Long Eaton railway station (1863-1967)

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Long Eaton
Long Eaton (MCR) Station geograph-2399203-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Diesel-hauled empties passing the former Long Eaton Station in 1962
Location Long Eaton, Erewash
England
Coordinates 52°53′47″N1°15′55″W / 52.896299°N 1.265412°W / 52.896299; -1.265412 Coordinates: 52°53′47″N1°15′55″W / 52.896299°N 1.265412°W / 52.896299; -1.265412
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Midland Railway
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1863 [1] Station opened
31 December 1966Last passenger service departed
2 January 1967Station closed [2]
6 May 1968Name taken by Sawley Junction

This Long Eaton railway station was built in 1863 for the Midland Railway. [3]

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History

Situated on Station Road, it opened on 1 June 1863 [1] and replaced an earlier station in Long Eaton of 1847 known as Toton which was on Nottingham Road on the Erewash Valley Line.

The last train ran on 31 December 1966. [4] On Monday 2 January 1967, C.G. Browne, chief librarian and curator at Long Eaton purchased two tickets for the local history collection at the library. These tickets were the last to be issued at the station even though there was no train service they could be used on.

This station closed on 2 January 1967 and Sawley Junction was then renamed Long Eaton.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Stapleford and Sandiacre
Line open, station closed		  Midland Railway
Erewash Valley Line 		  Trent
Line open, station closed
Stapleford and Sandiacre
Line open, station closed		  Midland Railway
Erewash Valley Line 		  Attenborough
Line open, station open

Stationmasters

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References

  1. 1 2 "Midland Railway. Erewash Valley Line. Opening of New Station at Long Eaton" . Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. England. 29 May 1863. Retrieved 1 January 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  3. ↑ The Nottingham and Derby Railway Companion, (1839) Republished 1979 with Foreword by J.B.Radford, Derbyshire Record Society
  4. ↑ "Last train out" . Stapleford and Sandiacre News. England. 6 January 1967. Retrieved 1 January 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. 1 2 "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 203. 1914. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  6. 1 2 "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 453. 1871. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 789. 1881. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "New Long Eaton Stationmaster" . Stapleford and Sandiacre News. England. 17 December 1926. Retrieved 1 January 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "New Post for Long Eaton Stationmaster" . South Notts Echo. England. 20 August 1932. Retrieved 1 January 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "New Long Eaton Stationmaster" . Nottingham Journal. England. 19 September 1932. Retrieved 1 January 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "Stationmaster to leave Spondon" . Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 7 September 1940. Retrieved 1 January 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ↑ "Stationmaster Promoted" . Stapleford and Sandiacre News. England. 25 June 1949. Retrieved 1 January 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ↑ "Long Eaton's New Stationmaster" . Stapleford and Sandiacre News. England. 3 September 1949. Retrieved 1 January 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ↑ "New Stationmaster" . Long Eaton Advertiser. England. 6 July 1957. Retrieved 1 January 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
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