Tonge and Breedon railway station
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Tonge and Breedon railway station was a station at Tonge that served the adjacent village of Breedon-on-the-Hill, Leicestershire
, England. It was on a Midland Railway
line built in 1874 from to a junction on the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line
near .
In 1930 Tonge and Breedon still had a passenger service but by 1939 it had been withdrawn and the Midland's successor, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
, was using the line only for freight services. During the Second World War the line became the Melbourne Military Railway
. In 1945 the War Department returned the line and station to the LMS.
In 1980 British Rail
ways closed the line and by the 1990s the track had been dismantled. The trackbed through the former station is now part of National Cycle Route 6.
Leicestershire
Leicestershire is a landlocked county in the English Midlands. It takes its name from the heavily populated City of Leicester, traditionally its administrative centre, although the City of Leicester unitary authority is today administered separately from the rest of Leicestershire...
, England. It was on a Midland Railway
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
line built in 1874 from to a junction on the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line
Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line
The Leicester to Burton-Upon-Trent Line is a freight-only railway line in England linking the Midland Main Line south of to the Cross Country Route at...
near .
In 1930 Tonge and Breedon still had a passenger service but by 1939 it had been withdrawn and the Midland's successor, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four...
, was using the line only for freight services. During the Second World War the line became the Melbourne Military Railway
Melbourne Military Railway
thumb|[[Buffer stop]]s by [[Isley Walton]] RoadThe Melbourne Military Railway was a military railway in Derbyshire used by British Army and Allied engineers during the Second World War from 1939 until late 1944 to prepare them for the invasion of mainland Europe...
. In 1945 the War Department returned the line and station to the LMS.
In 1980 British Rail
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
ways closed the line and by the 1990s the track had been dismantled. The trackbed through the former station is now part of National Cycle Route 6.