Shirebrook (North) - Clipstone East Jct.; Edwinstowe (excl.) - Pyewipe Jct.
Date Closed to Passenger Services
19 Sep 1955
Mileage Closed
26m 71c*
Stations Closed
Shirebrook (North); Warsop
Ollerton; Boughton; Tuxford (Central); Dukeries Junction (GC) (06/03/1950); Fledborough; Clifton-on-Trent; Doddington & Harby; Skellingthorpe
Services Operated
Shirebrook North - Lincoln (Central)
Seasonal dated services e.g. Leicester (Central) - Cleethorpes; Nottingham (Midland) - Scarborough (Central)
Timetable Reference
B1461 Jun 1955 E67; BR (LM) 15 Jun - 6 Sep 1964 Table 214
Cobb Atlas Reference
340 52 68 - 341 60 65; 341 62 66 - 363 95 72
Present Status
Freight - Shirebrook North Jct. - High Marnham (test track). Dismantled - remainder.
Map
RCH Yorkshire District 1918
Further Notes
ACD - Mon 19/09/1955 - PNM 1980 p30 - withdrawal of RTS Shirebrook (North) - Lincoln (Central) and closure of intermediate stations (except Edwinstowe - see Kirkby Bentinck South Jct. - Edwinstowe). No Sunday service, LTR - Sat 17/09/1955.
SDS continued to run until LTR - Sat 05/09/1964. That year following trains only ran - 7 25am SO Nottingham (Midland) - Scarborough (Central), 20/06/1964 - 29/08/1964; 2 20pm SO Scarborough (Central) - Nottingham (Midland), 27/06/1964 - 05/09/1964.
Also SDS Basford North - Skegness & Mablethorpe continued to use Clipstone East Jct. - Pyewipe Jct. until LTR - Sat 08/09/1962.
*RCH Yorkshire District 1918. Shirebrook (North) - Clipstone East Jct. - 5m 54c; Edwinstowe (excl.) - Pyewipe Jct. - 21m 17c.
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