Pinxton and Selston railway station

Pinxton and Selston railway station served the villages of Pinxton, Derbyshire and Selston, Nottinghamshire. It was located on the Midland Railway's Mansfield Branch Line (now the Robin Hood Line). It was one of three stations that served the village of Pinxton. The others were Pinxton South and Pye Hill and Somercotes.

Pinxton and Selston
General information
LocationPinxton, Bolsover, Derbyshire
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
6 November 1851[1]Station opens
16 June 1947Station closes to regular passenger traffic[1]
1963closed completely

History

Opened by the Midland Railway in 1851, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station closed to regular passenger traffic in 1947 but continued in use for summer excursions until 1963.[1]

Stationmasters
  • Job Wild ca. 1857 - 1864[2]
  • Lucas Sutton 1864 - 1865[2] (formerly station mater at Coxbench)
  • E. Barber 1865[2] - 1875[3] (afterwards station master at Creswell)
  • Joseph Amos 1875 - 1877[3]
  • E. Richards 1877 - 1880[3]
  • Frederick Witts 1880[3] - 1884[4] (afterwards station master at Water Orton)
  • W. Marston 1884 - 1887[4] (formerly station master at Watnall)
  • F. Jackson 1887 - 1888[4] (formerly station master at Short Heath)
  • Joseph Mounsey 1888 - 1898[4] (formerly station master at Watnall)
  • G. Ainge 1898[4] - 1900[5]
  • W. J. Tanner 1900[5] - 1908 (formerly station master at Heanor)
  • William Tunn 1908 - 1914[6] (formerly station master at Butterley, afterwards station master at Alfreton)
  • W.A. Bennett 1914 - 1918[7] (afterwards station master at Leagrave)
  • William Wadeson 1918[8] - ca. 1925 (formerly station master at Thornton-in-Craven)

The site today

The Robin Hood Line was revived in the 1990s following the closure of the Mansfield Railway through the town and the freight-only route was then reused. However, the section from Kirkby to Langley Mill was not reopened to passengers and is in use for freight only. Nothing remains of Pinxton and Selston station.

As part of the Restoring Your Railway fund there are plans to reopen the station and the line to passengers. The line through the station would reopen first with a later stage to reopen the station.[9]

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Pye Bridge   Midland Railway   Kirkby-in-Ashfield East

References
  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 342
  2. "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 139. 1914. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 410. 1871. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  4. "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 553. 1881. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  5. "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1027". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 448. 1899. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  6. "M.R. Staff Changes". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 8 December 1914. Retrieved 3 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Railway Directors and Staff". Railway News. England. 15 June 1918. Retrieved 3 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Railway Directors and Staff". Railway News. England. 11 May 1918. Retrieved 3 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. Funding bid submitted for Maid Marian Line Ashfield District Council, 30 July 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2023

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