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Coordinates: 53°18′26″N 1°18′57″W / 53.3072°N 1.3159°W / 53.3072; -1.3159
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Spinkhill
General information
LocationBolsover
Owned byLNER
British Railways
Managed byGreat Central Railway
Line(s)LD&ECR
Platforms2 (reduced to 1 in later years)
Key dates
1 October 1898[1]Opened
11 September 1939[2]scheduled services end
after 1958Closed completely
LD&ECR and Sheffield District Railway

Spinkhill railway station is a former 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.

All tracks were lifted after closure.

Modern times

The humpback bridge over the trackbed between the station and the tunnel survives, as does the station house, which has been a private residence for many years. At 20 July 2013 the station and station house were almost entirely obscured by trees and the tunnel mouth completely so.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Upperthorpe and Killamarsh
Line and station closed 		  Great Central Railway
Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway 		  Clowne South
Line and station closed

References

Notes

  1. ^ Dow 1971, p. 167.
  2. ^ Cupit & Taylor 1984, p. 42.
  3. ^ MSM College: via their website
  4. ^ Booth 2013, p. 45.
  5. ^ 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. 06715029. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Cupit, J.; Taylor, W. (1984) [1966]. The Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway. Oakwood Library of Railway History (2nd ed.). Headington: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-302-8. OL19. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Dow, George (1971) [1965]. Great Central, Volume 3 Faye sets the pace. London: Ian Allan. ISBN 0 7110 0263 0. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
  • Little, Lawson (1995). Langwith Junction, the Life and Times of a Railway Village. Newark: Vesper Publications. ISBN 0 9526171 0 2. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

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