Edwalton railway station
| Edwalton | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Edwalton |
| Area | Rushcliffe |
| Coordinates | 52°54′38″N 1°07′08″W / 52.9105°N 1.1189°WCoordinates: 52°54′38″N 1°07′08″W / 52.9105°N 1.1189°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| History | |
| 1 November 1879 | Opened for goods |
| 2 February 1880 | Opened to passengers |
| 28 July 1941 | Closed to passengers |
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Edwalton railway station served the village and district of Edwalton in the English county of Nottinghamshire. It was opened on the Midland Railway Manton direct route between London and Nottingham, avoiding Leicester.
History
The station was opened for goods on 1 November 1879[1] and to passengers on 2 February 1880[1] by the Midland Railway. The station was designed by the Midland Railway company architect John Holloway Sanders.[2]
It was on its cut-off line from Melton Mowbray to Nottingham, which had opened the previous year to allow the railway company's expresses between London and the North to avoid reversal at Nottingham. It also improved access to and from the iron-ore fields in Leicestershire and Rutland.
The list of station masters included:[3]
- Mr. Robinson 1880 - 1881
- Mr. Butler 1881 - 1883
- Mr. Haddock 1883 - 1888
- Mr. Turner 1888 - 1890
- Mr. Oughton 1890 - 1893
- Mr. Bateman 1893 - 1902
- Mr. Allen 1902 - 1908
- Mr. J. Bartholomew 1908[4] (previously at Crosshill and Codnor)
- Mr. A Glastonbury (later station master at Denby)
- Mr. Wooster c.1912 - c.1923
The station closed on 28 July 1941.[5]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | Midland Railway Manton Route |
Plumtree | ||
Present day
Following the closure of the line as a through-route in 1968, the line between Melton Mowbray and Edwalton was converted for use as the Old Dalby Test Track. This was used initially for the Advanced Passenger Train project and, more recently, Class 390 Pendolino units. It is currently used for testing London Underground 'S Stock' trains. Edwalton itself was never part of the test track, the line stopping short at the A606 road bridge. The site today has an up market housing development built upon it.
References
- 1 2 Aldworth, Colin (2012). The Nottingham and Melton Railway 1872 - 2012.
- ↑ "Notes by the Way.". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. British Newspaper Archive. 1 November 1884. Retrieved 12 July 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ Harris, Dave (1 March 2016). "Edwalton Station". Midland Railway Society Newsletter. Midland Railway Society (115): 8.
- ↑ "Midland Railway Changes". Nottingham Evening Post. Nottingham. 12 November 1908. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 89. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.