Grimston railway station
| Grimston | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Grimston |
| Area | Melton |
| Coordinates | 52°46′56″N 0°57′56″W / 52.782159°N 0.965675°WCoordinates: 52°46′56″N 0°57′56″W / 52.782159°N 0.965675°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 2 Feb 1880[1] | Station opens |
| 4th Feb 1957[2] | Closes to passengers and goods |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Grimston was a railway station serving Grimston in the English county of Leicestershire. It was opened on the Midland Railway route between London and Nottingham via Corby. The line still exists today as part of the Old Dalby Test Track.
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[edit] History
The station was opened in 1880 by the Midland Railway on its cut-off line from Melton Mowbray to Nottingham, which had opened the previous year to allow the railway company's expresses between London and the North to avoid reversal at Nottingham. It also improved access to and from the iron-ore fields in Leicestershire and Rutland. Local traffic was minimal and Grimston closed to passengers in 1957.[3]
According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were handled by this station in 1956: G, P, F, L, H, C and there was a 1 ton 10 cwt crane.[4]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dalby | Midland Railway Manton Route |
Melton Mowbray | ||
[edit] Present day
Following the closure of the line as a through-route in 1968, the track between Melton Mowbray and Edwalton was reused as part of the Old Dalby Test Track, used initially for the Advanced Passenger Train project and, more recently, Class 390 Pendolino units.[3] The original station building was timber and did not survive, nor did the brick-built goods shed but the Up platform is still in existence and the station masters house is a private residence.
[edit] References
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199. p. 110.
- ^ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Station, Avon Anglia ISBN 0 905466 19 5
- ^ a b Shannon, Paul (2007). Nottinghamshire (British Railways Past and Present). Kettering, Northants: Past & Present Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-85895-253-6.
- ^ Official Handbook of Stations,British Transport Commission, 1956.
