Rearsby railway station
Former railway station in Leicestershire, England
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Rearsby railway station was a former station serving the villages of Rearsby and Thrussington in Leicestershire. The station was situated at a level crossing on the road between the two.
Rearsby | |||||
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The station in 1895 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Rearsby, Leicestershire England | ||||
| Grid reference | SK652152 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 September 1846 | Opened | ||||
| 2 April 1951 | Closed | ||||
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History
The station opened in 1846 on the Syston and Peterborough Railway. The station building were designed by the architects William Parsons and Sancton Wood.[1] The contractors Norman and Grimson undertook to build it for £744 8s 6d. and it was remarkably similar to the station at Asfordby.
It closed in 1951.[2]
Stationmasters
- Thomas Sharp ca. 1849 - 1889[3]
- William Sugars 1889 - 1895[4] (afterwards station master at Tibshelf)
- A.W. Kingdom 1895 - 1897 (formerly station master at Little Eaton)
- John Lewis Shannon 1897 - 1900 (afterwards station master at Ashwell, Kegworth, assistant station master at Derby, then station master at Nottingham, Sheffield and finally London St Pancras)[5]
- Frederick H. Shelton 1900 - ca. 1911
- M. Shilion ca. 1914
- J.H. Roberts ca. 1928 (also station master at Brooksby)
- Luke Randolph Benson ca. 1933 - 1942 (also station master at Brooksby)
Former Services
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Syston | Midland Railway Leicester to Peterborough |
Brooksby | ||
