Saxby railway station

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Saxby
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Edward VII at the station in 1907.
General information
Location Saxby, Leicestershire
England
Grid reference SK813193
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Midland Counties Railway
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 February 1849Opened
28 August 1892Resited
1 May 1894M&GNR line opened
28 February 1959M&GNR line closed
6 February 1961Closed
Saxby station
Track layout
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Saxby
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Saxby goods
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to Oakham
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to M&GNJR

Saxby railway station was a station serving the villages of Saxby and Freeby, Leicestershire. It was located between the two villages.

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Access

The older station was accessed along a turning from the B676 road, now known as Old Station Drive, whereas the newer station building was accessed off the Saxby to Stapleford road on the right before the railway bridge. Inter platform access on the newer station was via three sets of stairs to the road bridge. [1]

History

A 1913 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Saxby (right) Codnor Park Derby Bottesford, Saxondale, Scalford & Wycombe RJD 54.jpg
A 1913 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Saxby (right)

The Syston and Peterborough Railway was opened in stages; the third and last section of line, between Melton Mowbray and Stamford opened for goods traffic on 20 March 1848, and for passengers on 1 May 1848. [2] The station at Saxby opened on 1 February 1849, [3] and was at the north end of a tight curve around a corner of Stapleford Park. The curve was considered unsuitable for express trains running between Kettering and Nottingham via the Manton loop, so an easier curve was built in 1892 together with a new Saxby station, which opened on 28 August 1892. [3] The original station on a stub of the original line continued in use for goods.

Saxby became a junction when the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (M&GN) opened on 1 May 1894. The new line was Midland Railway property as far as Little Bytham junction, between Castle Bytham and Bourne. [4] [5]

The M&GN line closed to passengers after the last train on 28 February 1959, although the section between Saxby and South Witham remained open for goods trains. [6]

The station closed on 6 February 1961. [3] The last parts of the new station were completely demolished in late 2014, whereas the old station remains as a private house.

Routes

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Melton Mowbray
Line and station open
  Midland Railway
Leicester to Peterborough
Nottingham to Kettering
  Whissendine
Line open, station closed
Disused railways
Terminus  Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
to Spalding, Kings Lynn, etc.
  Edmondthorpe and Wymondham
Line and station closed

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References

  1. Track plans and station layout Peter Smith; The Syston and Peterborough Railway
  2. Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 106. CN 8983.
  3. 1 2 3 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 206. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  4. Wrottesley, A.J. (1981) [1970]. The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 78. ISBN   0-7153-8173-3.
  5. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
  6. Wrottesley 1981 , pp. 160, 163, 164

Coordinates: 52°45′54″N0°47′43″W / 52.7650°N 0.7954°W / 52.7650; -0.7954