Codnor Park and Ironville railway station
Codnor Park and Ironville | |||||
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 A Class 156 near the site of the station in 1989 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Ashfield England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°03′23″N 1°20′42″W / 53.0563°N 1.345°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SK440512 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Midland Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 6 September 1847 | Opened | ||||
| 2 January 1967 | Closed | ||||
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Codnor Park and Ironville railway station served the villages of Codnor Park and Ironville, Derbyshire, England from 1847 to 1967 on the Erewash Valley Line.
History
The station opened on 6 September 1847[1] by the Midland Railway. It closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 2 January 1967.[2][3]
Stationmasters
- Francis Millington ca. 1857
- Richard Smedley before 1859
- W. Briero ca. 1859 - ca. 1866[4]
- John Ashton ca. 1871 - 1876[5] (afterwards station master at Matlock Bridge)
- Endersbye Chapman 1876[5] - 1885[6]
- William Grant 1885 - 1890[6] (formerly station master at Sharnbrook)
- George Henry Ward 1890 - 1895[6]
- William Frederick Best 1895[6] - 1905[7] (formerly station master at Whitwell, afterwards station master at Pye Bridge)
- Albert C. East 1905 - 1907[7] (formerly station master at Kimberley)
- Edward Henry Baldwin 1907[7] - ca. 1914 (formerly station master at Didsbury)
- Harold Smith
- G. Cook until 1922 (afterwards station master at Ilkeston)
- Lewis James Oldham 1922 - 1929
- John Hitchens 1929 - 1937[8] (afterwards station master at Pye Bridge)
- William Henry Smart from 1937[9] (formerly station master at Blakesley)
- Albert Edward Ganderton until 1954[10]
- Sigard Weatherill from 1955[11]
References
- ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 125
- ^ "Site of Codnor Park & Ironville station, 1989". Geograph. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ Historic England. "Codnor Park and Ironville Station (500088)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 200. 1914. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ a b "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 412. 1871. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ a b c d "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 561. 1881. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1027". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 468. 1899. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
- ^ "Mr. J. Hitchens leaving Codnor Park". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 29 January 1937. Retrieved 5 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ironville". Ripley and Heanor News and Ilkeston Division Free Press. England. 21 May 1937. Retrieved 5 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Death of Codnor Park Stationmaster". Ripley and Heanor News and Ilkeston Division Free Press. England. 22 October 1954. Retrieved 5 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Stationmaster for Codnor Park". Ripley and Heanor News and Ilkeston Division Free Press. England. 18 February 1955. Retrieved 5 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Pye Bridge Line open, station closed | Midland Railway Erewash Valley Line | Shipley Gate Line open, station closed | ||