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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 ...
This is a route-map template for the Castle Donington line, a UK railway.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
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 ...
Remains of the station in 1998 The location of Ketton Station, which served the villages around Ketton from 1848 to 1966. Ketton and Collyweston railway station is a former station serving the villages of Ketton, Geeston, Aldgate and Collyweston, Rutland. [2] It is located in Geeston adjacent to a level crossing on the Ketton to Collyweston road.
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]
Lucas Sutton 1861 - 1864 (afterwards station master at Pinxton) M. Clifford 1864; John Ravenhall 1871 - 1903 [4] Walter Hodgkins 1904 - 1905 (afterwards station master at Castle Donington) H. Ball 1905 - 1906 (formerly station master at Castle Donington) E. Dunkley 1906 - 1907; G. Mear 1907; E.O. Cope 1907; F.S. Mason 1907; Mr. Ball until 1913
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 ...