Cattle Weighbridge

Next to Aalten railway station, diagonally opposite Hotel De Besker, a cattle weighbridge stood until the mid-1960s or even 1970s (?). The weighbridge was part of the Agricultural Cooperative Society and served for the inspection and weighing of livestock intended for slaughter.

After inspection, the livestock was transported to its final destination by road or rail. That destination could, in fact, be very close by, namely the municipal slaughterhouse (later KSA) on the other side of the railway line.

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Owners

This list is incomplete.

Year	Plot	Owner	Description
1910	I-4956	Geldersch Overijsselsche Locaal Spoorwegmij.	4,765 m² cattle weighbridge and railway
1911	I-5420	Geldersch Overijsselsche Locaal Spoorwegmij.	48 m² cattle weighbridge
1921	I-5420	Hollandsche IJzeren Spoorweg Maatschappij	48 m² cattle weighbridge
1938	I-5420	N.V. Nederlandse Spoorwegen	48 m² cattle weighbridge
1957	I-8103	N.V. Nederlandse Spoorwegen	5,033 m² railway line, sheds, cattle weighbridge
1963	I-8954	N.V. Nederlandse Spoorwegen	24,340 m² station, warehouse, sheds, cattle weighbridge, railway

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