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It opened on 6 December 1869 as Castle Donington, when the Midland Railway opened the Weston, Castle Donington and Trent branch. [1] It was renamed Castle Donington and Shardlow on 13 June 1901 [2] before being closed to passengers on 21 September 1930. [3] It was closed to freight in 1967 and was demolished soon after.
The Castle Donington line also known as Weston On Trent Branch Railway is a railway line in Derbyshire, England, that runs between Stenson Junction in the west and Sheet Stores Junction in the east [1] (just north of Trent Junction). There are no passenger services that serve this line regularly but passenger services are occasionally routed ...
The town has no rail station, but East Midlands Parkway opened early in 2008 at Ratcliffe-on-Soar providing links on the Midland Main Line. In 1868 the Midland Railway opened the Castle Donington Line, which included Castle Donington and Shardlow railway station, on the northern edge of the town. The station was closed to regular passenger ...
The station was opened on 6 December 1869, when the Midland Railway opened its Weston, Castle Donington and Trent branch. [ 1 ] It was closed to passengers on 21 September 1930 [ 2 ] then closed to freight in 1959.
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It has rail access from the Castle Donington line, road access from junction 24 of the M1 motorway, and lies immediately to the north of East Midlands Airport. It thus unites air, road, and rail freight in a central location. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Awaiting restoration, ex Celynen South Power Station Midland Railway - Butterley: GB Castle Donington Power Station No. 1: 7817 1954 0-4-0 ST: 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) Undergoing overhaul Yaxham GB Castle Donington Power Station No. 2: 7818 1954 0-4-0 ST: 4 ft 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (1,435 mm) Awaiting overhaul Tanfield Railway GB NCB No. 16 7944 ...
Following privatisation in 1990, the station was operated by Powergen. In 1993, four of the station's generating units were decommissioned. In 1994, the remaining two units were taken out of operation and the station closed down. [6] Castle Donington power station was supplied with coal via a branch off the adjacent Trent and Weston railway line.