Ashover Butts railway station

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Ashover Butts
Terminus of Ashover Light Railway at the Butts, Ashover (b&w).jpg
General information
Location Ashover, North East Derbyshire
England
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Ashover Light Railway
Post-groupingAshover Light Railway
Key dates
7 April 1925Station opens
14 September 1936Passenger service ceased
by 1950Station closed completely

Ashover Butts railway station was a railway station serving the village of Ashover in Derbyshire, England. It was the terminus of the 1 ft 11+12 in (597 mm) narrow gauge Ashover Light Railway.

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History

After an order under the Light Railways Act that had been obtained in 1918 to build a standard gauge railway between the Midland Railway station at Stretton and Ashover, was not proceeded with because the cost was too high, in 1920 Colonel H. F. Stephens proposed building the railway to 2 ft (610 mm) gauge. Construction started in 1922 and the railway opened to goods traffic in 1924. [1] The formal opening to passenger traffic took place in March 1925. Although the line was successful at first, road competition traffic decline and all passenger services were withdrawn in 1936.

The mineral traffic continued until the quarry closed with the railway closed in 1950.

Description

Triangle for Reversing at Ashover Butts Triangle for Reversing. Ashover Butts. Ashover Light Railway.jpg
Triangle for Reversing at Ashover Butts

Ashover Butts had a single platform with a wooden building, which comprised an open-fronted shelter with an office on either side, one of which was for ticket sales. The other office briefly sold confectionery, but then stood unused for many years. Latterly, it was used to store moulds from the Butts concrete plant. [2] In the last couple of years before passenger services ended, the building was painted grey.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Salter Lane   Ashover Light Railway  Terminus

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References

  1. Whitehouse, Patrick & Snell, John (1984). Narrow gauge railways of the British Isles. David & Charles. ISBN   0715301969.
  2. Plant, K. P. "The Ashover Light Railway". The Oakwood Press, 1987, p. 48.

Coordinates: 53°09′49″N1°29′10″W / 53.16366°N 1.48609°W / 53.16366; -1.48609