Blidworth and Rainworth railway station
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Blidworth and Rainworth | |
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_1833983_0f90bd9e.jpg) Blidworth and Rainworth railway station in the distance in 1963 | |
| General information | |
| Location | England |
| Grid reference | SK863579 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1871 | Opened as Rainworth |
| 24 March 1877 | Renamed Blidworth |
| 12 August 1929 | Closed to passengers |
| 25 June 1964 | Closed to freight |
Blidworth and Rainworth railway station served the villages of Blidworth and Rainworth in Nottinghamshire, England; it was a stop on the Midland Railway's Rolleston Junction to Mansfield line.
History
[edit]The station opened in 1871[1] as Rainworth when the Midland Railway extended the existing Rollesdon Junction to Southwell line from Southwell to Mansfield.[citation needed]
It was renamed Blidworth on 24 March 1877.[2]
The station closed to passengers on 12 August 1929[3] when the Mansfield to Southwell section, which passed through a mining area, closed to passengers. The railway replaced it with a road motor omnibus service provided in conjunction with Mansfield and District Tramways Limited connecting with the railway stations between Mansfield and Newark. Freight services continued until 25 June 1964.[citation needed]
Nothing remains of the station or trackbed and it has been lost to a housing development called Curzon Close.[citation needed]
Services
[edit]-
Timetable from the Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald, on Saturday 12 August 1871, showing the station named as Rainworth -
Timetable from Mansfield Reporter, on 29 November 1878, showing the station named as Blidworth
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farnsfield Line and station closed |
Midland Railway Rolleston Junction to Mansfield |
Sutton Junction Line and station closed |
Stationmasters
[edit]- A. Nowell 1872 - 1875 (formerly station master at Worthington)
- E. Prisgrane 1875 - 1879
- G. Lambert 1879 - 1884
- W. Doughty 1884 - 1908[4]
- Charles Walter Chapple 1908[5] - 1929
References
[edit]- ^ A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Vol 9. The East Midlands. Robin Leleux. ISBN 0715371657 [page needed]
- ^ "Midland Railway changes". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 2 May 1877. Retrieved 30 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Stations Closed". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 3 August 1929. Retrieved 31 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Midland Railway Staff Changes". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 22 October 1908. Retrieved 30 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Railway Staff Changes". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 22 October 1908. Retrieved 30 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.