Sawley railway station
Sawley | |
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Location | Breaston, Erewash England |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Midland Counties Railway |
Post-grouping | LMS British Railways |
Key dates | |
4 June 1839 | First opened |
30 June 1840 approx | renamed Sawley |
1 December 1930 | Closed [1] |
Sawley railway station was a station at Breaston in Derbyshire.
History[]
It was opened as Breaston in 1839 for the Midland Counties Railway, which shortly joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway.
The third station from Nottingham was soon named Sawley to prevent confusion with Beeston.
It was far from both settlements, and when Draycott was opened in 1852 and, particularly, Sawley Junction in 1888, it became superfluous and was closed in 1930.
The line is now part of the Midland Main Line between Long Eaton and Derby.
Stationmasters[]
- J. Jacques ca. 1859[2]
- T. Tetley until 1875[3]
- J. Dowell 1875[3] - 1885[4] (resigned)
- J. Hawkins 1885 - 1890[4] (afterwards station master at Blackwell)
- R. Manners 1890 - 1895[4] (afterwards station master at Chinley)
- G. Leeson 1895[4] (formerly station master at Chinley, discharged)
- John H. Follows 1895 - 1897[4]
- R. Dugdale 1897[4] - 1902[5]
- A.J. Tilley 1902 - 1904[5] (afterwards station master at Desford)
- George Harvey from 1904[5] - 1915 (formerly station master at Desford, afterwards station master at Draycott and Breaston)
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Draycott and Breaston Line open, station closed |
Midland Railway Midland Main Line |
Long Eaton Line and station open |
References[]
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd.,
- ^ "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 121. 1914. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 372. 1871. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 487. 1881. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1027". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 301. 1899. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
Bibliography[]
- The Nottingham and Derby Railway Companion, (1839) Republished 1979 with foreword by J.B.Radford, Derbyshire Record Society
- Higginson, M, (1989) The Midland Counties Railway: A Pictorial Survey, Derby: Midland Railway Trust.
Coordinates: 52°53′27″N 1°18′47″W / 52.8908°N 1.3131°W
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Derbyshire
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1839
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1930
- Former Midland Railway stations
- Borough of Erewash
- East Midlands railway station stubs