillor for the ward which includes Eggborough. Eggborough Eggborough is a village and civil parish of 750 homes, in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, close to the county borders with South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and the East Riding. The village is situated at the intersection of the A19 and the A645, approximately east of Pontefract and south-west of Selby. It is also located close to the M62. Primary age children attend Whitley and Eggborough Primary School which lies in Learning Lane on the other side of the M62. Eggborough (as well as High and Low Eggborough) is mentioned