Twenty railway station
| Twenty | |
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| Former station building, now a double glazing works | |
| Location | |
| Place | Twenty, Lincolnshire |
| Area | South Kesteven |
| Coordinates | 52°46′10″N 0°17′25″W / 52.7694444°N 0.2902778°WCoordinates: 52°46′10″N 0°17′25″W / 52.7694444°N 0.2902778°W |
| Grid reference | TF154204 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Spalding and Bourne Railway[1] |
| Pre-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
| Platforms | 2[2] |
| History | |
| 1 August 1866 | Opened[3] |
| 9 October 1880 | Closed |
| 1 February 1881 | Reopened |
| 2 March 1959 | Closed |
| 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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Twenty railway station served the village of Twenty, Lincolnshire. It was on the route of the Spalding and Bourne Railway (opened 1866),[4] later part of the Midland and Eastern Railway and then part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway main line between the Midlands and the Norfolk Coast.[5][6]
[edit] History
The station opened with the line on 1 August 1866, closed temporarily between 9 October 1880 and 1 February 1881, and closed permanently on 2 March 1959,[3] although the line remained opened for goods until 1964.[7] The three intermediate stations between Spalding and Bourne had unusual names, because there were few nearby settlements; in the area there was a series of drainage ditches, the twentieth of which ran close to the station, hence the name "Twenty".[8]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Line and station closed
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Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
Line and station closed
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The former station buildings are still extant, unusually for this line, and in use as commercial premises[9] by a well-respected Double Glazing company.
[edit] References
- ^ "National monument record:railway line". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1365028.
- ^ Back, Michael (May 2009). Branch lines around Spalding: M&GN to Long Sutton. Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-9-6008-52-9. http://www.middeltonpress.co.uk.
- ^ a b 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. p. 236. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- ^ Casserley, H.C. (April 1968). "Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway". Britain's Joint Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 15. ISBN 0 7110 0024 7.
- ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
- ^ "National monument record:Station". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=507098.
- ^ "A Midland & Great Northern Miscellany". The Lincolnshire & East Yorkshire Transport Review. http://www.leytransport.i12.com/joint.htm. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
- ^ Wrottesley, A.J. (1981) [1970]. The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 23. ISBN 0 7153 8173 3.
- ^ "Page from Rex Needle's web site on Bourne". http://homepages.which.net/~rex/bourne/twenty.htm.
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