Thornton Curtis railway station

Thornton Curtis railway station was a temporary structure provided by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway until it opened Thornton Abbey station 42 chains (840 m) to the north.[2][3]

Thornton Curtis
LocationThornton Curtis, North Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates53.6476°N 0.3188°W / 53.6476; -0.3188
Grid referenceTA112181
Platforms2 (probable)
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyManchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Key dates
by June 1848Station opened
by November 1848[1]Station closed, to be replaced by Thornton Abbey station

The station was situated south west of College Farm in what in 2015 was still open country with no road access. The line through the station opened on 2 April 1848, with Thornton Curtis opening "a little later". It appeared in Bradshaw from June to November 1848 inclusive. The station's permanent successor first appeared in Bradshaw in August 1849.[4]

By 2015 the only suggestion that a station might ever have existed at the site was a slight widening of the cutting.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Goxhill
Line and station open		   Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Barton line		   Ulceby
Line and station open

References
  1. Butt 1995, p. 229.
  2. King & Hewins 1989, p. 8.
  3. Ludlam 1996, p. 21.
  4. Dow 1985, p. 119.

Sources
  • 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.
  • Dow, George (1985) [1959]. Great Central, Volume One: The Progenitors, 1813-1863. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 978-0-7110-1468-8. OCLC 60021205.
  • King, Paul K.; Hewins, Dave R. (1989). Scenes from the Past: 5 The Railways around Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Immingham and North-east Lincolnshire. Stockport: Foxline Publishing. ISBN 978-1-870119-04-7.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Ludlam, A.J. (1996). Railways to New Holland and the Humber Ferries. Headington: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-494-4. LP 198.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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