Spinkhill railway station
Former railway station in Derbyshire, England
Spinkhill | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Spinkhill, North East Derbyshire England |
| Platforms | 2 (reduced to 1 in later years) |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | LD&ECR |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 October 1898[1] | Opened |
| 11 September 1939[2] | scheduled services end |
| after 1958 | Closed completely |
Spinkhill railway station is a disused railway station in Spinkhill, Derbyshire, England.
History
The station was built by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway on their Beighton Branch, within sight of the northern portal of Spinkhill Tunnel. It opened in 1898 and closed to regular timetabled passenger traffic in 1939, though start and end of term special trains for pupils at the nearby Mount St Mary's College[3] continued for some years thereafter.[4]
The line through the station was closed as a through route on 9 January 1967[5] but trains continued to serve the nearby Westthorpe Colliery until it closed in 1984. This involved using the former running lines and the sidings behind the station house.
Modern times
The humpback bridge over the trackbed between the station and the tunnel survives, as does the station house, which is now a private residence. The tunnel can still be discerned but is now overgrown. The track through the station site and tunnel was lifted after the closure of the line when the colliery closed.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Upperthorpe and Killamarsh Line and station closed | Great Central Railway Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway | Clowne South Line and station closed |
References
Notes
- ^ Dow 1965, p. 167.
- ^ Cupit & Taylor 1984, p. 42.
- ^ MSM College: via their website
- ^ Booth 2013, p. 45.
- ^ Little 1995, p. 67.
Sources
- Booth, Chris (2013). The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway A pictorial view of the "Dukeries Route" and branches. Blurb. ISBN 978-1-78155-660-3. 06715029.
- Cupit, J.; Taylor, W. (1984) [1966]. The Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway. Oakwood Library of Railway History (2nd ed.). Headington: Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-302-2. OL19.
- Dow, George (1965). Great Central, Volume Three: Fay Sets the Pace, 1900–1922. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-0263-0. OCLC 500447049.
- Little, Lawson (1995). Langwith Junction, the Life and Times of a Railway Village. Newark-upon-Trent: Vesper Publications. ISBN 978-0-9526171-0-5.
External links
- The station and line on various navigable historic maps National Library of Scotland
- The station and line on various navigable historic maps Rail Map Online
- Spinkhill railway station on navigable 1955 O.S. map npe Maps
- The station in its last years RCTS
- The station in its last years RCTS
- The station and signalbox flickr
- The station, bridge and tunnel flickr
- Ticket to Spink Hill (original spelling) Old Miner
53°18′26″N 1°18′57″W / 53.3072°N 1.3159°W / 53.3072; -1.3159
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