Radford railway station
Radford | |
|---|---|
 The site of the station in 2012 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Radford, Nottingham England |
| Coordinates | 52°57′23″N 1°11′04″W / 52.9563°N 1.1845°W |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 2 October 1848 | Station opened |
| 12 October 1964 | Station closed |
Radford railway station was on the Midland Main Line and Robin Hood Line in Radford, Nottingham.
History
[edit]It was opened by the Midland Railway on 2 October 1848. Three passenger trains a day in each direction were provided from Monday to Saturday with two on Sundays. The fare from Nottingham to Radford was 9d. in first class (equivalent to £4.76 in 2023),[1] 6d in second class (equivalent to £3.17 in 2023),[1] and 4d in third class (equivalent to £2.11 in 2023).[1][2]
In 1870 the Midland Railway approved the construction of the Radford to Trowell line which started at a junction just north of Radford station.[3] Along with the Ambergate to Codnor Park line constructed at the same time, its purpose was to route Lancashire freight traffic via Nottingham to avoid the bottleneck of Derby.[4] The line was nearly 5 miles in length and the contractor was Messrs Eckersley and Bayliss of Derby.[5] Some labour force issues[6] delayed completion of the line until 1874.[7] It formally opened on 1 May 1875.[4] and also served Wollaton Colliery and later Trowell Moor Colliery.
It closed on 12 October 1964.[8] No trace of it remains beyond different coloured brickwork on the A609 road bridge where steps went down to the platform,[9] and some windows which can be seen from the Jubilee Campus of the University of Nottingham
Stationmasters
[edit]- Mr. Watson ca. 1852 and ca. 1857
- William Porter ca. 1859 - 1908[10] (Formerly stationmaster at Teversall. Also stationmaster at Lenton from 1907)
- S. Eaton until 1911 (afterwards stationmaster at Lowdham)
- J. Davies 1911 - 1922 (also stationmaster of Basford and Bulwell, afterwards stationmaster at Bath)
- S.J. Whitehead 1922 - ???? (also stationmaster of Basford and Bulwell)
- P. Marshall ???? - 1938
- W.A.J. Slater 1937[11] - ???? (formerly signalman at Cudworth)
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenton Line open, station closed |
Midland Railway Nottingham to Mansfield line |
Basford Line open, station closed | ||
| Lenton Line open, station closed |
Midland Railway Radford to Trowell line |
Trowell Line open, station closed | ||
References
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- ^ a b c UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Nottingham and Mansfield Branch". Nottingham Review and General Advertiser for the Midland Counties. England. 6 October 1848. Retrieved 23 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Railway Intelligence". Bedfordshire Times and Independent. England. 13 August 1870. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b Barnes, E. G. (1969). The Rise of the Midland Railway 1875-1922. New York: Augustus M. Kelley. p. 50.
- ^ "New Railway Improvements in the Midlands". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 1 September 1871. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Railway Intelligence. Midland". Bradford Observer. England. 13 August 1873. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Midland Railway Company. Important Report of the Directors". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 11 February 1874. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 193. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ Kingscott, Geoffrey (2010) [First published 2004]. Lost Railways of Nottinghamshire. Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books. p. 94. ISBN 978 1 85306 884 3.
- ^ "Items of Local Interest". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 10 September 1908. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "L.M.S. appointments". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 20 March 1937. Retrieved 24 January 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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