Luffenham railway station

Luffenham
Luffenham
	Level-crossing at former station
General information
Location	South Luffenham, Rutland ; England
Grid reference	SK945027
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway ; London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
20 March 1848	Opened
2 June 1851	Seaton branch opened.
6 June 1966	Station and Seaton branch closed.

Last updated October 23, 2024

Luffenham railway station is a former station of the Syston and Peterborough Railway serving the villages of North and South Luffenham, Rutland.^[2]

History

The contract for the erection of the station was obtained by Groocock and Yates of Leicester in 1847.^[3] The station was opened on 20 March 1848 by the Midland Railway and situated adjacent to a level crossing on the North Luffenham to Duddington road. It was about 0.8 miles from each village by road, although only 0.5 miles from South Luffenham by the public footpath that was soon established (and which still exists). It also became the junction for the London and North Western Railway's Rugby and Stamford Railway in 1850.

The substantial station buildings were of Italianate design and there was a goods shed next to the platform. There were three lines through the station, that for the main platform being a loop. There were sidings to both sides and originally two signal boxes, one of which was removed in the early 20th century. All of the local trains and many of the semi fasts called at the station. It closed to goods in 1964 and to passengers in 1966.^[4]

At grouping in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway.

The line from Seaton was closed and lifted in 1966, but the main Midland line is still in operation for trains from Leicester to Peterborough.

Station masters

J. Smith until 1861^[5]
Isaac Neale 1861 - 1864^[5] (formerly station master at Saxby, afterwards station master at Yate)
H. Simms from 1864^[5] (formerly station master at Helpstone)
A. Fewkes until 1872^[6] (afterwards station master at Kildwick)
Orlando Sims 1872 - 1877^[6] (formerly station master at Ilkeston, afterwards station master at Denby)
J. Camberland 1877 - 1879^[6]
J Sampson 1879^[6] - 1898^[7] (formerly station master at Armathwaite)
George Thomas Spires 1898^[7] - 1925^[8] (formerly station master at Ashwell)
Harry Aiers 1925 - 1936^[9] (afterwards station master at Woodville)
J.A. Hodson ca. 1944
Peter E. Collins 1951 - 1954^[10]
P.A. Jepson from 1954^[11] (formerly station master at Edmondthorpe and Wymondham)

Former Services

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Manton		Midland Railway Leicester to Peterborough line		Ketton & Collyweston
Morcott		London and North Western Railway Seaton branch		Ketton & Collyweston

Reopening proposal

The Welland Valley Rail partnership has proposed the reopening of Luffenham station and reinstating the 3.5 mile section of track between Seaton and South Luffenham on the Rugby and Stamford Railway route. This would enable a service to be introduced from Kettering, through Corby, Luffenham, Stamford, Peterborough, Whittlesea, March and terminating at a rebuilt station at Wisbech.^[12]

Related Research Articles

Selly Oak railway station is a railway station in Selly Oak in Birmingham, England, on the Cross-City Line between Redditch, Birmingham and Lichfield.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Market Harborough railway station</span> Railway station in Leicestershire, England

Market Harborough railway station is a Grade II listed station which serves the town of Market Harborough in Leicestershire, England. It is situated to the east of the town centre and lies on the Midland Main Line, 16 miles (26 km) south-east of Leicester.

Stamford railway station serves the town of Stamford in Lincolnshire, England, and is located in St Martin's. The station is 12.5 miles (20 km) west of Peterborough. It was opened by the Syston and Peterborough Railway, part of the present day Birmingham to Peterborough Line. CrossCountry operate the majority of services as part of their Birmingham to Stansted Airport route. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway

Melton Mowbray railway station serves the market town of Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and operated by East Midlands Railway, though CrossCountry operates most of the services as part of its Birmingham New Street to Stansted Airport route. The station is on the route of the Syston and Peterborough Railway, which is now part of the Birmingham to Peterborough Line. It has a ticket office, which is staffed part-time, a car park, and help points for times when no staff are present.

Sharnbrook railway station was opened in 1857 by the Midland Railway to serve the village of Sharnbrook in Bedfordshire, England. It was on the Midland's extension from Leicester to Bedford and Hitchin.

Finedon railway station was built by the Midland Railway in 1857 on its extension from Leicester to Bedford and Hitchin.

Desborough railway station was built by the Midland Railway on its extension from Leicester to Bedford and Hitchin.

East Langton railway station was opened by the Midland Railway on what is now the Midland Main Line, initially calling it simply Langton.

Kibworth railway station was opened by the Midland Railway in 1857 on what is now the Midland Main Line.

Great Glen railway station was built by the Midland Railway in 1857 on its extension from Leicester to Bedford and Hitchin.

Elford railway station was a railway station serving the village of Elford and the manor of Haselour Hall in Staffordshire.

Manton railway station or Manton Junction is a former railway station which served the villages of Manton and Wing in the county of Rutland.

Ketton and Collyweston railway station is a former station serving the villages of Ketton, Geeston, Aldgate and Collyweston, Rutland. It is located in Geeston adjacent to a level crossing on the Ketton to Collyweston road. It is under half a mile from Ketton but over a mile from Collyweston. It closed in 1966.

Wellingborough London Road railway station is a former railway station in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire on a line which connected Peterborough and Northampton.

Northampton Bridge Street is a former railway station in Northampton, the main town of Northamptonshire, on the Northampton and Peterborough Railway which connected Peterborough and Northampton.

Stamford East railway station was the Stamford and Essendine Railway station in Water Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire. The line was worked by the Great Northern Railway but retained its independence until 1886, when the GNR took the line on perpetual lease.

Blackwell railway station was a railway station serving Blackwell in the English county of Worcestershire.

The Rugby and Stamford Railway was an early railway in England built in 1850. The London and Birmingham Railway had already built a branch from Blisworth to serve Northampton and extend to Peterborough. The success of this, the Northampton and Peterborough Railway encouraged the directors to look for other ventures. They decided upon a branch from Rugby to Stamford which would link up with other new railways in the east of the country.

Wigston Magna railway station was a railway station serving Wigston Magna in Leicestershire.

Pye Bridge railway station served the village of Pye Bridge, Derbyshire, England from 1851 to 1967 on the Erewash Valley Line.

References

↑ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
↑ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
↑ "The contract for the erection of the Stamford, Ketton and Luffenham stations" . Lincolnshire Chronicle. England. 23 July 1847. Retrieved 25 December 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ Preston Hendry, R., Powell Hendry, R., (1982) An historical survey of selected LMS stations : layouts and illustrations. Vol. 1 Oxford Publishing
1 2 3 "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 168. 1914. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
1 2 3 4 "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 504. 1871. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
1 2 "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 667. 1881. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
↑ "Presentation" . Stamford Mercury. England. 27 February 1925. Retrieved 24 December 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Kettering" . Northampton Mercury. England. 12 June 1936. Retrieved 24 December 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "To Leave Luffenham Station" . Stamford Mercury. England. 15 January 1954. Retrieved 24 December 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Luffenham Stationmaster" . Stamford Mercury. England. 12 March 1954. Retrieved 24 December 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "The little blue link that could unlock rail services across middle and eastern England". Railwatch. Railfuture. December 2020. pp. 12–13.

52°36′49″N0°36′16″W / 52.6135°N 0.6044°W / 52.6135; -0.6044

This article on a railway station in the East Midlands is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens

[2] British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16

[3] "The contract for the erection of the Stamford, Ketton and Luffenham stations" . Lincolnshire Chronicle. England. 23 July 1847. Retrieved 25 December 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] Preston Hendry, R., Powell Hendry, R., (1982) An historical survey of selected LMS stations : layouts and illustrations. Vol. 1 Oxford Publishing

[MR1859-5] 1 2 3 "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 168. 1914. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

[MR1871-6] 1 2 3 4 "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 504. 1871. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

[MR1881-7] 1 2 "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 667. 1881. Retrieved 24 December 2021.

[8] "Presentation" . Stamford Mercury. England. 27 February 1925. Retrieved 24 December 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

[9] "Kettering" . Northampton Mercury. England. 12 June 1936. Retrieved 24 December 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

[10] "To Leave Luffenham Station" . Stamford Mercury. England. 15 January 1954. Retrieved 24 December 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

[11] "Luffenham Stationmaster" . Stamford Mercury. England. 12 March 1954. Retrieved 24 December 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.

[12] "The little blue link that could unlock rail services across middle and eastern England". Railwatch. Railfuture. December 2020. pp. 12–13.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]