Long Eaton railway station (1863–1967)
Long Eaton | |
|---|---|
 Diesel-hauled empties passing the former Long Eaton Station in 1962 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Long Eaton, Erewash England |
| Coordinates | 52°53′47″N 1°15′55″W / 52.896299°N 1.265412°W |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1863[1] | Station opened |
| 31 December 1966 | Last passenger service departed |
| 2 January 1967 | Station closed [2] |
| 6 May 1968 | Name taken by Sawley Junction |
This Long Eaton railway station was built in 1863 for the Midland Railway.[3]
History
Situated on Station Road, it opened on 1 June 1863[1] and replaced an earlier station in Long Eaton of 1847 which by that time was known as Toton which was on Nottingham Road on the Erewash Valley Line.
The last train ran on 31 December 1966.[4] On Monday 2 January 1967, C.G. Browne, chief librarian and curator at Long Eaton purchased two tickets for the local history collection at the library. These tickets were the last to be issued at the station even though there was no train service they could be used on.
This station closed on 2 January 1967 and Sawley Junction was then renamed Long Eaton.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stapleford and Sandiacre Line open, station closed |
Midland Railway Erewash Valley Line |
Trent Line open, station closed | ||
| Stapleford and Sandiacre Line open, station closed |
Midland Railway Erewash Valley Line |
Attenborough Line open, station open | ||
Stationmasters
- Michael Pullan 1863–1864[5] (formerly station master at Toton, afterwards station master at Toton)
- William H. Newton 1864[5]–1873[6] (formerly station master at Toton)
- John Dicken 1873[6]–1881[7] (formerly station master at Sandal and Walton, afterwards station master at Beauchief)
- George Hull 1881–1886[7] (formerly station master at Grimston, afterwards station master at Guiseley)
- John Henry Bodsworth 1886–1896[7] (formerly station master at Castle Donington)
- Andrew John Evans 1896[7]–1908
- John Davies 1908–1926[8]
- Herbert Hayward 1926–1932[9] (formerly station master at Pelsall, afterwards station master at Dudley)
- E.J. Clulow 1932[10]–1940 (formerly station master at Dronfield)
- B.W. Barker 1940[11]–1946 (formerly station master at Spondon)
- W.H. Clarke 1946–1949[12]
- Harold John Roden 1949[13]–1954
- F. Rimmer until 1957
- W. Longland 1957[14] – ca. 1964 (formerly station master at Wolverton)
See also
References
- ^ a b "Midland Railway. Erewash Valley Line. Opening of New Station at Long Eaton". Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. England. 29 May 1863. Retrieved 1 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
- ^ The Nottingham and Derby Railway Companion, (1839) Republished 1979 with Foreword by J.B.Radford, Derbyshire Record Society
- ^ "Last train out". Stapleford and Sandiacre News. England. 6 January 1967. Retrieved 1 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 203. 1914. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 453. 1871. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 789. 1881. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "New Long Eaton Stationmaster". Stapleford and Sandiacre News. England. 17 December 1926. Retrieved 1 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Post for Long Eaton Stationmaster". South Notts Echo. England. 20 August 1932. Retrieved 1 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Long Eaton Stationmaster". Nottingham Journal. England. 19 September 1932. Retrieved 1 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Stationmaster to leave Spondon". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 7 September 1940. Retrieved 1 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Stationmaster Promoted". Stapleford and Sandiacre News. England. 25 June 1949. Retrieved 1 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Long Eaton's New Stationmaster". Stapleford and Sandiacre News. England. 3 September 1949. Retrieved 1 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Stationmaster". Long Eaton Advertiser. England. 6 July 1957. Retrieved 1 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.