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. An enthusiasts special ran on 16 June 1951 but goods train finished on 1 August 1951 when the line was abandoned. The track was lifted in 1954.[3]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Ann's Well | Great Northern Railway Nottingham Suburban Railway |
Daybrook | ||
See also
- St Ann's Well railway station
- Thorney Wood railway station
- Nottingham's Tunnels
References
- ↑ British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer.
- ↑ Ray Teece (2007). "Woodthorpe Grange Park". Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ↑ http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/sherwood/index.shtml
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
Coordinates: 52°58′55″N 1°08′12″W / 52.9819°N 1.1368°W