Gresley railway station

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Gresley
Gresley station site geograph-3582208-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Site of the station in 1995
General information
Location Castle Gresley, South Derbyshire
England
Coordinates 52°45′26″N1°34′50″W / 52.7571°N 1.5806°W / 52.7571; -1.5806 Coordinates: 52°45′26″N1°34′50″W / 52.7571°N 1.5806°W / 52.7571; -1.5806
Grid reference SK284178
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Midland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
2 October 1848 (1848-10-02)opened
c. 1869resited
7 September 1964 (1964-09-07)closed

Gresley railway station was a railway station at Castle Gresley, Derbyshire on the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line.

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History

The line was built for the Midland Railway and the station opened on 2 October 1848. [1] Originally sited to the west of the road bridge, the station was resited to the east of the bridge c. 1869. [1] Gresley station was closed on 7 September 1964 [1] but the line remains open for freight traffic.

From 1906 to 1927, a branch of the Burton and Ashby Light Railway terminated at the station.

In the 1990s BR planned to restore passenger services between Leicester and Burton as the second phase of its Ivanhoe Line project. However, after the privatisation of British Rail in 1995 this phase of the project was discontinued. In 2009 the Association of Train Operating Companies published a £49 million proposal to restore passenger services to the line that would include reopening a station at Gresley to serve the town of Swadlincote. [2]

Stationmasters

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Moira
Line open, station closed		  Midland Railway
Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line 		  Burton-on-Trent
Line and station open
Donisthorpe
Line and station closed		  

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References

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  2. ↑ "Connecting Communities – Expanding Access to the Rail Network" (PDF). London: Association of Train Operating Companies. June 2009. p. 19. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 158. 1914. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 486. 1871. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 620. 1881. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  6. 1 2 "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1027". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 581. 1899. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  7. ↑ "Gresley Stationmaster's Death" . Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. England. 6 November 1915. Retrieved 27 February 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Change of Stationmaster at Gresley" . Burton Observer and Chronicle. England. 29 October 1931. Retrieved 27 February 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Castle Gresley" . Burton Observer and Chronicle. England. 2 September 1937. Retrieved 27 February 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Gresley Stationmaster" . Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 19 October 1938. Retrieved 24 February 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "Chellaston Stationmaster" . Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 8 March 1939. Retrieved 24 February 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.


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