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Codnor Park and Ironville railway station

Codnor Park and Ironville
A Class 156 near the site of the station in 1989
General information
LocationAshfield
England
Coordinates53°03′23″N 1°20′42″W / 53.0563°N 1.345°W / 53.0563; -1.345
Grid referenceSK440512
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
6 September 1847 (1847-09-06)Opened
2 January 1967 (1967-01-02)Closed

Codnor Park and Ironville railway station served the villages of Codnor Park and Ironville, Derbyshire, England from 1847 to 1967 on the Erewash Valley Line.

History

The station opened on 6 September 1847[1] by the Midland Railway. It closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 2 January 1967.[2][3]

Stationmasters

  • Francis Millington ca. 1857
  • Richard Smedley before 1859
  • W. Briero ca. 1859 - ca. 1866[4]
  • John Ashton ca. 1871 - 1876[5] (afterwards station master at Matlock Bridge)
  • Endersbye Chapman 1876[5] - 1885[6]
  • William Grant 1885 - 1890[6] (formerly station master at Sharnbrook)
  • George Henry Ward 1890 - 1895[6]
  • William Frederick Best 1895[6] - 1905[7] (formerly station master at Whitwell, afterwards station master at Pye Bridge)
  • Albert C. East 1905 - 1907[7] (formerly station master at Kimberley)
  • Edward Henry Baldwin 1907[7] - ca. 1914 (formerly station master at Didsbury)
  • Harold Smith
  • G. Cook until 1922 (afterwards station master at Ilkeston)
  • Lewis James Oldham 1922 - 1929
  • John Hitchens 1929 - 1937[8] (afterwards station master at Pye Bridge)
  • William Henry Smart from 1937[9] (formerly station master at Blakesley)
  • Albert Edward Ganderton until 1954[10]
  • Sigard Weatherill from 1955[11]

References

  1. ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 125
  2. ^ "Site of Codnor Park & Ironville station, 1989". Geograph. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Codnor Park and Ironville Station (500088)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  4. ^ "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 200. 1914. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  5. ^ a b "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 412. 1871. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 561. 1881. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1027". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 468. 1899. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Mr. J. Hitchens leaving Codnor Park". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 29 January 1937. Retrieved 5 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Ironville". Ripley and Heanor News and Ilkeston Division Free Press. England. 21 May 1937. Retrieved 5 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Death of Codnor Park Stationmaster". Ripley and Heanor News and Ilkeston Division Free Press. England. 22 October 1954. Retrieved 5 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "New Stationmaster for Codnor Park". Ripley and Heanor News and Ilkeston Division Free Press. England. 18 February 1955. Retrieved 5 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Pye Bridge
Line open, station closed 		  Midland Railway
Erewash Valley Line 		  Shipley Gate
Line open, station closed


Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codnor_Park_and_Ironville_railway_station