Leverton railway station

Leverton railway station was a station between North Leverton with Habblesthorpe and South Leverton, Nottinghamshire, England which closed in November 1959.[2] The line was reopened in 1967 for freight trains serving Cottam power stations, although the rest of line, through to Saxilby and Lincoln via Torksey, closed to passengers in November 1959. The final train was a railtour from Clapham Junction, in September 2019. The line is now officially closed, with the barrier boom arms having been removed at Leverton AHBC, and Westbrecks AHBC. The rails have since turned brown, and are unlikely to be used again.

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Retford   Great Central Railway (Clarborough Junction-Cottam-Sykes Junction branch)   Cottam

Leverton
General information
LocationEngland
Coordinates53.3262°N 0.8211°W / 53.3262; -0.8211
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyManchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
7 August 1850Opened
2 November 1959Closed[1]


Several accidents happened at the crossing adjacent to the station, culminating in a near collision with a school bus in January 1970, before automatic half-barriers were later fitted.[3]

References
  1. Clarborough Jt signalbox page with photos
  2. Modern Railways September 1966 p. 506
  3. Hansard (24 February 1970). "train crashed through the crossing and narrowly missed the school bus". Hansard. 796.


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