Thorneywood railway station
Appearance
Thorneywood | |
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General information | |
Location | Thorneywood, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire England |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Northern Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
Key dates | |
1889 | Opened |
1916 | Closed to passengers |
1951 | Line closed |
Thorneywood railway station was a station on the former
King George V and Queen Mary
visited the park and 17,000 school children travelled to the event on the NSR to Sherwood and Thorneywood Stations (which had been re-opened for the event). An enthusiasts special ran on 16 June 1951 but goods train finished on 1 August 1951 when the line was abandoned.
and the track was lifted in 1954.[2]
Former Services
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Nottingham London Road High Level
|
Great Northern Railway Nottingham Suburban Railway |
St Ann's Well |
See also
- Sherwood railway station
- St Ann's Well railway station
- Nottingham's Tunnels
References
- ^ British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer.
- ^ "Disused Stations: Thorneywood Station".
Further reading
- Kingscott, Geoffrey (2004). Lost Railways of Nottinghamshire. Countryside Books. ISBN 1-85306-884-5.
- Marshall, J., (June 1961) "Nottingham Suburban Railway" Railway Magazine article
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