Wellingborough London Road railway station

Wellingborough London Road
A Peterborough - Northampton train in 1962
General information
Location	Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire England
Grid reference	SP902665
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and Birmingham Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 June 1845	Opened (Wellingborough)
16 July 1924	Renamed (Wellingborough London Road)
4 May 1964	Closed to passengers [1]
7 November 1966	Station closed to goods [2]
Location

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

The former Wellingborough London Road railway bridge over the River Nene is now a footbridge.

History

The station opened in 1845 and closed in 1964 to passengers and closed fully in 1966.

Stationmasters

• Henry Cooper 1850 ^[3] - 1853
• J.V. Jarrett 1853 - 1856 (afterwards station master at Leighton Buzzard)
• T.B. Dixon 1856 - 1861 ^[4] (formerly station master at Market Harborough, afterwards station master at Leighton Buzzard)
• John Green 1861 ^[4] - 1896
• William Henry Judge 1896 - 1898 ^[5] (afterwards station master at Market Harborough)
• William Jackson 1898 - 1902 ^[5] (afterwards station master at Higham Ferrers)
• David Horne 1902 ^[5] - 1920 ^[6] (formerly station master at Higham Ferrers)
• Horace Edward Neale 1920 - ca. 1923

From 1930 the station master was in charge of both the Midland Road and London Road stations. ^[7]

Location

This station was on an important junction with a link to the Midland Main Line at Wellingborough Midland Road which enabled through running from Northampton to Midland Road, Kettering and Leicester. The station remains have gone with the line ending under the A45.

The former Wellingborough London Road railway track location.

The former service

The service was from Peterborough to Northampton via Wellingborough.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Castle Ashby & Earls Barton Line and station closed		London and North Western Railway Northampton and Peterborough Railway		Ditchford Line and station closed
				Wellingborough Midland Road Line closed, station open

See also

• Wellingborough
• Wellingborough railway station
• London and Birmingham Railway

References

1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
2. Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 142. ISBN   0-905466-19-5.
3. "1836-1851 Salaried Officers". London and North Western. Operating, Traffic, Coaching Depts: 131. 1836. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
4. "1837-1863 Salaried Officers". London and North Western. Operating, Traffic, Coaching Depts: 112. 1837. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
5. "1898-1914 Coaching Pgs. 1-572". London and North Western. Operating, Traffic, Coaching Depts: 112. 1898. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
6. "Long Service" . Midland Mail. England. 29 October 1920. Retrieved 29 January 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "A new stationmaster" . Northampton Mercury. England. 28 November 1930. Retrieved 29 January 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

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