Borrowash
Borrowash station in 1961
General information
LocationBorrowash, Erewash
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Counties Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLMS
British Railways
Key dates
4 June 1839First opened
1 May 1871New station opened
1 May 1898renamed Borrowash for Ockbrook
1 April 1904renamed Borrowash
14 February 1966Closed [1]

Borrowash railway station was a station at Borrowash in Derbyshire.

History

The station site in 2013, still an active line as the main route between Nottingham and Derby

It was built in 1839 for the Midland Counties Railway, which shortly joined the North Midland Railway and the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway to form the Midland Railway. This line is now part of the Midland Main Line between Long Eaton and Derby

It was at first only a temporary building in the cutting. Its first station master was a Mr. Portlock.

During the building of the line it was necessary to cut through an Anglo-Saxon barrow. It may have been the scene of a massacre for many skulls were found, of people aged from 18 to 60, cloven by Danish battleaxes, some being presented to Derby Museum.[2]

A new station was built in 1871, for a time known as Borrowash for Ockbrook, it closed to passengers in 1966 and was demolished in 1994.

The original station became a private house and survives today. The remains of a flight of steps to the former platform can still be made out.

Station masters

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Spondon
Line and station open 		  Midland Railway
Midland Main Line 		  Draycott and Breaston
Line open, station closed

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd.,
  2. ^ Heath, P. (ed) (2005) Melbourne 1820-1875: A Diary by Joseph Briggs, Melbourne Historical Research Group
  3. ^ 1857 White's History, Gazetteer and Directory of Derbyshire and Sheffield. London: Francis White and Co. 1857. p. 303.
  4. ^ a b "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 121. 1914. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 371. 1871. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  6. ^ a b "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 485. 1881. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Borrowash. Presentation to the Station-Master". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 14 April 1899. Retrieved 21 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ a b "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1027". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 297. 1899. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Kegworth Station". Nottingham Evening Post. England. 8 August 1900. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Borrowash". Derbyshire Advertiser and Journal. England. 20 February 1915. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Borrowash". Derby Daily Telegraph. England. 13 December 1922. Retrieved 9 March 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ Kelly's Directory of Derbyshire. London: Kelly's Directories Ltd. 1925. p. 371.
  13. ^ "Elford. Stationmaster Promoted". Tamworth Herald. England. 14 August 1943. Retrieved 16 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.

Bibliography

External links

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