Rothley railway station history books

The station has been used to film period drama such as the 1988 film buster and the 2004 miss marple tv adaptation of 4. Great central railway the uks only main line heritage. Country stations such as those at belgrave road, birstall, rothley, quorn. Elliss tearoom rothley station tearoom rothley picnic area rothley garden railway.

Rothley station, station road, rothley listed buildings. Mountsorrel and rothley community heritage centre 2020. There are 2 guest rooms in the station house, the other 8 are in fullyrestored edwardian pullman railway carriages. Rothley station 2020 all you need to know before you go. The station buildings have been demolished though the island platform still survives. A history and guide to rothleya great central country station. Rothley station near leicester is on the great central railway. Media in category rothley, leicestershire the following 64 files are in this category, out of 64 total. It was located on the line between morpeth and reedsmouth, and was the junction for the branch line of the northumberland railway to rothbury. The rothley rose runs on the following wednesday evenings.

This station and the great central railway, special goods weekend was quite the best railway event i have ever been to, and i say this as a member of the bluebell railway. In 1897, the company adopted the now familiar name great central railway, and the new line opened to passenger traffic on 15 th march 1899. Newton s unique photographic record of the lines construction and others from before and after its closure. If an internal link referred you here, you might want to go back and fix it to point directly to the intended page. Rothley was opened on 15th march 1899 and closed on. May 22, 2017 construction of the mile line between scots gap and rothbury started on 25th august 1869 and the branch was ceremonially opened for public traffic on 1st november 1870 with intermediate stations at rothley private, ewesley and brinkburn.

Great central railway heritage railway loughborough. Jan, 2011 rothley station on the great central railway is haunted by a phantom station master, along with several ghostly figures in edwardian dress. When the gcr opened in 1898, the mountsorrel railway formed a link line between the two leicesterloughborough main lines, but it gradually fell out of use. It is apparently a standard design but is a station plan that works really well in real life as long as you have an overbridge to provide public access. Great central railway steam railway loughboroughleicestershire. The station was built to the standard london extension country station layout with a single island platform between two running lines, with pedestrian access provided via a staircase from the road bridge which crosses the line. Rothley station is situated on the great central railway in leicesterhire. Media in category trains at railway stations in the united kingdom the following 124 files are in this category, out of 124 total. The rothley rose great central railway the uks only. Track plans plans of the london extension between annesley junction and rugby station from a book of plans created after a survey of the completed line in 1901 by henry fowler of manchester record office for leicestershire, leicester and rutland. Contemporary photographs, historic images, and postcard views provide an indepth look at the architectural gems that dot the railroad landscape. Response from steve c, owner at mountsorrel and rothley community heritage centre responded aug 28, 2019 hi charlotte, please accept our sincere apologies for the difficulties heating your baby food today. The station is well looked after and there are toilets on the platform. Working with handtools clearing the trackbed took over a year to complete.

I could have listed 50 excellent fiction and nonfiction railway books. Local pressure, much of it spearheaded by frederick merttens, lord of rothley manor, forced a change in the plans and the proposed site changed to rothley. Feel free to browse, and sign our guest book if you like. Elliss tearoom rothley elliss tea room is open seven days a week, from 10am to 4pm during weekdays and from 10am to 4. In 1969 the main line preservation group was formed with a vision to recreate a fully functioning, double track, steamworked main line between nottingham and leicester. Good detailed book on the social history of railway stations. Rothley station 2020 all you need to know before you go with. Sit inside or out, on running days watch the trains go past at weekends children will be enchanted by the garden railway. The mountsorrel railway was a network of industrial railway lines that served the granite quarries which dominate the leicestershire village of mountsorrel. Garden railway rothley great central railway the uk. Great central railway the uks only main line heritage railway.

Contributing over 140,000 hours of volunteer labour they restored the rail line, built mountsorrel station with car park and access. The last recorded revenue earning train to run from the quarry to swithland was in 1953, and by the 1960s much of the track had been lifted. Barter books is lucky to be located in part of a superb old victorian railway station designed by william bell in 1887. Rothley was opened on 15th march 1899 and closed on 4th march 1963. Stations on heritage railways in the united kingdom a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z. Scotsgap was a stone built railway station in northumberland on the wansbeck railway that served the villages of scots gap and cambo. The charnwood forest garden railway cfr is located at rothley station on the great central railway, leicestershire and is set as a european narrow gauge railway.

The book must contain about 1,000 photos, many in color. In 1859 parliament authorised the wansbeck railway company to build the line from morpeth to reedsmouth. A brief history of the railway mountsorrel and rothley. The scheme captured local imaginations and families got involved with their children, not because they were railway enthusiasts but because of their interest in the village and its history. Or to reply to an individual post, or to include images, attachments and formatted text, click the quote or reply buttons on each post above. Railroad station historical society depot email list page. The trains run every weekend and bank holidays, taking visitors on a journey through glorious leicestershire countryside, visiting old stations such as quorn.

It serves hot and cold drinks, delicious homemade cakes, sandwiches, light lunches and ice creams. Examining the history and continued social, environmental and economic impact of the railway s london extension, which ran between london and north nottinghamshire from the 1890s to the 1960s. The station was built to the standard london extension country station layout with a single. This signal box controls entry and exit to the southern end of the great central railways unique double track. Due to financial difficulties the line was built in stages. This signal box controls entry and exit to the southern end of the great central railway.

Leicester railway station wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Rothley s beautiful restored railway station is still lit by gas light, this gives an authentic peep into the glamour of a bygone age, but keeps alive the romance associated with steam. Rothley station, rothley, leicestershire history in structure. Local pressure, much of it spearheaded by frederick merttens, lord of rothley manor. Mountsorrel and rothley community heritage centre caring. Mar 17, 2020 syston railway station is a railway station serving the town of syston in leicestershire, england. Rothley station, great central railway near leicester. It offers some interesting displays, a wonderful model railway, teashop, cafe and of course the chance to ride on the steam train to loughborough. The great central railway is britains only double track main line steam. Now everyone is driving cars and weve lost that social interaction, this book is not just for sociologists. The big four railway companies lms, lner, southern railway and gwr with its iconic swindon works and the beginnings of british rail are all explored.

The price includes the full cost of the train ticket. This station was opened by the great central railway on what was originally the manchester, sheffield and lincolnshire railways london extension when it was promoted in 1893. It was originally a standard gcr country island type station, like those surviving at quorn and woodhouse and rothley, accessed from a road overbridge. History of railways is a massive, incredibly detailed study of the worlds railways, locomotives, rolling stock and operations. This profusely illustrated book chronicles the evolution of the architecture of the railroad station in both europe and america from the 1930s and 1950s. Guide to the line great central railway the uks only. The train departs from rothley station, our edwardianthemed station with original gas lights at 7.

From a book of plans created after a survey of the completed line in 1901 by. The origins of the old gcr may be traced back to the earliest days of railways in. It begins with the earliest trainsheds and follows the progress of station design to the great structures erected in the victorian era londons charing cross station 186264 and. The station is built between two embankments giving it a cosy atmosphere. Again it is a place to explore in its own right as you.

The line through the station was reopened in 1990 as the great central railway. This book was published in 1989 and changes are still taking place on the great central railway such as the line extension. The station is on the midland main line from leicester to loughborough, 103 miles 63 chains 167. The line cut the village in two connecting the halves with a substantial stone bridge.

Rothley, northumberland this is a disambiguation page a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. The railway station has a special role in peoples lives. Your model railway club the prototype photograph archive. Rothley station is one of the intermediate stations on the great central railway but it is certainly well worth stopping off for a visit. Parking on street is available at loughborough, there is a car park at the stations of quorn and rothley. Rothley station on the great central railway is haunted by a phantom station master, along with several ghostly figures in edwardian dress. Riding the rails that created the modern worldfrom. From the early days of steam engines, to the development of steam and diesel locomotives and the heyday of rail travel, both the technical. The society is an educational and research organization collecting data and preserving it for the future. Just south of the station is where the northern end of the northern preserved section of the gcrh starts. Elliss tea room at great central railway rothley tea. Built to the standard island platform pattern of country stations on the line, it originally opened on 15 march 1899 and has been restored to late edwardian era condition, circa 1910. Its the only place in the world where full size steam engines can be seen passing each other just as it was when steam ruled the rails. The northern pacific railroad, the sioux, and the panic of 1873 by m.

Elliss tearoom rothley great central railway the uks. Rothley railway station leicester, united kingdom train. Lloyd and insall select a number of station for consideration, across the whole of the network. Serving light lunches, home made cakes, speciality teas and coffees, ice creams and so on. See all books memories of rothley read and share your memories of rothley itself or of a particular photo of rothley. At this time the wansbeck railway company amalgamates with the north british railway. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. It covers nearly everything from the earliest locomotives, to the high speed railways of japan, with just about everything in between. Brief history great central railway the uks only main line. It uses conterfactual analysis to construct an alternative network to represent the most efficient alternative rail network that could have been constructed given what was known at the time the first time this has been done. Pdf download the great british railway station free.

Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you selected. Craig hughes has set up this website after investigating paranormal activity at rothley station, on the great central railway in leicestershire. An epic and revelatory narrative of the most important transportation technology of the modern world in his wideranging and entertaining new book, tom zoellnercoauthor of the new york timesbestselling an ordinary mantravels the globe to tell the story of the sociological and economic impact of the railway technology that transformed the worldand could very well change it again. This signal box controls entry and exit to the southern end of the great central railway s unique double track. Overseeing railway traffic movements in the area is rothley cabin, a signalbox recovered from blind lane junction in wembley and erected facing the station on the west side of the line. The original station was built in 1840 for the midland counties railway, which in 1844 joined the north midland railway and the birmingham and derby junction railway to form the midland railway. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of rothley. Trains run every weekend of the year, bank holidays and selected week days through the summer. The station was built to the standard london extension country station pattern of a single large island platform between the two running lines, on which stood the station buildings, including ticket office and waiting rooms. In the preface the authors describe their approach, in examining the social history of railway stations we were concerned to treat them not as inanimate objects, but as living, breathing places which, better than any other building type of the last 150 years, reflected the societies around them, public buildings which people used in all sorts of ways and whose significance they. This is the first history of the british railway system written from a modern economic perspective. The great central railway is the uks only double track, main line heritage railway.

Garden railway at great central railway rothley miniature. Run separately from the gcr by our own dedicated team of volunteers, we operate saturdays, sundays and bank holidays throughout the year. The railway station is important both as a facet of architecture and as a major feature in british social history. Rothley railway station is a heritage railway station on the preserved section of the great. Rothley photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Loughborough is a great station to visit because of its rich history. Rothley station was built as a part of the great central railway s london extension and opened to passengers on 15 march 1899. In 1862 the line from morpeth to scotsgap opened, with an extension to knowesgate opening a year later. In 1899, rothley railway station was opened on the great central railway, which is now part of the great central steam railway. Great central railway, rothley, station road, rothley, leicester, station rd, the preserved railway has been operating for over 30 years, and is manned by around 700 volunteers and a small team of permanent staff.

Local pressure, much of it spearheaded by frederick. In the late 1800s, it was a regular little city at the station. The last recorded revenue earning train to run from the quarry to swithland was in. There have long been legends about the ghostly figure of an old signalman who used to work at rothley station, but we certainly didnt expect the report to uncover quite as many spectral. Mountsorrel and rothley community heritage centre tripadvisor. Rothley railway station is a heritage railway station on the preserved section of the great central railway s london extension.