Pye Bridge railway station served the village of Pye Bridge, Derbyshire, England from 1849 to 1967 on the Erewash Valley Line.
Pye Bridge | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Pye Bridge, Alfreton England |
| Coordinates | 53°04′11″N 1°20′30″W / 53.0697°N 1.3418°W |
| Grid reference | SK442527 |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 December 1851 | Opened as Pye Bridge for Alfreton |
| May 1862 | Renamed Pye Bridge |
| 2 January 1967 | Closed |
History edit
The station opened as Pye Bridge for Alfreton on 1 December 1851 by the Midland Railway. It was renamed Pye Bridge in May 1862. Local passenger services on the Ambergate-Pye Bridge line were stopped on 16 June 1947 and the station closed to both passengers from the Erewash Valley Line and goods traffic on 2 January 1967.[1][2]
Stationmasters edit
- James Slater Ball ca. 1853
- John Waterson until 1862[3]
- D. Beattie 1862 - 1863[4]
- W.J. Jacques from 1863[4]
- Herbert T. Brown until 1870[5]
- H.P. Jeffries until 1873[6]
- James Beebe 1873 - 1905[7] (formerly station master at Hathern)
- William Frederick Best 1905[7] - 1921[8] (formerly station master at Codnor Park)
- Frank G. Sugars 1921[9] - 1927[10] (formerly station master at Shefford, afterwards station master at Newark)
- C.V. Bunker 1927 - 1936[11] (afterwards station master at Rushden)
- John Hitchens from 1937[12] (formerly station master at Codnor Park)
- W.A. Bamford ca. 1955
References edit
- ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 334
- ^ Historic England. "Pye Bridge Station (509022)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- ^ "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 140. 1914. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ a b "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 188. 1914. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ "Riddings". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 8 October 1870. Retrieved 23 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 410. 1871. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ a b "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1026". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 454. 1899. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Over Half-a-Century on the Midland Railway". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 1 April 1921. Retrieved 23 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Pye Bridge". Ripley and Heanor News and Ilkeston Division Free Press. England. 25 November 1921. Retrieved 23 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Principally Personal". Biggleswade Chronicle. England. 12 August 1927. Retrieved 23 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rushden". Northampton Mercury. England. 27 March 1936. Retrieved 23 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Codnor Park to Pye Bridge". Nottingham Journal. England. 27 January 1937. Retrieved 23 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links edit
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Alfreton | Midland Railway Erewash Valley Line |
Codnor Park and Ironville Line open, station closed | ||
| Codnor Park and Ironville | Midland Railway Mansfield & Pinxton Railway |
Pinxton and Selston | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Terminus | Midland Railway | Line closed, station open |
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