igan ▁Co al ▁and ▁Iron ▁Company ▁intended ▁to ▁open ▁a ▁new ▁col li ery ▁at ▁B ever c otes ▁and ▁the ▁L D & EC R ▁obtained ▁powers ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁branch ▁from ▁B ought on ▁sid ings . ▁It ▁did ▁not ▁material ise ▁and ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁the ▁branch ▁terminated ▁at ▁a ▁set ▁of ▁buff ers ▁in ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide . ▁The ▁col li ery ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁the ▁stub ▁of ▁line ▁finally ▁came ▁into ▁use . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁a ▁connection ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁serve ▁B ought on ▁Or dn ance ▁Dep ot ▁which ▁had ▁a ▁large ▁cont ing ent ▁of ▁American ▁service ▁personnel . ▁ ▁Modern ▁Times ▁The ▁line ▁through ▁B ought on ▁Station ▁was ▁re open ed ▁to ▁non - pass enger ▁traffic ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁as ▁the ▁High ▁Mar n ham ▁Test ▁Track . ▁The ▁line ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁Network ▁Rail ▁to ▁test ▁new ▁engineering ▁trains ▁and ▁on - track ▁plant . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁test ▁line ▁runs ▁from ▁Th ores by ▁Col li ery ▁J unction ▁to ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁partially ▁demol ished ▁High ▁Mar n ham ▁Power ▁Station , ▁and ▁passes ▁former ▁station ▁sites ▁of ▁O ll erton , ▁B ought on , ▁T ux ford ▁Central ▁and ▁D uk eries ▁J unction , ▁all ▁these ▁stations ▁were ▁closed ▁by ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁The