Stanton Gate railway station
Stanton Gate railway station served the village of Stanton Gate, Derbyshire, England from 1851 to 1967 on the Erewash Valley Line.
Stanton Gate | |
|---|---|
 The now disused signal box near the site of the station in 2008 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Stanton Gate, Derbyshire England |
| Coordinates | 52.9399°N 1.2816°W |
| Grid reference | SK483383 |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| July 1851 | Opened |
| 1 February 1967 | Closed |
History
The station opened in July 1851 by the Midland Railway. It closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 2 January 1967.[1]
Rail accident
On 6 December 1963 at 01:32 the previous evening's 22:40 Leeds-Leicester freight train hauled by Type 4 diesel locomotive No. D94 travelling at about 45mph passed at least two stop signals and collided diagonally with the 01:00 Toton-Woodhouse Mill goods train which was crossing under clear signals from the No.1 Down goods line across the up and down main lines to the No.2 down goods line. The front end of D94 on the Leeds train was almost totally destroyed unfortunately causing the deaths of the driver and his second man.[2][3][4]
References
- Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 378. OCLC 931112387.
- "Stanton Gate railway crash: 50th anniversary marked". BBC News. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- "Collision at Stanton Gate LMR". Modern Railways. Vol. XX. Shepperton: Ian Allan. September 1964. p. 208.
- "Stanton Gate Accident". 6 December 1966.
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Trowell Line open, station closed |
Midland Railway Erewash Valley Line |
Stapleford and Sandiacre Line open, station closed | ||