Tuxford Central railway station
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Tuxford Central railway station is a former railway station
in Tuxford
, Nottinghamshire
. It was opened by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway
in March 1897 and closed by British Railways in September 1955.
From Boughton the line descended to the valley of the River Trent
and Tuxford station was just before the line crossed the GNR's
main line. It was, for a while, called Tuxford Town though none of the three stations were particularly close to the town centre. The GNR had its own station further north at Tuxford North. Dukeries Junction, a two level station over the crossing point, was built among fields. Even though there was a west to north curve between the two lines, it was probably intended as a changing point between trains, given that it was also called Tuxford Exchange. An embankment was built for a proposed west to south curve but it was never used.
Within the triangle formed by the curve was the company's locomotive repair shop and running shed. This was equipped well enough to carry out even major repairs, such as boiler and firebox replacement. It survived as a wagon repair shop to nearly the end of the Twentieth century.
It was on the line between Lincoln and Chesterfield.
Former Services
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...
in Tuxford
Tuxford
-Geography:Tuxford is a village and a civil parish on the southern edge of the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, England. It may also be considered a small town as it was historically a market town. Nearby larger towns are Retford and Newark-on-Trent. From Harvest Cottage, near the ECML, the...
, Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...
. It was opened by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway
Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway
The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway was a British railway company built toward the end of the era of British railway construction. It opened its line from Chesterfield to Lincoln in 1897....
in March 1897 and closed by British Railways in September 1955.
From Boughton the line descended to the valley of the River Trent
River Trent
The River Trent is one of the major rivers of England. Its source is in Staffordshire on the southern edge of Biddulph Moor. It flows through the Midlands until it joins the River Ouse at Trent Falls to form the Humber Estuary, which empties into the North Sea below Hull and Immingham.The Trent...
and Tuxford station was just before the line crossed the GNR's
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....
main line. It was, for a while, called Tuxford Town though none of the three stations were particularly close to the town centre. The GNR had its own station further north at Tuxford North. Dukeries Junction, a two level station over the crossing point, was built among fields. Even though there was a west to north curve between the two lines, it was probably intended as a changing point between trains, given that it was also called Tuxford Exchange. An embankment was built for a proposed west to south curve but it was never used.
Within the triangle formed by the curve was the company's locomotive repair shop and running shed. This was equipped well enough to carry out even major repairs, such as boiler and firebox replacement. It survived as a wagon repair shop to nearly the end of the Twentieth century.
It was on the line between Lincoln and Chesterfield.