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Catterick Garrison is a major garrison and military town 3 miles (5 km) south of Richmond, North Yorkshire, England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world, with a population of around 13,000 in 2017 and covering over 2,400 acres (about 10 km 2 ).
The line was opened in 1915 and extended 4.5 miles (7.2 km) from Catterick Bridge station to a railway station in the middle of the garrison called Camp Centre, climbing steeply in its first 3 miles (5 km) at a gradient of 1-in-50, then 1-in-46.
Catterick Camp railway station was a railway station in North Yorkshire, England. It was built as the terminus of the sub branch of the Eryholme-Richmond branch line to serve Catterick Camp, now Catterick Garrison. Along with the rest of the stations on the branch it was closed in 1964, but the line remained open until December 1969. [1]
Catterick Bridge railway station was a railway station in North Yorkshire, England.It was built to serve the villages of Brompton-on-Swale and Catterick.The station was near the junction between the main branch line towards Richmond and a sub-branch line called Catterick Camp Military Railway to what is now Catterick Garrison.
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Although initially a flying station, RAF Catterick was primarily the depot of the RAF Regiment for nearly 50 years. The station closed in 1994 and was transferred to the British Army to become Marne Barracks. Operationally it falls under the command of Catterick Garrison. It currently houses 5th Regiment Royal Artillery and 32 Engineer Regiment.
Military families have launched a petition to save a community cafe earmarked for closure. The NAAFI cafe, based at the Princes Gate Shopping Centre in Catterick Garrison, is due to close at the ...
Catterick Camp Military Railway Brompton Road Halt (or Brompton Road Platform ) was a railway station in North Yorkshire , England . It was located on the Catterick Camp (now Catterick Garrison ) sub branch of the Eryholme-Richmond branch line and served the village of Brompton-on-Swale .