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The Ashover Light Railway was a 1 ft 11+1⁄2 in narrow gauge railway in Derbyshire, England that connected Clay Cross and Ashover. It was built by the Clay Cross Company to transport minerals such as limestone, fluorite, barytes and gritstone to its works at Clay Cross and for transport around the country by the LMS.
Ashover is a village and civil parish in the English county of Derbyshire. It is in the North East Derbyshire district of the county. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Census was 1,905. It sits in a valley, not far from the town of Matlock and the Peak District national park.
Stretton railway station was a railway station at Stretton, Derbyshire, England built by the North Midland Railway.
Bamford railway station serves the village of Bamford in the Derbyshire Peak District, in England and is managed by Northern Trains. It is located 13 miles (21 km) west of Sheffield on the Hope Valley Line.
Rochford railway station is on the Shenfield to Southend Line in the East of England, serving the town of Rochford, Essex. It is 38 miles 54 chains (62.24 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Hockley and Southend Airport stations. The Engineer's Line Reference for the line is SSV; the station's three-letter station code is RFD. The platforms have an operational length for 12-coach trains.
Wool railway station serves the village of Wool in Dorset, England. It is on the South West Main Line, 125 miles 69 chains (202.6 km) down the line from London Waterloo.
Bentworth and Lasham railway station in Hampshire, England was between the villages of Bentworth to the south and Lasham to the north. The station was on the Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway and was the first village stop going north from Alton.
Milltown is a village in Derbyshire, England. It is located 1 mile south east of Ashover and is part of Ashover civil parish. To the north of the village is Milltown Quarry, now closed. It is a small quarry, which was open for limestone extraction. Milltown once had a station on the Ashover Light Railway, which closed in 1936.
West Halton railway station was a station in West Halton, Lincolnshire. The station was built by the North Lindsey Light Railway on its line from Scunthorpe railway station to Whitton in north Lincolnshire. The station was opened with the first section of the line on 3 September 1906; the line was extended from West Halton to Winteringham Haven on 15 July 1907. Following this extension, the passenger service along the line consisted of three trains each way between Scunthorpe and Winteringham, which called at Winterton and Thealby and West Halton. The station closed on 13 July 1925.
Winteringham railway station was built by the North Lindsey Light Railway in Winteringham, Lincolnshire, England and opened for public service on 15 July 1907 although the first train, a village sports club special, had run two days previously.
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+1⁄2 in narrow gauge Ashover Light Railway.
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Chesterfield Road railway station was a small station on the Ashover Light Railway and it served the village of Old Tupton, near Clay Cross, North East Derbyshire, England. The station was situated just before a large bridge that went over the Chesterfield to Derby road. It had a small wooden shelter, and was accessed by a flight of steps down to the road. It was one of the busier stations on the line because buses passed at half-hourly intervals. In 1940, the wooden shelter was destroyed in a gale, and the pieces were used to construct a small store-shed at the back of the Clay Cross locomotive shed. After closure in 1950. The site was demolished and nothing remains of the station or trackbed.
Holmgate railway station was a small station on the Ashover Light Railway and it served the Holmgate area of Clay Cross, North East Derbyshire, England. The station had a siding capable of holding around six wagons. It was provided with a small wooden shelter and a telephone box. After closure in 1950. The site was demolished and is grazed to the ground.
Springfield railway station was a small station on the Ashover Light Railway and it served the western area of Clay Cross in North East Derbyshire, England. The station consisted of nothing more than a nameboard at a point where the line was crossed by a footpath. After closure in 1950. The site was demolished and nothing remains of the station or trackbed.
Clay Lane railway station was a small station on the Ashover Light Railway and it served the western area of Clay Cross in North East Derbyshire, England. The station had a wooden shelter and a telephone box. It was located about a quarter of a mile from the main street in Clay Cross, near the Royal Oak public house. The points were laid for a siding, but this was never built, due to meagre goods traffic. Despite this, passenger traffic was initially good. After closure in 1950. The site was demolished and nothing remains of the station or trackbed.
Woolley railway station was a small station on the Ashover Light Railway and it served the small village of Woolley Moor in North East Derbyshire, England. The station had a wooden shelter and a telephone box. As well as a platelayers hut. It was located just north of Ogston Reservoir, passenger traffic was initially good. After closure in 1950, the site was demolished and nothing remains of the station but the trackbed is visible although the section to Stretton has been submerged.
Dale Bank railway station served the hamlet of Dalebank, Derbyshire, England, from 1925 to 1936 on the Ashover Light Railway.
Fallgate railway station co-served the village of Milltown, Derbyshire, England, from 1925 to 1936 on the Ashover Light Railway.
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