Palterton and Sutton railway station

Palterton and Sutton is a former railway station between Palterton and Sutton Scarsdale, Derbyshire, England.

Palterton and Sutton
Location
PlaceBetween Palterton and Sutton Scarsdale
AreaBolsover
Coordinates53°13′2″N 1°18′35″W
Grid referenceSK 467 691
Operations
Original companyMidland Railway
Post-groupingLMSR
Platforms1
History
1 September 1890opened
28 July 1930[1]Passenger service withdrawn
Dec 1939Goods services withdrawn[2]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

Context

The station was built by the Midland Railway on the circuitous Barrow Hill to Pleasley West line[3] known as the Doe Lea Branch, because it ran for much of its length along the valley of the River Doe Lea.

History

The station was opened without ceremony on 1 September 1890 as "Palterton and Sutton". It initially provided a service of three trains each way between Mansfield and Chesterfield, taking about an hour from end to end.[4][5]

The line was single track between Seymour Junction[6][7] and Pleasley West. Accordingly, the station had a single platform.[8]

Normal passenger traffic along the Doe Lea Branch dwindled over the years and finally ceased on 28 July 1930.[9] The last steam train to use the line was an enthusiasts' special on 16 October 1965.[10][11] This train also traversed the Clowne Branch.

When Glapwell Colliery closed in 1974 the line South of Bolsover Castle station became redundant, though it was not lifted until 1978. The station has been demolished.

The trackbed through the station South from Bolsover Castle through the site of Palterton and Sutton station to the bottom of Rylah Hill between Palterton and M1 J29 is now a public bridleway known as The Stockley Trail.[12]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Bolsover Castle
Line and station closed		   Midland Railway
Doe Lea Branch		   Glapwell
Line and station closed

References
  1. Butt 1995, p. 180.
  2. Anderson & Cupit 2000, p. 44.
  3. Kay 1998, Sheet 12.
  4. The service in 1890 Old Miner
  5. Hurst 1987, p. 76.
  6. Anderson & Cupit 2000, p. 42.
  7. Kaye 1988, p. 27.
  8. Palterton and Sutton station: via richardsbygonetimes
  9. Hurst 1987, p. 77.
  10. Hurst 1987, p. 79.
  11. DVD 2004.
  12. The Stockley Trail: via Derbyshire County Council

Sources
  • Anderson, Paul; Cupit, Jack (2000). An Illustrated History of Mansfield's Railways. Clophill: Irwell Press. ISBN 978-1-903266-15-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Butt, R. V. J. (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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Hurst, Geoffrey (1987). The Midland Railway Around Nottinghamshire, Volume 1. Worksop: Milepost Publications. ISBN 978-0-947796-05-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Midland Railway System Maps (The Distance Diagrams), volume 2 - Leeds to Leicester and branches; Derby to Manchester and branches; Cheshire Lines (1909-1923 ed.). Teignmouth: Peter Kay. 1998. ISBN 978-1-899890-17-0.
  • Kaye, A.R. (1988). North Midland and Peak District Railways in the Steam Age, Volume 2. Chesterfield: Lowlander Publications. ISBN 978-0-946930-09-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • DVD (2004). East Midlands Steam. Bradford: Marsden Rail. Marsden Rail 26.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

Further reading
  • Howard Anderson, P. (1973). Forgotten Railways: The East Midlands. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-6094-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Kingscott, Geoffrey (2007). Lost Railways of Derbyshire. Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-84674-042-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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