Sherwood railway station

Sherwood railway station was a station on the former Great Northern Railway Nottingham Suburban railway in Nottingham.[1] The station lies within Woodthorpe Grange Park in Woodthorpe.

The NSR was built mainly for the brickworks of Mapperley and Thornywood, however, there were passenger services to Daybrook and Sherwood Station.[2] In 1905, Parry sold the estate to Godfrey Small a Nottingham City Councillor. Meanwhile, the railway was struggling with the opening of the electric tram from Nottingham City Centre to Sherwood. During World War I services were severely curtailed and Sherwood Station closed.

Woodthorpe Grange Park opened to the public in 1922. On 10 July 1928 King George V and Queen Mary visited the park and 17,000 school children travelled to the event on the NSR to Sherwood Station (which had been re-opened for the event). Passenger services were completely stopped in 1931. The line opened once more for an enthusiasts special in 1951, a little while after the good services ended and the track was lifted.

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
St Ann's Well   Great Northern Railway
Nottingham Suburban
  Daybrook

See also

References

  1. ^ British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer.
  2. ^ Ray Teece (2007). "Woodthorpe Grange Park". http://www.nottingham21.co.uk/parks_woodthorpe_12.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-17. 

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