Breadsall railway station
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Breadsall railway station was a former railway station
in Breadsall
, Derbyshire
. It was opened by the Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
on its Derbyshire Extension in 1878.
and the summit at Morley Tunnel, the line descended to Breadsall, on a gradient of 1 in 100.
The station itself was very close to the village and was provided with substantial brick buildings; a two-storey station master's house and the usual single storey offices on the platforms.
The passenger service finished in 1953 and services on the line ended completely in 1964 (passenger services) and 1968 (goods).
From Breadsall, the line then crossed the Derwent
valley by a long succession of embankments and viaducts. It then entered the town through a deep cutting before reaching Derby Friargate
. Near Derby Racecourse was a siding with facilities for handling horses and there were plans for a station but this never came to fruition.
A length of the old trackbed has been opened up as the Great Northern Greenway bridlepath through Breadsall
since 2009 and the site of the station is now more accessible.
Train station
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in Breadsall
Breadsall
Breadsall is a village in the English county of Derbyshire, . Breadsall Priory is nearby.-History:Breadsall was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and being worth four pounds...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
. It was opened by the Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
on its Derbyshire Extension in 1878.
History
From West HallamWest Hallam railway station
West Hallam railway station was a railway station located between the villages of Stanley and West Hallam in Derbyshire, England. It was opened by the Great Northern Railway on its Derbyshire Extension in 1878.- History :...
and the summit at Morley Tunnel, the line descended to Breadsall, on a gradient of 1 in 100.
The station itself was very close to the village and was provided with substantial brick buildings; a two-storey station master's house and the usual single storey offices on the platforms.
The passenger service finished in 1953 and services on the line ended completely in 1964 (passenger services) and 1968 (goods).
From Breadsall, the line then crossed the Derwent
River Derwent, Derbyshire
The Derwent is a river in the county of Derbyshire, England. It is 66 miles long and is a tributary of the River Trent which it joins south of Derby. For half its course, the river flows through the Peak District....
valley by a long succession of embankments and viaducts. It then entered the town through a deep cutting before reaching Derby Friargate
Derby Friargate railway station
Derby Friargate Station was the main station in Derby on the Great Northern Railway Derbyshire Extension popularly known as the Friargate Line.- History :-Friargate Bridge:...
. Near Derby Racecourse was a siding with facilities for handling horses and there were plans for a station but this never came to fruition.
Present day
The platforms and their buildings were gradually demolished, although traces remain. The single storey buildings became unsafe and were pulled down. The stationmaster's house survived until 1978 in an increasingly decrepit state until it became unsafe following an arson attack and it too was demolished.A length of the old trackbed has been opened up as the Great Northern Greenway bridlepath through Breadsall
Breadsall
Breadsall is a village in the English county of Derbyshire, . Breadsall Priory is nearby.-History:Breadsall was mentioned in the Domesday book as belonging to Henry de Ferrers and being worth four pounds...
since 2009 and the site of the station is now more accessible.