Thorneywood railway station

Thorneywood railway station was a station on the former Great Northern Railway Nottingham Suburban railway in Nottingham, England.[1] It opened in 1889, regular passenger services ceased in 1916. Woodthorpe Grange Park opened to the public in 1922. On 10 July 1928 King George V and Queen Mary visited the park and 17,000 school children travelled to the event on the NSR to Sherwood and Thorneywood Stations (which had been re-opened for the event). An enthusiasts special ran on 16 June 1951 but goods train finished on 1 August 1951 when the line was abandoned. and the track was lifted in 1954.[2]

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Nottingham London Road High Level   Great Northern Railway
Nottingham Suburban Railway		   St Ann's Well

Thorneywood Station

See also

References
  1. British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer.
  2. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/t/thorneywood/index.shtml

Further reading
  • Kingscott, Geoffrey (2004). Lost Railways of Nottinghamshire. Countryside Books. ISBN 1-85306-884-5.
  • Marshall, J., (June 1961) "Nottingham Suburban Railway" Railway Magazine article


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