Loughborough Derby Road railway station was a station on the Charnwood Forest Railway.

History

Coalville, Overseal & Moira & Hugglescote Fleetwood RJD 115

The station was opened by the Charnwood Forest Railway (CFR) on 16 April 1883. It was the terminus of their line from Coalville. The CFR was operated by the

London and North Western Railway The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the L&NWR was the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom. In 1923, it became a constituent of the Lo ...

(LNWR) from the outset, but remained independent until absorbed into 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 ...

(LMS), of which the LNWR was a constituent, as part of the

1923 Grouping The Railways Act 1921 (c. 55), also known as the Grouping Act, was an Act of Parliament enacted by the British government and intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, by "grouping" them into four la ...

. The LMS had another station in Loughborough, and they closed the former CFR station on 13 April 1931. The station was demolished after closure although the goods shed remained in situ and was used by light industry until the 2000s, after which it quickly became derelict. It was later demolished and now a Lidl superstore occupies the site of Derby Road station. Only old brick walls and fencing remains in situ.

References

External links

Loughborough Derby Road Station on navigable 1946 O.S. map

{{DEFAULTSORT:Loughborough Derby Road Railway Station Disused railway stations in Leicestershire Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1883 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1931

Derby Road Railway Station Derby Road railway station (also known as Derby Road (Ipswich)) is on the Felixstowe Branch Line in the east of England, serving the Rose Hill area and southern area of California on the eastern side of the town of Ipswich, Suffolk. It is d ...