Clifton-on-Trent railway station

Former railway station in Nottinghamshire, England

Clifton-on-Trent

Site of the former station in 2017

General information
Location| Nottinghamshire
England
Coordinates| 53°14′2.08″N 0°45′34.91″W﻿ / ﻿53.2339111°N 0.7596972°W﻿ / 53.2339111; -0.7596972
Grid reference| SK 8288 7148
Platforms| 2
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Original company| Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway
Pre-grouping| Great Central Railway
Post-grouping| London and North Eastern Railway
British Railways
Key dates
15 December 1896| Opened
19 September 1955| Closed for passengers[1]
30 March 1964| closed for freight

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Lancashire, Derbyshire
& East Coast Railway

Legend

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|  | Chesterfield (Market Place)

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| Boythorpe Viaduct over

MR Brampton Branch

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| and Boythorpe Railway

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|  |  | Horns Bridge over

Midland Main Line
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| GCR Chesterfield Loop

River Rother

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Duckmanton Tunnel

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Great Central Main Line

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|  | Arkwright Town
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Arkwright Town Jct (1907)

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River Doe Lea

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|  |  | Doe Lea Viaduct over

MR Doe Lea Branch
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|  | Bolsover South
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Bolsover Tunnel

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|  | Scarcliffe

Summit

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MML to St Pancras

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|  | Sheffield Midland
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|  | Attercliffe Road (MR)
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Rotherham Masborough

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|  | West Tinsley

(SDR)

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|  | Catcliffe

(SDR)

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Rotherham Masborough

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|  | Treeton (MR)
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|  | Woodhouse Mill (MR)
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Beighton (GCR)

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Beighton Junction

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Killamarsh West (MR)

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Beighton (GCR)

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|  | Upperthorpe and Killamarsh
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|  | Spinkhill
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Spinkhill Tunnel

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|  | Clowne South

Summit

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Markland Grips Viaduct

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|  | Creswell and Welbeck
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|  |  | Shirebrook North

(Originally Langwith Junction)
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Langwith Junction shed

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|  | Shirebrook South
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| GNR

to Nottingham Victoria (1901)

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|  | Shirebrook West
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|  |  | MR (now Robin Hood Line)

Nottingham Midland to Worksop
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|  | Warsop
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Clipstone Colliery Sidings

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| Mansfield Railway

to Nottingham Victoria (from 1917)

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|  | Edwinstowe
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|  | Ollerton
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|  | Boughton
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|  | Tuxford Central
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Tuxford Works

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Tuxford shed

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|  | Dukeries Junction
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Kings Cross to Retford
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|  | Fledborough
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|  |  | Fledborough Viaduct

over River Trent
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|  | Clifton-on-Trent
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|  | Doddington and Harby
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|  | Skellingthorpe
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| GN&GEJR

to Saxilby

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Pyewipe Junction

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|  | Lincoln
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to Peterborough

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LD&ECR and Sheffield District Railway

Clifton-on-Trent railway station is a former railway station between North Clifton and South Clifton in eastern Nottinghamshire, England.

## Context[edit]

The station was opened in 1896 by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway on its main line from Chesterfield to Lincoln.[2] It was closed by British Railways in 1955.

The station was at the eastern end of Fledborough Viaduct, which crosses the River Trent. It was a short walk to the river and was popular with anglers.

The station buildings and Stationmaster's house were all built in the company's distinctive architectural style,[3][4][5] which had clear echoes at Arkwright Town, Bolsover South and Warsop, to name but three.

## Former services[edit]

There never was a Sunday service at Clifton-on-Trent.

In 1922 three trains per day plied between Chesterfield Market Place and Lincoln with a market day extra on Fridays between Shirebrook North and Lincoln. All these trains called at Clifton.[6]

From 1951 trains stopped running through to Chesterfield, turning back at Shirebrook North instead. Otherwise the same pattern continued until the last train on 17 September 1955.

Trains continued to pass, including Summer excursions[7] which continued until 1964, but the picture was of progressive decline. A derailment at Clifton itself on 21 February 1980[3][8] led to the immediate closure of the line from High Marnham Power Station through the station to Pyewipe Junction. These tracks were subsequently lifted.

## Modern times[edit]

Today the trackbed eastwards from the site of Fledborough Station, across Fledborough Viaduct, through Clifton to Doddington & Harby forms an off-road part of National Cycle Route 647 which is part of the National Cycle Network.

From Harby onwards through the site of Skellingthorpe almost to Pyewipe Junction the trackbed forms an off-road part of National Cycle Route 64.[9][10]

Preceding station  |  | Disused railways  |  | Following station

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Fledborough
Line and station closed |  | Great Central Railway
Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway |  | Doddington and Harby
Line and station closed

## References[edit]

1. ^ Butt 1995, p. 63.
2. ^ Cupit & Taylor 1984, p. 22.
3. ^ a b Ludlam 2013, p. 144.
4. ^ Booth 2013, p. 55.
5. ^ Clifton-on-Trent station Picture the Past
6. ^ Bradshaw 1985, p. 718.
7. ^ Walker 1991, Inside front cover.
8. ^ Booth 2013, p. 57.
9. ^ Harby to Lincoln, Sustrans NR64 Sustrans
10. ^ Fledborough to Lincoln by Bike Cycle-route

### Sources[edit]

* Booth, Chris (2013). The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway A pictorial view of the "Dukeries Route" and branches. Vol. Two: Langwith Junction to Lincoln, the Mansfield Railway and Mid Nott's Joint Line. Blurb. ISBN 978-1-78155-660-3. 06884827.
* Bradshaw, George (1985) [July 1922]. Bradshaw's General Railway and Steam Navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland: A reprint of the July 1922 issue. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-8708-5. OCLC 12500436.
* Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
* Cupit, J.; Taylor, W. (1984) [1966]. The Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway. Oakwood Library of Railway History (2nd ed.). Headington: Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-302-2. OL19.
* Ludlam, A.J. (March 2013). Kennedy, Rex (ed.). "The Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway". Steam Days. 283. Bournemouth: Redgauntlet 1993 Publications. ISSN 0269-0020.
* Walker, Colin (1991). Eastern Region Steam Twilight, Part 2, North of Grantham. Llangollen: Pendyke Publications. ISBN 978-0-904318-14-2.

## Further reading[edit]

* Dow, George (1965). Great Central, Volume Three: Fay Sets the Pace, 1900–1922. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-0263-0. OCLC 500447049.

## External links[edit]

* Clifton-on-Trent station on old OS map npe Maps

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Closed railway stations in Nottinghamshire

Mansfield Railway|

* Mansfield Central
* Sutton-in-Ashfield Central
* Kirkby-in-Ashfield Central
* Pinxton and Selston

Lancashire, Derbyshire
and East Coast Railway|

* Warsop
* Clipstone
* Edwinstowe
* Ollerton
* Boughton (Nottinghamshire)
* Tuxford Central
* Dukeries Junction
* Fledborough
* Clifton-on-Trent
* Doddington and Harby

GCR Main Line|

* Hollinwell and Annesley
* Annesley South Junction Halt
* Hucknall Central
* Bulwell Hall Halt
* Bulwell Common
* New Basford
* Carrington
* Nottingham Victoria
* Nottingham Arkwright Street
* Ruddington
* Rushcliffe Halt
* East Leake

Leen Valley Extension|

* Skegby
* Sutton-in-Ashfield Town
* Newstead and Annesley
* Linby (Great Northern Railway)
* Hucknall Town
* Butler's Hill
* Bestwood Colliery
* Bulwell Forest

GNR Derbyshire and
Staffordshire Extension|

* Pinxton South
* Pye Hill and Somercotes
* Codnor Park and Selston
* Newthorpe, Greasley and Shipley Gate
* Awsworth
* Kimberley East
* Basford North
* Daybrook
* Gedling and Carlton

Worksop to Nottingham Line|

* Sutton Junction
* Mansfield Town
* Kirkby-in-Ashfield East
* Annesley
* Linby
* Hucknall Byron
* Bulwell Market
* Basford Vernon
* Radford
* Lenton

Nottingham Suburban Railway|

* Sherwood
* St Ann's Well
* Thorneywood

Mansfield to Rolleston Junction|

* Blidworth and Rainworth
* Farnsfield
* Kirklington and Edingley
* Southwell

Bennerley and Bulwell Railway|

* Kimberley West
* Watnall

Nottingham and Melton Railway|

* Edwalton
* Plumtree
* Widmerpool
* Upper Broughton

Great Northern and London
and North Western Joint Railway|

* Bingham Road (Notts)
* Barnstone
* Redmile
* Cotham

Great Northern Main Line|

* Scrooby
* Ranskill
* Barnby Moor and Sutton
* Tuxford North
* Crow Park
* Carlton on Trent

Midland Counties Railway|

* Nottingham Carrington Street
* Kegworth
* Hathern

Great Eastern and
Great Northern Joint Railway|

* Park Drain
* Misterton
* Walkeringham
* Beckingham

Other|

* Checker House
* Cottam
* Kirkby Bentinck
* Nottingham London Road
* Nottingham Racecourse
* Sturton
* Teversall Manor
* Trowell
* Whiteborough

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