Edwalton railway station

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Edwalton
General information
Location Edwalton, Rushcliffe
England
Coordinates 52°54′38″N1°07′08″W / 52.9105°N 1.1189°W / 52.9105; -1.1189
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Midland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 November 1879Opened for goods
2 February 1880Opened to passengers
28 July 1941Closed to passengers

Edwalton railway station served the village of Edwalton and the nearby town of West Bridgford in Nottinghamshire, England. It was opened on the Midland Railway Melton direct route between London and Nottingham, avoiding Leicester.

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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 the Nottingham direct line of the Midland Railway 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]

The station closed on 28 July 1941. [9]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Nottingham   Midland Railway
Nottingham direct line of the Midland Railway 		  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 was also 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 Aldworth, Colin (2012). The Nottingham and Melton Railway 1872 - 2012.
  2. ↑ "Notes by the Way" . Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. British Newspaper Archive. 1 November 1884. Retrieved 12 July 2016– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ Harris, Dave (1 March 2016). "Edwalton Station". Midland Railway Society Newsletter (115). Midland Railway Society: 8.
  4. ↑ "South Wingfield Stationmaster to Retire" . Derbyshire Courier. England. 21 June 1919. Retrieved 6 February 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Items of Local Interest" . Nottingham Evening Postl. England. 14 November 1908. Retrieved 6 February 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Midland Railway Changes". Nottingham Evening Post. Nottingham. 12 November 1908. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "StationMaster to Retire" . Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 29 December 1938. Retrieved 6 February 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Passenger Staff Changes on the Midland Railway" . Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. England. 26 August 1922. Retrieved 6 February 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 89. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.


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