Melbourne railway station (United Kingdom)

Former railway station in Derbyshire, England

Melbourne

Stone bridge crossing the site of Melbourne station. The branch's trackbed has become the Cloud Trail footpath.

General information
Location| Kings Newton, South Derbyshire
England
Coordinates| 52°49′44″N 1°24′54″W﻿ / ﻿52.829°N 1.415°W﻿ / 52.829; -1.415
Grid reference| SK395260
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Original company| Midland Railway
Pre-grouping| Midland Railway
Post-grouping| London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 September 1868| Station opened as terminus
1874| Line extended and Melbourne becomes through station
22 September 1930| Passenger service withdrawn
1939| Station becomes Melbourne Military Railway depot
1945| Line returned to LMS
21 May 1980| Line closed to freight traffic

Melbourne railway station was a station at Kings Newton that served the adjacent town of Melbourne, Derbyshire, England.

## History

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It was opened in 1868 as the terminus of a Midland Railway branch from Derby Midland.[1] In 1874 it became a through station as the line was extended to a junction on the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line near Ashby-de-la-Zouch.

In 1930 passenger services were withdrawn and the Midland's successor, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, was using the line only for freight services. During the Second World War the line became the Melbourne Military Railway and Melbourne station became its headquarters. In 1945 the War Department returned the line and station to the LMS.

In 1980 British Railways closed the line[1] and by the 1990s the track had been dismantled. The trackbed through the former station is now part of National Cycle Route 6.

## Stationmasters

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* Alexander McCall 1869 - 1875[2] (afterwards station master at Manton)
* W. Blackshaw from 1875[2] \- 1891[3]
* G. Barker 1891 - 1898[3] (formerly station master at Cumwhinton, afterwards station master at Stoke Works)
* John Henry Goodliffe 1898[3] \- 1929[4]
* William Arthur Ofield 1929 - 1935[5] (formerly station master at Weston on Trent)
* J.W. Hardy 1936 - 1937[6] (afterwards station master at Shepshed)
* Andrew McLennan 1937 - 1938[7] (formerly station master at East Ham, afterwards station master at Staveley, Westmorland)
* A. Robinson 1938 - 1939[8] (afterwards station master at Worthington)

## Route

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Preceding station  |   | Disused railways  |   | Following station

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Tonge and Breedon
Line and station closed |   | Midland Railway
Melbourne line
1871 - 1930  |   | Chellaston and Swarkestone
Line and station closed
Wilson
Line and station closed |   | Midland Railway
Melbourne line
1869 - 1871  |   | Chellaston and Swarkestone
Line and station closed

## References

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1. ^ a b "Focus on... Chellaston Junction and surrounding area". Retrieved 18 July 2011.
2. ^ a b "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 279. 1871. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
3. ^ a b c "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 247. 1881. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
4. ^ "Gold Watch for Stationmaster". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 25 March 1929. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. ^ "Mr. A. Ofield". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 15 April 1935. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
6. ^ "L.M.S. Appointments". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 20 March 1937. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
7. ^ "Melbourne Stationmaster". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 17 May 1938. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. ^ "New Stationmaster". Leicester Evening Mail. England. 6 July 1939. Retrieved 2 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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Closed railway stations in Derbyshire

Ashbourne line|

* Higher Buxton
* Hartington
* Alsop en le Dale
* Tissington
* Thorpe Cloud
* Ashbourne
* Clifton (Mayfield)
* Norbury and Ellaston

Cromford and High Peak Railway|

* Shallcross
* Ladmanlow
* Hindlow
* Dowlow Halt
* Hurdlow
* Parsley Hay
* Hopton Top Wharf
* Steeplehouse
* Cromford (C&HPR)

Manchester, Buxton, Matlock
and Midland Jcn Rly|

* Buxton (Midland)
* Peak Forest
* Millers Dale
* Monsal Dale
* Longstone
* Great Longstone for Ashford
* Hassop
* Bakewell
* Rowsley

Sheffield & Midland C'ttee|

* Birch Vale
* Hayfield

Woodhead line|

* Crowden
* Woodhead

Ashover Light Railway|

* Ashover Butts
* Salter Lane
* Fallgate
* Milltown
* Dale Bank
* Woolley
* Hurst Lane
* Stretton
* Clay Lane
* Springfield (Derbyshire)
* Holmgate
* Chesterfield Road
* Claycross and Egstow

North Midland Railway|

* Eckington and Renishaw
* Barrow Hill
* Whittington
* Clay Cross
* Stretton
* Wingfield
* Derby Nottingham Road

Derbyshire and Staffordshire extension|

* Egginton Junction
* Etwall
* Mickleover
* Derby Friargate
* Breadsall
* West Hallam
* Ilkeston North
* Heanor (GNR)
* Marlpool

Ripley and Heanor branch lines|

* Ripley
* Denby
* Kilburn
* Coxbench
* Little Eaton
* Crosshill and Codnor
* Heanor (MR)
* Langley Mill (Branch)

Melbourne line|

* Sinfin North
* Sinfin Central
* Chellaston and Swarkestone
* Melbourne

Castle Donington line|

* Weston on Trent
* Castle Donington and Shardlow

Midland Counties Railway|

* Borrowash
* Draycott and Breaston
* Sawley
* Long Eaton (MCR)

Erewash Valley line|

* Doe Hill
* Westhouses and Blackwell
* Pye Bridge
* Codnor Park and Ironville
* Shipley Gate
* Ilkeston Town
* Ilkeston Junction and Cossall
* Trowell
* Stanton Gate
* Stapleford and Sandiacre
* Long Eaton (1847–1863)
* Long Eaton (1863–1967)
* Trent

Pinxton branch line|

* Eastwood and Langley Mill

Lancashire, Derbyshire
and East Coast Railway|

* Chesterfield Market Place
* Arkwright Town
* Bolsover South
* Scarcliffe
* Shirebrook North
* Upperthorpe and Killamarsh
* Spinkhill
* Clowne South
* Creswell and Welbeck

GCR Main Line and Chesterfield loop|

* Chesterfield Central
* Sheepbridge and Brimington
* Staveley Works
* Grassmoor
* Staveley Central
* Killamarsh Central
* Renishaw Central
* Heath
* Pilsley
* Tibshelf Town

Clowne and Doe Lea branches|

* Staveley Town
* Clowne and Barlborough
* Bolsover Castle
* Palterton and Sutton
* Glapwell
* Rowthorn and Hardwick

Other|

* Buxworth
* Chapel-en-le-Frith Central
* Egginton
* Fairfield Halt
* Gresley
* Ramsline Halt
* Hazelwood
* Pinxton and Selston
* Sheepbridge
* Swadlincote
* Tibshelf & Newton
* Whiteborough
* Woodville (Derbyshire)
* Unstone

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