Frisby railway station
Frisby | |
|---|---|
 Signal box at the former station in 1993 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Frisby on the Wreake, Leicestershire England |
| Grid reference | SK693178 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 January 1847 | Opened |
| 3 July 1961 | Closed |
Frisby railway station was a former station serving the village of Frisby on the Wreake in Leicestershire. The station was situated at a level crossing on the road to Hoby.
History
The station opened in 1847 on the Syston and Peterborough Railway, but until 1849 it only had a service on Melton market days. It closed in 1961. There were no goods facilities at the station.[1]
Stationmasters
The station masters house was one of the smallest and cheapest on the line between Syston and Melton Mowbray. It was little more than a gatehouse[2] and this may have contributed to the relatively fast turn-over of station masters.
- John Thomson ca. 1851 - 1874[3]
- J. Lambert 1874 - 1875 (afterwards station master at Wigston South)
- G.W. Fenton 1875 - 1876[4]
- W. Greenfield 1876 - 1887[4]
- S. North 1877 - 1879[4]
- F. Gilley 1879[4]
- J. Wyldes 1879[4]
- Edward Richardson 1880 - 1881[5] (afterwards station master at Great Glen)
- R. Shipway 1881 - 1888[5]
- Charles Taylor 1888 - 1892[5]
- J.J. Cook 1892 - 1893[5]
- R. Higgins 1893 - 1898[5]
- Harry Scott 1898 – ca. 1911
- H.J. Roberts ca. 1914[6]
- A. Alexander[7] (afterwards station master at Manton)
Former Services
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooksby | Midland Railway Leicester to Peterborough |
Asfordby |
References
- ^ British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer.
- ^ "The Railway Stations of Leicestershire" (PDF). Leicestershire Historian. 1–2 (8): 2. 1967. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Operating, Traffic, Coaching Depts". Midland Railway: 499. 1871–1879. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Operating, Traffic, Coaching Depts". Midland Railway: 887. 1871–1879. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Operating, Traffic, Coaching Depts". Midland Railway: 648. 1881–1898. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "1914 Salaried Staff". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 121. 1914. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ "Stationmaster's Retiring". Leicester Evening Mail. England. 30 May 1946. Retrieved 23 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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