Quorn and Woodhouse railway station
| Quorn and Woodhouse | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Quorn, Leicestershire |
| Coordinates | 52°44′25″N 1°11′16″W / 52.7403°N 1.1878°WCoordinates: 52°44′25″N 1°11′16″W / 52.7403°N 1.1878°W |
| Grid reference | SK549161 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Operated by | Great Central Railway (preserved) |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 15 March 1899 | opened |
| 4 March 1963 | closed |
| 23 March 1974 | reopened |
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Quorn and Woodhouse railway station is a heritage station on the Great Central Railway (preserved) serving Quorn & Woodhouse in Leicestershire. Travelling south from Loughborough, it is the first station that is reached. Here there is a large station yard which is suitable for parking. There is also disabled access through the yard (Loughborough now has a lift for disabled as well as access via stairs). Quorn is laid out to appear as it would in the 1940s, as a typical LNER station in the countryside. The signal box is not original but was taken from Market Rasen.
The station is grade II listed.[1] and has a number of attractions, including the 1940s era NAAFI Tea Room situated underneath the station road bridge, a period Station Master's office, as well as wartime films showing in one of the waiting rooms. In 2011, a new Café called Butler-Henderson Tea Rooms was opened, the building, whilst not in keeping with the station itself, compliments its surroundings and provides another reason to stop off at the station.
A turntable (60-foot balance model) was delivered to the station in January 2010 from Preston Docks. It had previously seen use in the ex-York Roundhouse in the days of steam. Work began on digging the foundations in June 2011 & it is expected to be completed in time for the annual Steam Railway Magazine gala in Early October 2011.
In film & television
The station and Great Central Railway line were featured in the fourth episode of the 17th series of BBC's Top Gear programme, shown on 17 July 2011 during a train/car feature, which was filmed in June 2011.[2]
Route
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways |
Following station | ||
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| Rothley | Great Central Heritage Railway | Loughborough Central | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Rothley Line and station open |
Great Central Railway London Extension |
Loughborough Central Line and station open | ||
| Aborted Plans | ||||
| Swithland Line and station open |
Great Central Railway London Extension |
Loughborough Central Line and station open | ||
References
- ↑ "Charnwood Borough Council - Listed Buildings - Quorn and Woodhouse Station, Woodhouse Road, Quorn". Charnwood Borough Council. Retrieved 28 October 2009.
- ↑ "Top Gear trio pull latest stunt at Great Central Railway". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 22 July 2011.