Why tomorrow would have been a special day for the iron road

Article titled “Why tomorrow would have been a special day for the iron road”.
This extended article was written to mark 100 years since the opening of the railway that passed through Turvey. Details are given on the funding and construction of the railway and how Colonel Higgins of Pict’s Hill arranged for aa row of cottages and a Working Mens room to be established for the navvies. Mention is made of the deaths that occurred during the construction and the impact that the opening of the station had on the daily lives of those who lived in the village. The article concludes with information regarding the closure of the railway.