Whatstandwell railway station

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12 mile (0.8 km) to cross onto the correct line, they were determined to return to Derby on the wrong line, calculating that they would get back before anything started out from Derby. They ignored the rules of the company which required a fireman walking 800 yards (732 m) in advance of the train and proceeding at a walking pace; instead, they travelled at full speed. [6]

They collided with another engine and Michael Barker, a fireman, was killed. Samuel Kent, George Cawood and John Smeeton were indicted for his manslaughter. They were found guilty at the Midland Assizes on 18 March 1854. Kent was sentenced by Lord Chief Justice Jervis to 18 months’ imprisonment and hard labour; the others were given 12 months each. [7]

Facilities

Whatstandwell station, with a passenger service approaching from Nottingham Looking South-East from the footbridge at Whatstandwell Railway Station 01.jpg
Whatstandwell station, with a passenger service approaching from Nottingham

The station has a single platform, which has direct access from the station car park and the A6 road. Additionally, a footbridge crosses the railway line and gives access to the Cromford Canal towpath and to a bridge over the canal to Main Road, the village and Crich Tramway Village. [8]

There is a shelter and ticket machine on the platform; tickets can also be also purchased from the guard on the train. There is no ticket office or toilets and the station is generally unstaffed. [8]

A team of volunteers from the village helps to maintain the station and car park.[ citation needed ]

Service

All services at Whatstandwell are operated by East Midlands Railway using Class 170 diesel multiple units.

The typical off-peak service is one train per hour in each direction between Matlock and Nottingham, via Derby. On Sundays, the station is served by one train every two hours in each direction in the morning, increasing to hourly in the afternoon. [9]

Whatstandwell
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General information
Location Whatstandwell, Derbyshire Dales
England
Grid reference SK333541
Managed by East Midlands Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeWTS
Classification DfT category F2
Key dates
4 June 1849 [1] opened
11 November 1894 [2] resited
Passengers
2019/20Increase2.svg 27,052
Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Ambergate   East Midlands Railway
  Cromford

References

  1. "Our Kist. The Dales of Derbyshire" . Derbyshire Courier. England. 9 June 1849. Retrieved 26 January 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. 1 2 "Whatstandwell New Station" . Sheffield Independent. England. 12 November 1894. Retrieved 30 December 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "How To Find Us". Crich Tramway Village. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  4. 1 2 Rail Map online (Map). RailMapOnline.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. "Whatstandwell Station" . Sheffield Independent. England. 12 March 1894. Retrieved 30 December 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "The late collision near Whatstandwell Bridge Station" . Derby Mercury. England. 22 March 1854. Retrieved 30 December 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Midland Circuit - Derby March 18" . Morning Advertiser. England. 20 March 1854. Retrieved 30 December 2021 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. 1 2 "Whatstandwell station". National Rail . Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  9. "Timetables". East Midlands Railway. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.

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