▁for ▁the ▁North am pton ▁and ▁Peter borough ▁Railway ▁which ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁A ▁curve ▁linked ▁the ▁two ▁stations ▁from ▁west ▁to ▁north . ▁ ▁The ▁buildings , ▁designed ▁by ▁C . ▁H . ▁Driver , ▁still ▁exist , ▁though ▁in ▁alter ed ▁form . ▁Much ▁of ▁this ▁occurred ▁when ▁the ▁branch ▁to ▁ ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 , ▁when ▁the ▁up ▁main ▁platform ▁was ▁substantial ly ▁alter ed , ▁removing ▁the ▁original ▁can op ies . ▁ ▁Well ing borough ▁also ▁had ▁a ▁large ▁locomot ive ▁dep ot ▁with ▁two ▁round h ouses , ▁the ▁first ▁built ▁ 1 8 6 8 , ▁the ▁second ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 2 . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁buildings ▁still ▁exist ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁station ▁building . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁September ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁the ▁scene ▁of ▁a ▁serious ▁rail ▁accident ▁when ▁a ▁t rol ley ▁ran ▁off ▁the ▁platform ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁Manchester ▁express ▁train . ▁The ▁crew ▁and ▁five ▁passengers ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁si xty - five ▁injured . ▁ ▁British ▁Rail ▁removed ▁the ▁fourth ▁track ▁between ▁K etter ing ▁and ▁Sh arn bro ok ▁J unction ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁for ▁cost ▁cutting ▁reasons ▁making ▁platform ▁ 4 ▁un used . ▁The ▁platform ▁still ▁does ▁exist , ▁over g rown ▁and ▁no ▁link ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁station . ▁A ▁building ▁is ▁left ▁der el ict ▁on ▁it ▁and ▁there