Worthington railway station

Worthington
General information
Location	Worthington, Leicestershire, North West Leicestershire England
Coordinates	52°47′06″N1°23′49″W / 52.785°N 1.397°W / 52.785; -1.397
Grid reference	SK40752095
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1869 [1]	Station opened
22 Sept 1930	Passenger service withdrawn
1939	Line becomes Melbourne Military Railway
1945	Line returned to LMS
21 May 1980	Line closed to freight traffic
Location

Worthington railway station was a station at Worthington, Leicestershire, England.

History

The station opened on 1 October 1869 ^[1] when the Midland Railway extended its Line from Melbourne. The line was further extended in 1874 from Worthington to Ashby de la Zouch.

In 1930 passenger services were withdrawn and the Midland's successor, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, was using the line only for freight services. During the Second World War the line became the Melbourne Military Railway. In 1945 the War Department returned the line and station to the LMS.

In 1980 British Railways closed the line and by the 1990s the track had been dismantled. National Cycle Route 6 now joins the trackbed at the site of the former station.

Stationmasters

• A. Nowell until 1872 ^[2] (afterwards station master at Rainworth)
• John Mercer 1872 - 1874 ^[2] (afterwards station master at Kirkby-in-Ashfield East)
• W. Wright 1874 - 1875 ^[2]
• Henry Kirk 1875 ^[2] - 1881 ^[3] (afterwards station master at Kingsbury)
• Edwin Allard 1881 - 1883 ^[3]
• J. Edwards 1883 - 1886 ^[3]
• G.F. Munns 1886 ^[3]
• S. Oughton 1886 - 1887 ^[3] (afterwards station master at Ribblehead)
• E. Birkinshaw 1887 - 1891 ^[3] (afterwards station master at Harvington)
• S. Hart 1891 - 1894 ^[3] (formerly station master at Tonge and Breedon)
• G. Albutt 1894 - 1896 ^[3] (formerly station master at Tonge and Breedon)
• Thomas Beighton 1896 ^[3] - 1901 ^[4] (afterwards station master at Thornton)
• J. Gaffertty 1901 - 1904 ^[4] (afterwards station master at Denby)
• W.J. Lloyd 1904 - 1907 ^[4]
• G.H. Aewey 1907 - 1908 ^[4]
• Harry York 1908 ^[4] - ca. 1911
• Arthur John Tilley ca. 1914 ca. 1925
• T.F. Houle 1932 - 1939 ^[5] (afterwards station master at Hasland)
• A. Robinson from 1939 (formerly station master at Melbourne)

Route

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Ashby de la Zouch Line open, station closed		Midland Railway Melbourne line		Tonge and Breedon Line and station closed

References

1. "Midland Railway" . Derby Mercury. England. 6 October 1869. Retrieved 3 January 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 280. 1871. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
3. "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 248. 1881. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
4. "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1026". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 498. 1899. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
5. "New Stationmaster" . 6 July 1939. England. 3 January 1874. Retrieved 3 January 2022– via British Newspaper Archive.