Bolsover South railway station

Bolsover South is a former railway station in Carr Vale, Bolsover, Derbyshire, England.

This article is about the former Great Central Railway station. For the former Midland Railway station, see Bolsover Castle railway station.

Bolsover South
LocationBolsover
England
Coordinates53.2251°N 1.3018°W / 53.2251; -1.3018
Grid referenceSK 467 700
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLD&ECR
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Railways
Key dates
8 March 1897Opened as Bolsover
25 September 1950renamed Bolsover South
3 December 1951Closed[1]
LD&ECR and Sheffield District Railway
1950 Excursion Advert

History

The station was opened by the LD&ECR in March 1897 as plain "Bolsover". It was closed to all traffic by British Railways in December 1951, primarily due to the prohibitive cost of repairing and maintaining Bolsover Tunnel.[2] Track lifting started immediately after closure and was completed within weeks, though the station building survived as an increasingly vandalised eyesore for some years. The photograph opposite shows the characteristic Station Master's house in 1963, the station itself was behind the bush on the extreme right of the photo. Also behind the photo to the left was a railway-served jam factory.[3]

The station was built in Carr Vale and was one of only two places on the LD&ECR where a level crossing was necessary,[4] the other being Skellingthorpe.[5][6] To the west was Doe Lea Viaduct and to the east was a 300-foot-high (91 m) limestone ridge through which it was necessary to drive the notorious Bolsover Tunnel. To the east of this was the next station at Scarcliffe.

The station architecture was in the company's characteristic modular style[7][8] with much glazing[9] as were, for example, Arkwright Town, Edwinstowe and Ollerton.

1912 was a notable year for Bolsover South, with flash floods on 27 July[10][11] and 26 August.[12][13]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Arkwright Town
Line and station closed		   Great Central Railway
Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway		   Scarcliffe
Line and station closed

References
  1. Butt 1995, p. 38.
  2. Bolsover Tunnel via Forgotten Relics
  3. Booth 2013, p. 22.
  4. Bolsover South level crossing via Picture the Past
  5. Cupit & Taylor 1984, p. 16.
  6. Haigh 1994, p. 102.
  7. DVD 2005, 31 to 32 minutes from the start.
  8. Booth 2013, pp. 21-22.
  9. anon. 2011, pp. 44-5.
  10. Haigh 1985, p. 11.
  11. Haigh 1994, p. 96.
  12. Haigh 1994, p. 104.
  13. Bolsover South & Carr Vale History via Old Miner Archived 16 June 2013 at Archive.today

Sources
  • Booth, Chris (2013). The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway A pictorial view of the "Dukeries Route" and branches. Blurb. 06715029.
  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  • Cupit, J.; Taylor, W. (1984) [1966]. The Lancashire, Derbyshire & East Coast Railway. Oakwood Library of Railway History (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-302-2. OL19.
  • DVD (2005). The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway - Memories of a Lost Route. Chesterfield: Terminus Publications. DVD, stills with commentary, 60 mins.
  • Haigh, Bernard (1985). Bolsover Remembered. Bernard Haigh. OCLC 504569461.
  • Haigh, Bernard (1994). The Old Photographs Series: Around Bolsover. Chalford: Chalford Publishing Co. Ltd. ISBN 978-0-7524-0021-1.
  • Hurst, Geoffrey (1987). The Midland Railway Around Nottinghamshire, Volume 1. Worksop: Milepost Publications. ISBN 978-0-947796-05-1.
  • Kaye, A.R. (1988). North Midland and Peak District Railways in the Steam Age, Volume 2. Chesterfield: Lowlander Publications. ISBN 978-0-946930-09-8.
  • Anonymous (March 2011). Gellatly, Bob (ed.). "Readers' forum". Forward. North Anston: Bob Gellatly for the Great Central Railway Society. 167. ISSN 0141-4488.

Further reading
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