Spinkhill railway station
| Spinkhill | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Area | Bolsover |
| Operations | |
| Original company | LD&ECR |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping |
LNER British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 (reduced to 1 in later years) |
| History | |
| 1 October 1898[1] | Opened |
| 11 September 1939[2] | scheduled services end |
| after 1958 | Closed completely |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Spinkhill railway station is a former railway station in Spinkhill, Derbyshire, England.
History
The station was built by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway on their Beighton Branch, within sight of the northern portal of Spinkhill Tunnel. It opened in 1898 and closed to regular timetabled passenger traffic in 1939, though start and end of term special trains for pupils at the nearby Mount St Mary's College[3] continued for some years thereafter.[4]
The line through the station was closed as a through route on 9 January 1967[5] but trains continued to serve the nearby Westthorpe Colliery until it closed in 1984. This involved using the former running lines and the sidings behind the station house.
All tracks were lifted after closure.
Modern times
The humpback bridge over the trackbed between the station and the tunnel survives, as does the station house, which has been a private residence for many years. At 20 July 2013 the station and station house were almost entirely obscured by trees and the tunnel mouth completely so.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upperthorpe and Killamarsh Line and station closed |
Great Central Railway Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway |
Clowne South Line and station closed | ||
References
Notes
- ↑ Dow 1971, p. 167.
- ↑ Cupit & Taylor 1984, p. 42.
- ↑ MSM College: via their website
- ↑ Booth 2013, p. 45.
- ↑ Little 1995, p. 67.
Sources
- Booth, Chris (2013). The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway A pictorial view of the "Dukeries Route" and branches. Blurb. 06715029.
- Cupit, J.; Taylor, W. (1984) [1966]. The Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway. Oakwood Library of Railway History (2nd ed.). Headington: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-302-8. OL19.
- Dow, George (1971) [1965]. Great Central, Volume 3 Faye sets the pace. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0 7110 0263 0.
- Little, Lawson (1995). Langwith Junction, the Life and Times of a Railway Village. Newark: Vesper Publications. ISBN 0 9526171 0 2.
External links
Coordinates: 53°18′26″N 1°18′57″W / 53.3072°N 1.3159°W