Uttoxeter railway station map and location information. A short history of the north staffordshire railway company the following extract is taken from the 1908 edition of the official illustrated guide to the district adjacent to the north staffordshire railway. The lost railway stations of nottingham nottinghamshire live. Islandshire, norhamshire and bedlingtonshire were enclaves of durham until 1844. A collection of articles about the opening and history of meldreth station, gathered together to celebrate the 150th anniversary of. It even says the the great central railway originally wanted nottingham victoria station to be built where the royal center now stands across a viaduct that would of gone across the city.
The railway station, beverley 1164550 historic england. As tourism grew in the victorian era the carrying of. Mar 31, 20 really must recommend this book for us railway enthusiasts on here. The latter thus gained a through route from grantham via the ambergate. Aug 07, 2018 a train pulls into thorneywood station in 1911. I found uttoxeter to buxton to be a fascinating route, never having travelled on it, and seeing pictures of people in the river next to the station at. Batterdale books buys and sells secondhand books on british and overseas railways, canals, trams and buses, and industrial history.
New 2017 edition with minor revisions of this popular cumbrian title which has been unavailable for some time. History and future the collection of memorable moments with david piggott presented to him on his retirement can be downloaded here. Marchington railway station news newspapers books scholar jstor may 2015. Whilst a communication between london and york via cambridge was discussed in 1835, it was not until 1844 that a more direct route was seriously. We can supply new postcard size digital prints of most railway stations in england, scotland and wales from our database of over 30,000 images.
The full range of tickets for travel are purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost since. Railway station, 1846 by g t andrews for the york and north midland railway with later additions and alterations for the north eastern railway. The great northern railway gnr was a british railway company, founded by the london and york railway act of 1846. Bhi publications publishes railroad photo books intended for use by manufacturers and modelers. Preservation history by the late 1960s it was becoming apparent that steam was soon to be a thing of the past on our railways. Chapter 6 in lost railways of nottinghamshire by geoffrey kingscott countryside books, 2004. Media in category uttoxeter railway station the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. The town also has a railway station, uttoxeter railway station, which was. May 20, 2017 this book covers a fascinating route with plenty of interest and it is an ideal source of information for anyone modelling part of the north staffordshire railway.
The station is owned by network rail and managed by east midlands railway. If our last class of the day was at the grange, we could often get down station road to the crossing to see the thamesclyde express go through typically around 4. Nov 05, 2009 if our last class of the day was at the grange, we could often get down station road to the crossing to see the thamesclyde express go through typically around 4. Nottinghamshires railway history is defined by coal, geography, competition and politics. This is illustrated with photoraphs and several specially drawn maps. Jul 30, 20 history of railways in northumberland this refers to the pre1974 boundaries of northumberland, after which north tyneside council became an independent local authority.
The english railway station is an accessible, engaging and comprehensively illustrated general history of the architectural development and social history of the british railway station, from the dawn of the railway age to the ravages of the 1960s and. Not just on high profile main line passenger trains, but even on the varied colliery and industrial railways that were such a major part of the north east landscape. It is also the closest station to humberside airport, located 2. Stafford common railway station was a former british railway station on the outskirts of stafford it was opened by the stafford and uttoxeter railway in 1874 about seven years after the line opened. Netherfield railway station is a very small unstaffed station on the netherfield grantham line in nottinghamshire. The big four railway companies lms, lner, southern railway and gwr with its iconic swindon works and the beginnings of british rail are all explored. New book journeys into history of buxton to uttoxeter railway line. In 2001, the population was 12,023, increasing to,089 at the 2011 census. The stafford and uttoxeter railway was created by act of parliament in 1862, to run between stafford and uttoxeter in staffordshire, england. There is no ticket office, station buildings or facilities at uttoxeter. Northallerton railway station ntr the abc railway guide. The station opened for goods on 30 june 1879 and for passengers on 1 september 1879.
Nottingham station, briefly known as nottingham city and for rather longer as nottingham midland, is a railway station and tram stop in the city of nottingham. History of weston and ingestre with some mention of the local railways. It is operated by transpennine express, with east midlands railway and northern also serving the station barnetby railway station is unstaffed, and is popular with railway enthusiasts for the freight which passes through. Driver and featured fine pierced grill cast ironwork on the platforms. Former orwell railway station, now a station bungalow tm22484105 with some of the rail line bank remaining. Barnstone railway station langar cum barnstone history. The coniston railway was not built for tourists but to transport the copper mined at coniston in the 19th century. History of the north staffordshire railway rudyard lake. History and future meldreth, shepreth and foxton community. Uttoxeter lies close to the river dove in east staffordshire, near the cities of stokeontrent, derby and lichfield. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Uttoxeter railway station the website of the north.
The great northern was the youngest of the dozen or so principal british railways. A station cottage tm22504100 is also present today, where an unnamed building was in 1880. Originally openend to traffic on july 1849, oakamoor station was on the north staffordshire railway s churnet valley line which ran between north rode and uttoxeter. Railway stations in nottinghamshire wikimedia commons. Annual footfall is 157,547 based on the lennon latest earnings network nationally over night ticketing and revenue database. Although many people mourn the loss of these lines, as the author points out many people deplored their being built in the first place as industry and the faulty system developed through what had been largely a rural county. Buy stafford and uttoxeter railway library of railway history 1st by jones, p. David birch it ran from london road high level station then looped north to stations at. Newcastle upon tyne has been independent since the 1400s.
Great northern railway in the east midlands paperback. Geoffrey kinsscott traces the history of the railway lines in the county including branches of the great central railway and ashover light railway, from their opening in the mid 19th century and, in many cases, their closure in the 20th century. The station stood at end of what was then called cat street, which was eventually renamed in 1844 to the now much more familiar station street. R in the east midlands great northern railway in the. There was a single platform with a stationmasters office and waiting room, but it included a goods yard and an engine shed.
Railway correspondence and travel society january 2000 language. David birch it ran from london road high level station then looped north to stations at thorneywood, st anns, sherwood and on to daybrook. Preservation history tanfield railway the worlds oldest. The coleorton tramway was a horse drawn railway transporting coal from mines in the lount and newbold area to swannington for onward dispatch by the leicester and swannington railway. I could have listed 50 excellent fiction and nonfiction railway books. Brief history of the waverley route the waverley route was a doubletrack railway line that ran south from edinburgh in scotland through midlothian and the scottish borders to carlisle in england. History of railways in northumberland this refers to the pre1974 boundaries of northumberland, after which north tyneside council became an independent local authority. It is also a nodal point on the citys tram system, with a tram stop that was originally called station street but is now known as nottingham station. Originally named barnston, it became barnstone on 1 august. British railways past and present series by nigel g. From long eaton station the real one on station road, there was a footpath that ran along the side of the railway all the way to trent station. Main elevation symmetrical,with wings with 4 windows in recesses flanking centre section of 4 windows and 2 doors under later canopy, glazed, with iron brackets.
Synopsis geoffrey kinsscott traces the history of the railway lines in the county including branches of the great central railway and ashover light railway, from their opening in the mid 19th century and, in many cases, their closure in the 20th century. Prints are on 6 x 4 260 gram glossy photo card with the image surrounded. Barnetby railway station serves the village of barnetbylewold in north lincolnshire, england. Much of nottinghamshires former railway network is unlikely to see a train again. Really must recommend this book for us railway enthusiasts on here. Some of the peak districts lost railway stations have been brought back to life in a. Opened by the north british railway in 1862 and closed by british railways in 1969. It was nicknamed the clog and knocker it was purchased for. Patterton railway station map and location information. Nov 15, 2014 the english railway station is an accessible, engaging and comprehensively illustrated general history of the architectural development and social history of the british railway station, from the dawn of the railway age to the ravages of the 1960s and the station s rebirth at the end of the 20th century. The book, an outline history of the railways of nottinghamshire covers the period from the very first appearance of steam locomotion in the county, right through to the highspeed privatised lines of today over 170 years of railway history in one book. The history of nottinghams railways up to 1990 petes. Also shown are the splendidly styled buildings, which still stand at most of the intermediate stations.
Although many people mourn the loss of these lines, as the author points out many people deplored their being built in the first place as industry and the faulty system developed through what had. The complex lines at lincoln and their later simplification are fully explained and illustrated. Junejuly 2017 of value to enhusiasts with an interest in the geographical area or to add to their collection. A collection of articles about the opening and history of meldreth station, gathered together to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the stations opening on 1st august 1851.
Jun 22, 20 the complex lines at lincoln and their later simplification are fully explained and illustrated. The first service to call at the station was a great central express from manchester to marylebone which pulled in at 1. Uttoxeter station, station road, uttoxeter, staffordshire, st14 8xg. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. This is a wellresearched book about another rural route that seems to have spent. It was in fact opened in 1883 to replace the first station opened in 1839, further up the line at the very end of station street then cat street. Live train times can be found on our stationboard pages. Data is updated weekly and may not reflect unplanned dispruptions such as essential engineering works, weather or otherwise. This page was last edited on 4 january 2019, at 04. The nottingham suburban railway by john marshall in the british railway journal, no 14, 1986. Postgrouping, london, midland and scottish railway. Uttoxeter station is in the staffordshire county council local authority area.
We are pleased to offer a huge selection of music books, rock and pop books. Burtons first railway station was opened in 1839 by the birmingham and derby junction railway on its original route from derby to hamptoninarden meeting the london and birmingham railway for london. Northallerton railway station is a medium sized station on the york northallerton line in romanby, north yorkshire. This staffordshire town is home to uttoxeter racecourse, a national hunt racecourse, which was opened in 1907.
Opened by the midland railway in 1857, kettering was originally a two platform station on the line linking the midland with the gnr at hitchin. As tourism grew in the victorian era the carrying of passengers both as a service for locals and for pleasure became an important part of the railways business. Uttoxeter railway station pronounced listen help info in uttoxeter, staffordshire, england, is served by trains on the crewederby line, which is also a community rail line known as the north staffordshire line. A great variety of passenger and freight trains can be enjoyed.
There are two platforms at uttoxeter station platform 1 for derby trains and platform 2 for crewe trains. There is a payanddisplay car park and cycle storage at the entrance to platform 1. Uttoxeter or sometimes locally is a market town in staffordshire, england. Nottingham suburban railway mapperley and sherwood history. The nottingham station tram stop, showing the former station street stop access tower with net logo in the distance to facilitate the nottingham express transit s phase two extension into the south of the city, it was decided to have the tram line cross the station on the line of the original great central railway viaduct, which had been. A photograph of the north staffordshire railway station at uttoxeter.
Railway though many will be able to remember the old railway station on the site of the current one, this was not the original burton station. The north staffordshire railway opened its station at uttoxeter in 1848, while the. Marchington railway station was a railway station in marchington, staffordshire which opened. The nottingham suburban railway by john marshall in the railway magazine, june 1961, pages 3739. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. History kettering railway station, kettering traveller. Stafford and uttoxeter railway library of railway history. Patterton station, stewarton road, patterton, east renfrewshire, g77 6nr. Find a station or location thats covered in our books.