Duckmanton South Junction

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Duckmanton South Junction 1950s
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Duckmanton South Junction Feb 1965
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Duckmanton South Junction July 2013

Duckmanton South Junction is a former railway junction near Arkwright Town in Derbyshire, England.

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Duckmanton South Junction [1] was one of four interrelated junctions built by the GCR to connect its main line to the LD&ECR's main line when it took the latter company over in 1907. The junctions are usually referred to collectively as "Duckmanton Junction" or occasionally as "Duckmanton Junctions."

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The four junctions operated interactively, so they are described together in the article Duckmanton Junction to which the reader is referred.

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Coordinates: 53°13′50.2″N1°21′34.2″W / 53.230611°N 1.359500°W / 53.230611; -1.359500