Scrooby railway station
Scrooby | |
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General information | |
Location | Scrooby, Bassetlaw England |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Opened | 4 September 1849 (1849-09-04)[1] |
Closed | 1938; 86 years ago (1938) |
Original company | Great Northern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
14 September 1931; 92 years ago (1931-09-14) | Closed to Regular services[2] |
Scrooby was a railway station on the Great Northern Railway running between Retford and Doncaster. The station served the small village of Scrooby until closed in 1931, though an excursion stopped in 1938.[3] Sunday trains ended in 1924.[4] In 1897 it had a booking office, waiting room, stationmaster's house, signal box and 5 passenger trains a day each way, but no goods facilities.[5] About 1978 the signal box was replaced by Doncaster power box.[6]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Scrooby_GNR.jpg/220px-Scrooby_GNR.jpg)
The area was also famous for the water troughs on the line from about 1903[7] to about 1969.
Present day
The station survives today as a private house.
References
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 207.
- ^ Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 121. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
- ^ "Scrooby Station". Railway Magazine. October 1938. p. 308. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "What the railways are doing". Railway Magazine. November 1924. p. 414. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "Scrooby - the cradle of the American Republic". Railway Magazine. September 1897. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "Scrooby Station and Signalbox". signalboxes.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "GNR rolling stock past and present". Railway Magazine. September 1910. p. 209. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Bawtry | London and North Eastern Railway Retford to Doncaster | Ranskill |
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and East Coast Railway
- Warsop
- Clipstone
- Edwinstowe
- Ollerton
- Boughton (Nottinghamshire)
- Tuxford Central
- Dukeries Junction
- Fledborough
- Clifton-on-Trent
- Doddington and Harby
- Skegby
- Sutton-in-Ashfield Town
- Newstead and Annesley
- Linby (Great Northern Railway)
- Hucknall Town
- Butler's Hill
- Bestwood Colliery
- Bulwell Forest
Staffordshire Extension
and North Western Joint Railway
Great Northern Joint Railway
53°24′35″N 1°00′56″W / 53.4096°N 1.0156°W / 53.4096; -1.0156
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