Harby and Stathern railway station

Former railway station In Leicestershire, England

Harby & Stathern

General information
Location| Harby, Melton, Leicestershire
England
Grid reference| SK760307
Platforms| 3
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Pre-grouping| Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway
Post-grouping| LNER and LMS Joint
Key dates
1 September 1879| Opened
7 December 1953| Closed to regular services
9 September 1962| Closed to summer specials
7 December 1964| closed for freight

Location

Harby and Stathern Station 2008

Harby & Stathern railway station is a former station on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway that served the villages of Harby and Stathern, in Leicestershire, England.

## Overview

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It was the locomotive exchange station for goods traffic, with GNR engines working to the north and LNWR engines working to the south. Harby & Stathern was chosen due to local opposition in Melton Mowbray.

It was difficult to manage and run. The sidings were insufficient at peak times and the turntable could not be accessed directly so engines had to shunt to gain access through the sidings. The station was not very convenient for local passengers as the approach road was about five hundred yards long. The goods yard was very large and the original warehouse still stands.

## Services

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The principal services were GNR services from Leicester Belgrave Road to Grantham and LNWR services from Northampton to Nottingham London Road Low Level. Initially the LNWR also ran trains from Northampton to Newark, but in 1882 these were replaced by trains running between Harby & Stathern and Newark which connected with the Nottingham trains. The connecting trains were down to one in 1910 and were withdrawn altogether by 1922. In addition there were many summer excursion trains.

## Station masters

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* S.C. Drury
* S.C. Gregory 1915[1] - ???? (formerly station master at Shirebrook)
* Arthur William Pedley 1925 - 1935[2]
* F.H. Stables ca. 1939 - 1945[3] (afterwards station master at Bulwell Common)
* G. Watson 1945 - ????

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## Closure

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The station closed to regular traffic in 1953, but summer specials lasted until 1962.[4][page needed][5][page needed]

Former Services

Preceding station  |  | Disused railways  |  | Following station

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Long Clawson and Hose |  | London and North Western Railway
Northampton to Nottingham |  | Barnstone
Long Clawson and Hose |  | Great Northern Railway
Leicester Belgrave Road to Grantham
Leicester Belgrave Road to Newark  |  | Redmile

## References

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1. ^ "Mr. S.C. Gregory". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 4 March 1915. Retrieved 8 March 2020 - via British Newspaper Archive.
2. ^ "Long Railway Service". Nottingham Journal. England. 14 January 1935. Retrieved 8 March 2020 - via British Newspaper Archive.
3. ^ "Stathern". Grantham Journal. England. 27 July 1945. Retrieved 8 March 2020 - via British Newspaper Archive.
4. ^ Leleux, Robin. A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Volume 9 The East Midlands.[full citation needed]
5. ^ Anderson, P. Forgotten Railways, The East Midlands.[full citation needed]

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Closed railway stations in Leicestershire and Rutland

Leicester and Swannington Railway|

* Coalville Town
* Bardon Hill
* Bagworth and Ellistown
* Incline House
* Thornton Lane
* Merry Lees
* Desford
* Ratby
* Glenfield (Leicestershire)
* Leicester West Bridge

Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway|

* Overseal
* Donisthorpe
* Measham
* Snarestone
* Hugglescote
* Heather and Ibstock
* Stoke Golding
* Higham on the Hill

Charnwood Forest Railway|

* Loughborough Derby Road
* Snells Nook Halt
* Shepshed
* Grace Dieu Halt
* Thringstone Halt
* Whitwick
* Coalville East

Melbourne line|

* Wilson
* Tonge and Breedon
* Worthington

Leicester–Burton upon Trent line|

* Moira
* Ashby de la Zouch
* Swannington
* Kirby Muxloe
* Braunstone (Leicester)

GNR & LNWR Joint Railway|

* Harby and Stathern
* Long Clawson and Hose
* Scalford
* Melton Mowbray North
* Great Dalby
* John O' Gaunt
* Leicester Belgrave Road
* Humberstone
* Thurnby and Scraptoft
* Ingarsby
* Lowesby
* Tilton
* East Norton
* Hallaton
* Medbourne

Midland Counties Railway|

* Cossington Gate
* Wigston South
* Countesthorpe
* Broughton Astley
* Leire Halt
* Ullesthorpe

Nottingham and Melton Railway|

* Edwalton
* Plumtree
* Widmerpool
* Upper Broughton
* Old Dalby
* Grimston

Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway|

* Saxby
* Edmondthorpe and Wymondham

Syston and Peterborough Railway|

* ROF Queniborough
* Rearsby
* Brooksby
* Frisby
* Asfordby
* Whissendine
* Ashwell
* Manton
* Luffenham
* Ketton and Collyweston

Rugby and Stamford Railway|

* Lilbourne
* Welford and Kilworth
* Theddingworth
* Lubenham
* Rockingham
* Seaton
* Morcott
* Wakerley and Barrowden

Midland Main Line|

* Hathern
* Humberstone Road
* Leicester Campbell Street
* Welford Road
* Wigston Magna
* Great Glen
* Kibworth
* East Langton

South Leicestershire Railway|

* Elmesthorpe
* Croft railway station, Leicester
* Blaby
* Wigston Glen Parva

Great Central Main Line|

* Loughborough Central
* Quorn and Woodhouse
* Rothley
* Belgrave and Birstall
* Leicester Central
* Whetstone
* Ashby Magna
* Lutterworth

Stamford and Essendine Railway|

* Essendine
* Ryhall

Other|

* Uppingham
* Waltham-on-the-Wolds
* Castle Donington and Shardlow
* Weston on Trent

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