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Butterley railway station is a preserved
The station was reopened by the Midland Railway Trust on 22 August 1981 Volunteers have restored the station site, rebuilding the station buildings from
railway station
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on the Heritage Midland Railway - Butterley
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in Derbyshire
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History
Originally located on theMidland Railway
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's Ambergate to Pye Bridge Line
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, the station opened on 1 May 1875 as ''Butterley'', being renamed ''Butterley for Ripley and Swanwick'' on 29 July 1935. It closed to passengers on 16 June 1947, but remained open for goods traffic until 7 November 1964. The line itself closed in 1968. British Railways
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demolished the original station buildings and signal box
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.
Stationmasters
*James Blackwell 1875 - 1884 *W. Allen 1884 - 1885 *J. Randall 1885 - 1886 *John H. Grundy 1886 - 1906 (afterwards station master at Alfreton) *William Tunn 1906 - 1908 (afterwards station master at Pinxton) *Amos Follows 1908 - 1910 (afterwards station master at Kirkby-in-Ashfield) *Samuel Joseph Whitehead 1910 - 1922 (afterwards station master at Bulwell) *Edward Skerrett ca. 1924 *Fred Fletcher 1927 - 1936 (afterwards station master at Cannock Chase) *Mr. Billington ca. 1940 *H. Anslow ca. 1955 ca. 1956Midland Railway Trust
The station was reopened by the Midland Railway Trust on 22 August 1981 Volunteers have restored the station site, rebuilding the station buildings from Whitwell railway station
Whitwell railway station serves the village of Whitwell in Derbyshire, England. The station is on the Robin Hood Line 4¾ miles (7 km) south west of Worksop towards Nottingham.
History
The line and station were built by the Midla ...
(in addition, there are some Portakabin
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Smaller version of portable buildings are also known as portable cabins. Portable cabins are prefabricated structu ...
s). The signal box comes from Ais Gill
Aisgill is the southernmost of the hamlets that form the parish of Mallerstang in the English county of Cumbria. It is on the B6259 road, at the head of Mallerstang dale, just before the boundary between Cumbria and North Yorkshire.
The highest ...
, on the famous Settle-Carlisle Line and is a standard Midland type 2B box. The station originally had two platforms but the present only the southernmost platform (i.e. the original westbound line) is in use to the public.
Swanwick Junction railway station
Swanwick Junction railway station (pronounced "Swannick") is a heritage railway station situated on the former Ambergate to Pye Bridge Line which closed in 1968, but has been partially reopened by the Midland Railway - Butterley. Despite th ...
is a short walk or train ride away to the east. Hammersmith railway station is a shorter distance to the west over Butterley Reservoir
Butterley Reservoir is a reservoir in Derbyshire, England. The reservoir was built to provide water for the Cromford Canal which opened for use in 1794. The Codnor Park and Butterley Park reservoirs also provided water to the Cromford Canal.
The ...
by train.
There is parking available at this station.
See also
*Listed buildings in Ripley, Derbyshire
Ripley is a civil parish in the Amber Valley district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains 62 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, five are listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three g ...
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* * * {{s-end Heritage railway stations in Derbyshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1875 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1947 Former Midland Railway stations