Scrooby railway station
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Scrooby | |||||
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 This picture was taken in July, 1979. The station house has since been renovated. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Scrooby, Bassetlaw England | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 4 September 1849[1] | ||||
| Closed | 1938 | ||||
| Original company | Great Northern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 14 September 1931 | Closed to Regular services[2] | ||||
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Scrooby was a railway station on the Great Northern Railway running between Retford and Doncaster. The station served the small village of Scrooby until closed in 1931, though an excursion stopped in 1938.[3] Sunday trains ended in 1924.[4] In 1897 it had a booking office, waiting room, stationmaster's house, signal box and 5 passenger trains a day each way, but no goods facilities.[5] About 1978 the signal box was replaced by Doncaster power box.[6]
The area was also famous for the water troughs on the line from about 1903[7] to about 1969.
