Thorpe-on-the-Hill railway station

Former railway station in Lincolnshire, England

53°11′16″N 0°39′04″W / 53.1878°N 0.6512°W / 53.1878; -0.6512Grid referenceSK902664Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyMidland RailwayPre-groupingMidland RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates4 August 1846Opened as Thorpe1 October 1890Renamed as Thorpe-on-the-Hill7 February 1955Closed

Thorpe on the Hill railway station was a station serving the village of Thorpe-on-the-Hill, Lincolnshire, England.

Opening

It was opened as Thorpe on 4 August 1846 by the Midland Railway when it opened the Nottingham to Lincoln Line. The station was located 10 miles 26 chains (16.6 km) from Newark Castle and 6 miles 30 chains (10.3 km) from Lincoln Central.[a][1][2]

The station building was to the south of the two running lines on the east side of Station Road which was crossed by a level crossing, there were two platforms and a small goods yard to the north east able to accommodate most types of goods including live stock.[3][4]

Services

In 1850 the station was serviced by three stopping trains between Derby and Lincoln (Midland Railway) in each direction on each weekday with two services each way on Sundays.[5]

The station was renamed to Thorpe on the Hill on 1 October 1890.[1]

By 1922 the passenger service had increased slightly and there were six stopping trains in each direction between Nottingham and Lincoln (Midland Railway), with an extra one to Nottingham on Thursdays and Saturdays. There were still two trains each way on Sundays.[6]

In 1947 the London, Midland and Scottish Railway service comprised six services in each direction to either Nottingham or Lincoln with one extra Saturday service through to Derby, there were three Sunday trains to Lincoln but only two back.[7]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Swinderby   Midland Railway
Newark to Grimsby 		  Hykeham

Closure

The station closed for passengers on 7 February 1955 and freight on 15 June 1964.[1][8]

The line through the station site is still open.[9]

References

Notes

  1. ^ Railways in the United Kingdom are, for historical reasons, measured in miles and chains. A chain is 22 yards (20 m) long, there are 80 chains to the mile.

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Quick 2022, p. 445.
  2. ^ Jacobs 2006, map 27E.
  3. ^ The Railway Clearing House 1970, p. 533.
  4. ^ "Thorpe station on OS 25 inch map Lincolnshire LXXVII.4 (Aubourn Haddington and South Hykeham; Doddington and Whisby; Thorpe on the Hill)". National Library of Scotland. 1887. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  5. ^ Bradshaw 2012, p. 61.
  6. ^ Bradshaw 1985, p. 662.
  7. ^ LMS Railway 1947, table 235.
  8. ^ Clinker 1978, p. 135.
  9. ^ Network Rail. "Table YA05 - Newark & Lincoln to Wragby Jn & Peterborough, Bottesford West Jn to Skegness" (PDF). Network Rail. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

Bibliography

  • Bradshaw, George (2012) [March 1850]. Bradshaw's Rail Times for Great Britain and Ireland March 1850: A reprint of the classic timetable complete with period advertisements and shipping connections to all parts. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 9781908174130.
  • Bradshaw, George (1985) [July 1922]. Bradshaw's General Railway and Steam Navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland: A reprint of the July 1922 issue. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-8708-5. OCLC 12500436.
  • Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830–1977. Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications & Services. ISBN 0-905466-19-5. OCLC 5726624.
  • Jacobs, Gerald, ed. (2006). Railway Track Diagrams Book 2:Eastern. Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. ISBN 0 9549866 2 8.
  • LMS Railway (1947). "London Midland & Scottish Railway Passenger Services Timetable- June 1947". Timetableworld. LMS. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  • Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  • The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.

Further reading

  • Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 70. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.

External links

  • Thorpe on the Hill station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
  • "Engineer's Line References (ELRs):NOB1 Nottingham East Junction to Lincoln deviation". Railway Codes. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  • "Thorpe on the Hill Photograph Gallery". Society for Lincolnshire History & Archaeology. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
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