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Disused railway station in Stonebroom, Derbyshire

Doe Hill
The station building in 2006
General information
LocationStonebroom, Derbyshire
England
Coordinates53°08′11″N 1°22′30″W / 53.1364°N 1.3751°W / 53.1364; -1.3751
Grid referenceSK419601
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
British Railways (London Midland Region)
Key dates
1 May 1862 (1862-05-01)Opened
12 September 1960 (1960-09-12)Closed

Doe Hill railway station served the village of Stonebroom, Derbyshire, England, from 1862 to 1960 on the Erewash Valley Line.

History

The station was opened on 1 May 1862 by the Midland Railway. It closed on 12 September 1960. The station building still survives.

On 12 February 1929, a head-on collision took place at the station. An express passenger train, hauled by Ex-LNWR Claughton Class 4-6-0 No. 5977, and a freight train, being hauled by LMS Fowler 4F 0-6-0 No. 4491, collided due to a signalman’s error. 2 people were killed. 5977 was subsequently withdrawn from service 2 months after the accident, becoming the first Claughton to be scrapped.

References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 165. OCLC 931112387.
  2. Daniels, Gerald; Dench, Leslie (1980). Passengers no More. Richmond: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd. p. 36. ISBN 0711009511.
  3. "Doe_Hill_Station". Westhouses Depot. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  4. Earnshaw, Alan (1991). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 7. Penryn: Atlantic Books. p. 22. ISBN 0-906899-50-8.
  5. https://www.railuk.info/steam/getsteam.php?row_id=24138
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Alfreton
Line open, station open 		  Midland Railway
Erewash Valley Line 		  Westhouses and Blackwell
Line open, station closed


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