Take 5: former stations for sale

The romance of train travel isn't what it once was: anyone stuck for hours on a delayed, overstuffed and sweltering train could be forgiven for having fallen out of love with the railway altogether. There are some people who would say that the Beeching cuts were the beginning of the end - when more than 2,500 stations were closed - along with 5,000 miles of railways.

But while we may lament the decline of train travel - we can also celebrate some of the great properties which became available to homebuyers as a result.%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%