Pye Bridge railway station

Pye Bridge
General information
LocationPye Bridge, Alfreton
England
Coordinates53°04′11″N 1°20′30″W / 53.0697°N 1.3418°W / 53.0697; -1.3418
Grid referenceSK442527
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 December 1851 (1851-12-01)Opened as Pye Bridge for Alfreton
May 1862Renamed Pye Bridge
2 January 1967 (1967-01-02)Closed

Pye Bridge railway station served the village of Pye Bridge, Derbyshire, England from 1851 to 1967 on the Erewash Valley Line.

History

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The station opened as Pye Bridge for Alfreton on 1 December 1851 by the Midland Railway. It was renamed Pye Bridge in May 1862. Local passenger services on the Ambergate-Pye Bridge line were stopped on 16 June 1947 and the station closed to both passengers from the Erewash Valley Line and goods traffic on 2 January 1967.[1][2]

Stationmasters

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  • James Slater Ball ca. 1853
  • John Waterson until 1862[3]
  • D. Beattie 1862 - 1863[4]
  • W.J. Jacques from 1863[4]
  • Herbert T. Brown until 1870[5]
  • H.P. Jeffries until 1873[6]
  • James Beebe 1873 - 1905[7] (formerly station master at Hathern)
  • William Frederick Best 1905[7] - 1921[8] (formerly station master at Codnor Park)
  • Frank G. Sugars 1921[9] - 1927[10] (formerly station master at Shefford, afterwards station master at Newark)
  • C.V. Bunker 1927 - 1936[11] (afterwards station master at Rushden)
  • John Hitchens from 1937[12] (formerly station master at Codnor Park)
  • W.A. Bamford ca. 1955

References

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  1. ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 334
  2. ^ Historic England. "Pye Bridge Station (509022)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  3. ^ "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 140. 1914. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 188. 1914. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Riddings". Derbyshire Times and Chesterfield Herald. England. 8 October 1870. Retrieved 23 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 410. 1871. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  7. ^ a b "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1026". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 454. 1899. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Over Half-a-Century on the Midland Railway". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 1 April 1921. Retrieved 23 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Pye Bridge". Ripley and Heanor News and Ilkeston Division Free Press. England. 25 November 1921. Retrieved 23 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Principally Personal". Biggleswade Chronicle. England. 12 August 1927. Retrieved 23 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Rushden". Northampton Mercury. England. 27 March 1936. Retrieved 23 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Codnor Park to Pye Bridge". Nottingham Journal. England. 27 January 1937. Retrieved 23 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Alfreton   Midland Railway
Erewash Valley Line
  Codnor Park and Ironville
Line open, station closed
Codnor Park and Ironville   Midland Railway
Mansfield & Pinxton Railway
  Pinxton and Selston
Disused railways
TerminusMidland Railway
Line closed, station open