Tissington railway station

Tissington railway station is a disused British railway station near Tissington (grid reference SK177521), a village in Derbyshire near Ashbourne. It opened on 4 August 1899 and closed on 7 October 1963.

Tissington
General information
LocationDerbyshire Dales
England
Coordinates53.0655°N 1.7366°W / 53.0655; -1.7366
Grid referenceSK177521
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
4 August 1899Station opened
1 November 1954Closed to regular passenger services
7 October 1963Final closure[1]

History

Tissington was on the Ashbourne Line, built by the LNWR as a branch from the Cromford and High Peak Railway (which ran from Whaley Bridge to Cromford) at Parsley Hay

In common with the other stations on this line, the buildings were of timber, although the platforms were of conventional construction. From Parsley Hay to Ashbourne the line was single with passing loops at the stations, though provision was made for doubling which never occurred. A hazard for enginemen was that it was built on a gradient of 1 in 60.[2]

Regular passenger services ended in 1954, though excursions continued until 1963, particularly for the annual Well dressing. Freight continued until October of that year, the track to Ashbourne finally being lifted in 1964

The track bed from Ashbourne to Parsley Hay was acquired by Derbyshire County Council and the Peak National Park in 1968 for a cycle and walking route. This, the Tissington Trail, was one of the first of such ventures in the country. Later, Ashbourne Tunnel was acquired by Sustrans.

Route
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Alsop en le Dale
Line and station closed		   LNWR
Ashbourne Line		   Thorpe Cloud
Line and station closed

See also

References
  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. Bentley, J.M.; Fox, G.K. (1997). Railways of the High Peak: Buxton to Ashbourne (Scenes From The Past series 32). Romiley: Foxline Publishing. ASIN B00470IJES.
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