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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE RAILWAY STATIONS

Photographs in this gallery are of various items of railway trappings in Nottinghamshire such as stations, signalboxes, signals and whatever else is not a locomotive. I took some of these, but obviously all of the older ones have been bought or passed to me and are part of my collection. These pictures are published for pleasure/information/research purposes only and are not for sale or copy under any circumstances. Information in captions has been researched as thoroughly as possible but its accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
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CARRINGTON - 1930's - The station was opened by the Great Central Railway on its London Extension in March 1899 and was one of only two original stations on the line to have its platforms on each side, rather than having a single central island. It served a relatively affluent residential area about a mile to the north of the city centre along the Mansfield Road, and thus was popular with business people, and was built in a deep cutting 154 yards in length between the Sherwood Rise and Mansfield Road Tunnels. There were small waiting rooms on the platforms, but the booking office and main buildings were at street level with a long path leading down to the platforms. However, by the time the station was opened, the city's horse tram network was already well established and by 1901 the tramlines were converted to electricity. This limited the station's usage. It was closed to passenger services on 24 September 1928 - the first station on the Great Central Main Line to close. The line itself closed in September 1966 to passengers and completely in March 1968. There were never any goods facilities at Carrington.
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CARRINGTON - 1930's - The station was opened by the Great Central Railway on its London Extension in March 1899 and was one of only two original stations on the line to have its platforms on each side, rather than having a single central island. It served a relatively affluent residential area about a mile to the north of the city centre along the Mansfield Road, and thus was popular with business people, and was built in a deep cutting 154 yards in length between the Sherwood Rise and Mansfield Road Tunnels. There were small waiting rooms on the platforms, but the booking office and main buildings were at street level with a long path leading down to the platforms. However, by the time the station was opened, the city's horse tram network was already well established and by 1901 the tramlines were converted to electricity. This limited the station's usage. It was closed to passenger services on 24 September 1928 - the first station on the Great Central Main Line to close. The line itself closed in September 1966 to passengers and completely in March 1968. There were never any goods facilities at Carrington.

  • ASLOCKTON - 1951 - on the Grantham - Nottingham line, the station opened in 1850 - seen here in July 1951 - the platform shelter is still in use.
  • ATTEMBOROUGH - 1920's - Built as a halt known as Attenborough Gate in 1856 on the Midland Counties Railway line from Nottingham to Derby which had opened in 1839, the station opened next to a level crossing and tickets were bought from the crossing keeper. The station on the present site was built by the Midland Railway and opened in September 1864 as plain Attenborough. During World War I the station had its platforms extended as it was used as an interchange for soldiers and workers heading for National Shell Filling Factory No. 6 at nearby Chilwell. In April 1937 the station was renamed Chilwell. However, this did not go down well with Attenborough locals who raised a petition which 235 local people signed. This resulted in a decision by the LMS to revert the name to Attenborough in the September. It is an unstaffed station, having lost its station buildings and staff in the early 1990's. Following a rebuild of the platforms in 2005 the station has no architectural remains from any earlier station except parts of the footbridge. The service in 2023 is hourly between Nottingham - Derby - Matlock and pre-Covid passengers numbers were around 100,000 but since they have more or less halved. Seen here looking east from the footbridge showing the very long platforms.
  • BARNSTONE - 1952 - Barnstone Station was on the line of the Great Northern and London & North Western Joint Railway which ran from Saxondale Junction to Melton Mowbray with connections on to both Leicester and Nottingham. The station opened for goods on 30 June 1879 and for passengers on 1 September 1879. Originally named Barnston, it became Barnstone on 1 August 1897. It was equipped with a small goods yard including a dock for cattle pens. The weighbridge with its small office was near the entrance gate. The connection with the sidings to Barnstone Cement works was ¼ mile from the station in the Melton Mowbray direction. This sidings was opened on 31 May 1880. Passenger services ceased on 7 December 1953 with goods traffic continuing until 10 September 1962 when the line between Saxondale Junction and Barnstone Lime Sidings closed. Seen here looking south just before closure to passengers.
  • BARNSTONE - 1954 - Barnstone Station was on the line of the Great Northern and London & North Western Joint Railway which ran from Saxondale Junction to Melton Mowbray with connections on to both Leicester and Nottingham. The station opened for goods in June 1879 and for passengers in September 1879. Originally named Barnston, it became Barnstone in August 1897. It was equipped with a small goods yard including a dock for cattle pens. The weighbridge with its small office was near the entrance gate. The connection with the sidings to Barnstone Cement works was ¼ mile from the station in the Melton Mowbray direction. This sidings was opened in May 1880. In common with most of the stations on this line, the station was bleak and facilities were very limited, as were passenger numbers. Passenger services ceased in December 1953 with goods traffic continuing until September 1962 when the line between Saxondale Junction and Barnstone Lime Sidings closed. Seen here looking north just after closure to passengers.
  • BINGHAM - 1910 - Opened in July 1850 by the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway, the line soon passed into Great Northern hands. In 1879, the GNR/LNWR opened an adjacent station at Bingham Road on its line from Market Harbrough to Nottingham as it was unable to use the GNR station due to the layout of the extensive junction here. Bingham Road closed in 1951, just this station remaining open today, handling about 75000 passengers per year. Seen here looking east in about 1910.
  • BINGHAM - 1910 - Opened in July 1850 by the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway, the line soon passed into Great Northern hands. In 1879, the GNR/LNWR opened an adjacent station at Bingham Road on its line from Market Harbrough to Nottingham as it was unable to use the GNR station due to the layout of the extensive junction here. Bingham Road closed in 1951, just this station remaining open today, handling about 75000 passengers per year. Seen here looking west in about 1910.
  • BINGHAM - 1960's - Opened in July 1850 by the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway, the line soon passed into Great Northern hands. In 1879, the GNR/LNWR opened an adjacent station at Bingham Road on its line from Market Harbrough to Nottingham as it was unable to use the GNR station due to the layout of the extensive junction here. Bingham Road closed in 1951, just this station remaining open today, handling about 75000 passengers per year. Seen here in the 1960's looking west, two Class 114 DMU's in the station.
  • BINGHAM - 1974 - Opened in July 1850 by the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway, the line soon passed into Great Northern hands. In 1879, the GNR/LNWR opened an adjacent station at Bingham Road on its line from Market Harbrough to Nottingham as it was unable to use the GNR station due to the layout of the extensive junction here. Bingham Road closed in 1951, just this station remaining open today, handling about 75000 passengers per year. Seen here in September 1974 looking east.
  • BINGHAM - 1974 - Opened in July 1850 by the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway, the line soon passed into Great Northern hands. In 1879, the GNR/LNWR opened an adjacent station at Bingham Road on its line from Market Harbrough to Nottingham as it was unable to use the GNR station due to the layout of the extensive junction here. Bingham Road closed in 1951, just this station remaining open today, handling about 75000 passengers per year. Seen here in September 1974 looking west.
  • BINGHAM ROAD - 1950's - Opened in September 1879 on the GN/LNW Joint Line just south-east of Saxondale Junction. Such was the alignment of the chord from Stathern Junction that is was not possible to run into the GNR Bingham Station and so this almost adjacent station was opened. The facilities were as sparse as was the train service and it closed in July 1951, the entire line closing two years later. Nothing remains of the station. Seen here looking east after closure.
  • CARLTON & NETHERFIELD - 1952 - Carlton & Netherfield is the first station out of Nottingham on the line to Newark Castle and Lincoln and opened in August 1846 as plain Carlton. It is nearer to Netherfield than Carlton but the Netherfield name was already in use on the line to Grantham. In November 1871 it was renamed Carlton & Gedling and renamed again in November 1896 as Carlton & Netherfield for Gedling and Colwick! In 1974 it beacme just plain Carlton again. The station has staggered platforms separated by a level crossing. Pre-Covid it handled about 50,000 passengers per year but this is now much reduced. Seen here looking east in 1952 as an LMS 2-6-4T approaches on a local train.
  • CARLTON & NETHERFIELD - 1960's - Carlton & Netherfield is the first station out of Nottingham on the line to Newark Castle and Lincoln and opened in August 1846 as plain Carlton. It is nearer to Netherfield than Carlton but the Netherfield name was already in use on the line to Grantham. In November 1871 it was renamed Carlton & Gedling and renamed again in November 1896 as Carlton & Netherfield for Gedling and Colwick! In 1974 it beacme just plain Carlton again. The station has staggered platforms separated by a level crossing. Pre-Covid it handled about 50,000 passengers per year but this is now much reduced. Seen here looking towards Nottingham
  • CARRINGTON - 1930's - The station was opened by the Great Central Railway on its London Extension in March 1899 and was one of only two original stations on the line to have its platforms on each side, rather than having a single central island. It served a relatively affluent residential area about a mile to the north of the city centre along the Mansfield Road, and thus was popular with business people, and was built in a deep cutting 154 yards in length between the Sherwood Rise and Mansfield Road Tunnels. There were small waiting rooms on the platforms, but the booking office and main buildings were at street level with a long path leading down to the platforms. However, by the time the station was opened, the city's horse tram network was already well established and by 1901 the tramlines were converted to electricity. This limited the station's usage. It was closed to passenger services on 24 September 1928 - the first station on the Great Central Main Line to close. The line itself closed in September 1966 to passengers and completely in March 1968. There were never any goods facilities at Carrington.
  • CHECKER HOUSE - 1953 - The line between Worksop and Retford was opened in July 1849 but Checker House Station was an afterthought, being opened in April 1852. The platforms lay immediately to the east of the Great North Road (A1) and crossed it on the level. There was goods yard on the other side of the road and sidings to a brickworks. The station closed to passengers in September 1931 and, as can be seen, the platform faces were demolished, but it remained open for goods traffic until 1963. Nothing now remains of the station. Seen here looking east from the goods yard.
  • COTHAM - 1954 - Cotham was the only intermediate station on the Great Northern Railway Newark to Bottesford line, which was a northern continuation of the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. It opened in 1879 and was served by through services to the joint line, but only one of these remained in 1910 and this had been withdrawn by 1922. The station closed in 1939 but occasional passenger services between Nottingham to Newark continued to use the line until 1955. Seen here looking south, still open for goods traffic but looking very bleak and deserted.
  • COTTAM - 1950's - Located on the Great Central Railway route from Saxilby to Retford, Cottam Station stood adjacent to Cottam Power Station, the track to the power station still being situ, although now disused. The station was opened in December 1850 and the line east of Cottam closed in November 1959. Nothing remains of the station.
  • DUKERIES JUNCTION - 1930's - This station was opened on the LDECR line from Chesterfield to Lincoln in June 1897 as Tuxford Exchange but soon renamed. It was jointly owned by the LDECR and GNR. It was designed as an interchange station with the GNR mainline, visible on the right, and was situated well away from any public habitation, it's principal users being railwaymen employed at the Works in the background. The station had only passenger facilities, and they were very scant, and closed in March 1950. The station had two opposing platforms on the GNR's lower level tracks and wooden buildings on a wooden, island platform with two faces on the LDECR's tracks immediately above. The two levels were connected by stairs. In 1922, there were three trains per day from Chesterfield to Lincoln, with a fourth on a Friday, and all called ay Dukeries Junction. Two trains per day left Dukeries Junction low level northbound for Tuxford North and Retford, with a third calling to set down only, except on Fridays when it both picked up and set down. Three trains per day left Dukeries Junction low level southbound for Crow Park and Newark, with a third calling to set down only, except on Fridays when it both picked up and set down. The station was demolished shortly after closure although the line remained open until 1980 with only the section High Marnham Power Station retained for coal traffic. This too ceased in 2003. In 2009, a 1o mile long test track was opened from High Marnham to Thoresby Colliery Junction passing through the site of Dukeries Junction Station.
  • ELTON & ORSTON - 1950's - Opened in 1850 by the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway, taken over by the GNR in 1855, it appears to be a stereotypical minor country station. The only stopping trains here were the Grantham - Nottingham locals, amounting 17 each way per day in Summer 1956. It was opened as plain Elton but renamed by the LNER as there were other stations called Elton on their network. It remains open but there is only one service to Nottingham per day at 06:25 and one service to Skegness per day at 17:10. Not surprisingly, the 2019/2020 statistics show only 68 recorded journeys to and from Elton and Orston and it was the second least used station in the country behind Berney Arms. It was Nottinghamshire's least used station and is one stop down the line from Leicestershire's least used station, Bottesford. The Covid 19 pandemic saw passenger numbers dive to just 12. Seen here looking east, showing the small goods yard.
  • ELTON & ORSTON - 1950's - Opened in 1850 by the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway, taken over by the GNR in 1855, it appears to be a stereotypical minor country station. The only stopping trains here were the Grantham - Nottingham locals, amounting 17 each way per day in Summer 1956. It was opened as plain Elton but renamed by the LNER as there were other stations called Elton on their network. It remains open but there is only one service to Nottingham per day at 0625 and one service to Skegness per day at 1710. Not surprisingly, the 2019/2020 statistics show only 68 recorded journeys to and from Elton and Orston and it was the second least used station in the country behind Berney Arms. It was Nottinghamshire's least used station and is one stop down the line from Leicestershire's least used station, Bottesford. The Covid 19 pandemic saw passenger numbers dive to just 12. Seen here looking west.
  • ELTON & ORSTON - 1957 - Opened in 1850 by the Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and Eastern Junction Railway, taken over by the GNR in 1855, it appears to be a stereotypical minor country station. The only stopping trains here were the Grantham - Nottingham locals, amounting 17 each way per day in Summer 1956. It was opened as plain Elton but renamed by the LNER as there were other stations called Elton on their network. It remains open but there is only one service to Nottingham per day at 06:25 and one service to Skegness per day at 17:10. Not surprisingly, the 2019/2020 statistics show only 68 recorded journeys to and from Elton and Orston and it was the second least used station in the country behind Berney Arms. It was Nottinghamshire's least used station and is one stop down the line from Leicestershire's least used station, Bottesford. The Covid 19 pandemic saw passenger numbers dive to just 12. Seen here looking east in October 1957 with WD Class 8F 2-8-0 No.90015 returning to depot at 38A Colwick.
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