Hazelwood Railway Station is a disused railway station on the

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branch of the Midland Railway. It served the village of Hazelwood.

History

The

Midland Railway The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844. The Midland was one of the largest railway companies in Britain in the early 20th century, and the largest employer in Derby, where it had its headquarters. It am ...

opened Hazelwood and other stations on the branch line to Wirksworth on 1 October 1867. The station was designed by the company architect

John Holloway Sanders John Holloway Sanders FRIBA (1825 – 16 October 1884) was an architect based in England and chief architect of the Midland Railway until 1884. His date of appointment as Chief Architect to the Midland Railway is not known, but he is recorded as ...

. The

London, Midland and Scottish Railway The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSIt has been argued that the initials LMSR should be used to be consistent with LNER, GWR and SR. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway's corporate image used LMS, and this is what is generally u ...

temporarily withdrew Wirksworth branch passenger services from 16 June 1947 due to post-war fuel shortages.

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ways made this closure permanent from May 1949 when the line was removed from the summer timetable. BR withdrew goods services from Hazelwood on 2 March 1964, but the branch remained in use for mineral freight until December 1989. The station building and yard were sold and are now the premises of a timber yard and sawmill. The platform has been removed. The line through the station is now operated as the heritage

Ecclesbourne Valley Railway The Ecclesbourne Valley Railway is a long heritage railway in Derbyshire. The headquarters of the railway centre on Wirksworth station, and services operate in both directions between Wirksworth and Duffield and from Wirksworth to Rave ...

but there are no plans to reopen the station.

Stationmasters

*Anthony Swift 1867 - 1890 *H. Swift 1890 - 1929 *G.W. Marple 1929 - 1931 (also station master at Shottle) In 1931 Hazelwood station was placed under the direct supervision of the Duffield station master.

Spelling

The station was originally spelt ''Hazlewood'' in the 1867 Midland Railway timetable. The village itself was spelt ''Hazzlewood'' on an

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map of the time. It was subsequently spelt ''Hazelwood'' on timetables and station name boards. The OS changed to the current spelling around 1920.

Location

The Station is on Nether Lane north of the B5023 Wirksworth road, which is the main route from Duffield to Wirksworth and parallels the railway along the Ecclesbourne valley.

Route

References

External links

Ecclesbourne Valley Railway official website

Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Association official website
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