Spike Island (Doncaster)

Spike Island (Doncaster)
Location
Place	Doncaster
Area	Doncaster
Coordinates	53°30′10″N 1°07′08″W / 53.50289°N 1.11875°WCoordinates: 53°30′10″N 1°07′08″W / 53.50289°N 1.11875°W
Grid reference	SE585010
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History
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Spike Island was a workman's platform situated off the Great Northern Railway's main line some 1.75 miles (2.82 km) south of Doncaster, by the Carr Wagon Shops.^[1] It was situated off the Down Goods Line and was served by a passenger train, running non-stop, under express headlights, known as the Spike Island Flyer. This brought staff from the main station to work in the wagon shops and returned them in the evening.^[1] The locomotive usually the J52 which worked the wagon shop sidings during the day. The works closed in the early 1960s, production being moved to the plant works.^[1]

The name "Spike Island" was given to the area around the wagon shops but its origins are unclear.^[1]

References

1. C.T.Goode (1975). Railways of South Yorkshire. Dalesman publications. ISBN 0-85206-307-5.