Wilsthorpe Crossing Halt railway station

Wilsthorpe Crossing Halt
Location
Place Wilsthorpe
Area South Kesteven
Grid reference TF083149
Operations
Original company London and North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 1
History
September 1925 (1925-09) Station opened
18 June 1951 (1951-06-18) Station closed
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Wilsthorpe Crossing Halt railway station was on the branch line between Bourne and Essendine, Lincolnshire, England.

History

The line of the Bourne and Essendine Railway (B&ER) opened on 16 June 1860,[1] with intermediate stations at Thurlby and Braceborough Spa. The B&ER was operated by the Great Northern Railway (GNR), which absorbed it on 25 July 1864.[1]

Wilsthorpe had a small sidings, used for the delivery of coals to a local pumping station before the halt was opened.[2]

In September 1925, the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), which had been created on 1 January 1923 by the amalgamation of the GNR with several other railways, opened a station between Thurlby and Braceborough Spa, naming it Wilsthorpe Crossing Halt;[3] it was adjacent to a level crossing on the road connecting Wilsthorpe with Manthorpe.

The station closed with the line on 18 June 1951.[1][3]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
London and North Eastern Railway
Essendine branch

References

  1. ^ a b c Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 119. CN 8983. 
  2. ^ Stennett, Alan (2007). Lost railways of Lincolnshire. Countryside Books. pp. 99–102. 
  3. ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 251. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508. 

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