Pye Hill and Somercotes railway station
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Pye Hill and Somercotes railway station was a railway station
on the Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
on its Derbyshire Extension on the branch between Kimberley
and Pinxton
.
Opened in 1875-6, it served the villages of Pye Hill
and Somercotes
until closure in the 1960s. The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train
" by Flanders and Swann
.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
on 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 on the branch between Kimberley
Kimberley East railway station
Kimberley East Railway Station was a station serving the town of Kimberley in Nottinghamshire, England.- History :It was opened by the Great Northern Railway on its Derbyshire Extension in 1875-6...
and Pinxton
Pinxton South railway station
Pinxton South railway station was a former railway station in Pinxton, Derbyshire. It was opened by the Great Northern Railway as "Pinxton" on its Derbyshire Extension in 1875-6 In some timetables it was listed as "Pinxton for South Normanton"...
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Opened in 1875-6, it served the villages of Pye Hill
Pye Hill
Pye Hill is a hamlet in the Erewash Valley, Nottinghamshire, England. The B600 road runs east-west through it. It was once served by the Pye Hill and Somercotes railway station....
and Somercotes
Somercotes
Somercotes is a village and Parish in the District of Amber Valley in the English county of Derbyshire, close to the border with Nottinghamshire. It is a former mining village and was once surrounded by more than five pits. It is now one of the fastest developing villages in the Amber Valley area,...
until closure in the 1960s. The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train
Slow Train
"Slow Train" is a song by the British duo Flanders and Swann, written in 1963.It laments the loss of British stations and railway lines in that era, due to the Beeching cuts, and also the passing of a way of life, with the advent of motorways etc....
" by Flanders and Swann
Flanders and Swann
The British duo Flanders and Swann were the actor and singer Michael Flanders and the composer, pianist and linguist Donald Swann , who collaborated in writing and performing comic songs....
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