Palterton and Sutton railway station
| Palterton and Sutton | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Between Palterton and Sutton Scarsdale |
| Area | Chesterfield |
| Grid reference | SK 467 691 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping |
LMSR British Railways |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 1 September 1890 | opened |
| 28 July 1930 | Passenger service withdrawn |
| Dec 1939 | Goods services withdrawn[1] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
|
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Palterton and Sutton is a former railway station between Palterton and Sutton Scarsdale, east of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England.
Context
The station was built by the Midland Railway on the circuitous Barrow Hill to Pleasley West line known as the Doe Lea Branch, because it ran for much of its length along the valley of the River Doe Lea.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolsover Castle Line and station closed |
Midland Railway Doe Lea Branch |
Glapwell Line and station closed | ||
History
The station was opened without ceremony on 1 September 1890 as "Palterton and Sutton". It initially provided a service of three trains each way between Mansfield and Chesterfield, taking about an hour from end to end.[2]
The line was single track between Seymour Junction[3][4] and Pleasley West. Accordingly, the station had a single platform.[5]
Normal passenger traffic along the Doe Lea Branch dwindled over the years and finally ceased on 28 July 1930.[6] The last steam train to use the line was an enthusiasts' special on 16 October 1965.[7][8] This train also traversed the Clowne Branch.
When Glapwell Colliery closed in 1974 the line South of Bolsover Castle station became redundant, though it was not lifted until 1978. The station has been demolished.
The trackbed through the station South from Bolsover Castle through the site of Palterton and Sutton station to the bottom of Rylah Hill between Palterton and M1 J29 is now a public bridleway known as The Stockley Trail.[9]
References
- ↑ Anderson & Cupit 2000, p. 44.
- ↑ Hurst 1987, p. 76.
- ↑ Anderson & Cupit 2000, p. 42.
- ↑ Kaye 1988, p. 27.
- ↑ Palterton and Sutton station: via richardsbygonetimes
- ↑ Hurst 1987, p. 77.
- ↑ Hurst 1987, p. 79.
- ↑ DVD 2004.
- ↑ The Stockley Trail: via Derbyshire County Council
- Anderson, Paul; Cupit, Jack (2000). An Illustrated History of Mansfield's Railways. Clophill: Irwell Press. ISBN 1-903266-15-7.
- DVD (2004). East Midlands Steam, Marsden Rail 26. Bradford: Marsden Rail.
- Hurst, Geoffrey (1987). The Midland Railway Around Nottinghamshire, Volume 1. Worksop: Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-947796-05-3.
- Kaye, A.R. (1988). North Midland and Peak District Railways in the Steam Age, Volume 2. Chesterfield: Lowlander Publications. ISBN 0 946930 09 0.
External links
Other Reading
- Howard Anderson, P. (1973). Forgotten Railways: The East Midlands. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. ISBN 0 7153 6094 9.
- Midland Railway System Maps (The Distance Diagrams), volume 2 - Leeds to Leicester and branches; Derby to Manchester and branches; Cheshire Lines (1909-1923 ed.). Teignmouth: Peter Kay. 1998. ISBN 1-899890-17-3.
- Kingscott, Geoffrey (2007). Lost Railways of Derbyshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978 1 84674 042 8.
Coordinates: 53°13′2″N 1°18′35″W / 53.21722°N 1.30972°W