Theddingworth railway station
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Theddingworth railway station was a railway station serving Theddingworth
in the English
county of Leicestershire. It was opened on the Rugby and Stamford Railway in 1850.
for a branch from Rugby
to the Syston and Peterborough Railway
near Stamford.
In the same year the company became part of the London and North Western Railway
. The section from Rugby to Market Harborough
, which included Theddingworth, opened in 1850.
Although the official opening was not till 1 May 1850, some services may have been run on 29 April for the Market Harborough fair. Initially there were three train services daily each way.
A neat, compact station house was provided on the up (Rugby) side next to the level crossing with the signal box opposite. On the opposite down platform was a small timber waiting-room with a substantial awning.
Originally single track, the line was doubled at the end of 1878. There was a siding on the up (Rugby) side with a horse loading bay behind the railway offices and, in the Rugby direction, there was a long head shunt. At some time early in the century the signal box caught fire and a lack of running water made it difficult to put out. It was rebuilt with a modern superstructure on the original LNWR brick base.
At grouping
in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway. At the end of the 19th century there were eight trains on the line each day, four of them stopping at the intermediate stations. Around 1950 the service was six or seven trains a day, but this business disappeared in the next decade. Freight service was discontinued on 6 April 1964, and passenger services on 6 June 1966.
There is still a Station Road with a pronounced dogleg where it crossed the track. The station building has been carefully preserved by its present owners, along with the signal box, waiting room and level crossing gates.
Theddingworth
Theddingworth is a village and civil parish in Leicestershire, England. It lies at about west of Market Harborough on the road to Lutterworth. It is on the north bank of the River Welland and the Grand Union Canal passes within a mile...
in the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county of Leicestershire. It was opened on the Rugby and Stamford Railway in 1850.
History
Parliamentary approval was gained in 1846 by the directors of the London and Birmingham RailwayLondon and Birmingham Railway
The London and Birmingham Railway was an early railway company in the United Kingdom from 1833 to 1846, when it became part of the London and North Western Railway ....
for a branch from Rugby
Rugby railway station
Rugby railway station serves the town of Rugby in Warwickshire, England. It opened during the Victorian era, in 1885, replacing earlier stations situated a little further west...
to the Syston and Peterborough Railway
Syston and Peterborough Railway
The Syston and Peterborough Railway was an early railway in England opened between 1845 and 1848 to form a branch from the Midland Counties Railway at Syston just north of Leicester to Peterborough.-Origins:...
near Stamford.
Stamford railway station
Stamford railway station serves the town of Stamford in Lincolnshire, England. The station is west of Peterborough on the Syston and Peterborough Railway, the line is now part of the much bigger Birmingham to Peterborough Line. CrossCountry operate the majority of services as part of their...
In the same year the company became part of the London and North Western Railway
London and North Western Railway
The London and North Western Railway was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. It was created by the merger of three companies – the Grand Junction Railway, the London and Birmingham Railway and the Manchester and Birmingham Railway...
. The section from Rugby to Market Harborough
Market Harborough railway station
Market Harborough railway station serves the town of Market Harborough in Leicestershire, England. It lies on the Midland Main Line, 16 miles south-east of Leicester and is served by the fast and semi-fast East Midlands Trains Class 222 "Meridian"/HST services...
, which included Theddingworth, opened in 1850.
Although the official opening was not till 1 May 1850, some services may have been run on 29 April for the Market Harborough fair. Initially there were three train services daily each way.
A neat, compact station house was provided on the up (Rugby) side next to the level crossing with the signal box opposite. On the opposite down platform was a small timber waiting-room with a substantial awning.
Originally single track, the line was doubled at the end of 1878. There was a siding on the up (Rugby) side with a horse loading bay behind the railway offices and, in the Rugby direction, there was a long head shunt. At some time early in the century the signal box caught fire and a lack of running water made it difficult to put out. It was rebuilt with a modern superstructure on the original LNWR brick base.
At grouping
Railways Act 1921
The Railways Act 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which...
in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway. At the end of the 19th century there were eight trains on the line each day, four of them stopping at the intermediate stations. Around 1950 the service was six or seven trains a day, but this business disappeared in the next decade. Freight service was discontinued on 6 April 1964, and passenger services on 6 June 1966.
There is still a Station Road with a pronounced dogleg where it crossed the track. The station building has been carefully preserved by its present owners, along with the signal box, waiting room and level crossing gates.
