The last recorded revenue earning train to run from the quarry to swithland was in 1953, and by the 1960s much of the track had been lifted. Rothley station was built as a part of the great central railway s london extension and opened to passengers on 15 march 1899. Rothley photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. It covers nearly everything from the earliest locomotives, to the high speed railways of japan, with just about everything in between. Working with handtools clearing the trackbed took over a year to complete. Railroad station historical society depot email list page.
Mountsorrel and rothley community heritage centre 2020. This station and the great central railway, special goods weekend was quite the best railway event i have ever been to, and i say this as a member of the bluebell railway. Overseeing railway traffic movements in the area is rothley cabin, a signalbox recovered from blind lane junction in wembley and erected facing the station on the west side of the line. Parking on street is available at loughborough, there is a car park at the stations of quorn and rothley. Rothley railway station leicester, united kingdom train. The rothley rose runs on the following wednesday evenings. The big four railway companies lms, lner, southern railway and gwr with its iconic swindon works and the beginnings of british rail are all explored. Great central railway heritage railway loughborough. The mountsorrel railway was a network of industrial railway lines that served the granite quarries which dominate the leicestershire village of mountsorrel. The charnwood forest garden railway cfr is located at rothley station on the great central railway, leicestershire and is set as a european narrow gauge railway. Great central railway the uks only main line heritage. It begins with the earliest trainsheds and follows the progress of station design to the great structures erected in the victorian era londons charing cross station 186264 and. Rothley s beautiful restored railway station is still lit by gas light, this gives an authentic peep into the glamour of a bygone age, but keeps alive the romance associated with steam.
Craig hughes has set up this website after investigating paranormal activity at rothley station, on the great central railway in leicestershire. I could have listed 50 excellent fiction and nonfiction railway books. See all books memories of rothley read and share your memories of rothley itself or of a particular photo of rothley. Rothley station in 1897, the company adopted the now familiar name great central railway, and the new line opened to passenger traffic on 15 th march 1899. In the late 1800s, it was a regular little city at the station. When the gcr opened in 1898, the mountsorrel railway formed a link line between the two leicesterloughborough main lines, but it gradually fell out of use. Plans of the london extension between annesley junction and rugby station. Browse 25 photo books on rothley and the surrounding area. The rothley rose great central railway the uks only. The trains run every weekend and bank holidays, taking visitors on a journey through glorious leicestershire countryside, visiting old stations such as quorn. This station was opened by the great central railway on what was originally the manchester, sheffield and lincolnshire railways london extension when it was promoted in 1893.
Run separately from the gcr by our own dedicated team of volunteers, we operate saturdays, sundays and bank holidays throughout the year. The station has been used to film period drama such as the 1988 film buster and the 2004 miss marple tv adaptation of 4. Again it is a place to explore in its own right as you. Due to financial difficulties the line was built in stages. A social history by jeffrey richards and john m mackenzie 1986 along with the oxford companion to british railway history, this is the railway reference book i most often.
In 1897, the company adopted the now familiar name great central railway, and the new line opened to passenger traffic on 15 th march 1899. Contributing over 140,000 hours of volunteer labour they restored the rail line, built mountsorrel station with car park and access. From the early days of steam engines, to the development of steam and diesel locomotives and the heyday of rail travel, both the technical. Or to reply to an individual post, or to include images, attachments and formatted text, click the quote or reply buttons on each post above. Great central railway rothley, station road, rothley. Barter books is lucky to be located in part of a superb old victorian railway station designed by william bell in 1887. The society is an educational and research organization collecting data and preserving it for the future. It serves hot and cold drinks, delicious homemade cakes, sandwiches, light lunches and ice creams. Just south of the station is where the northern end of the northern preserved section of the gcrh starts. This is the first history of the british railway system written from a modern economic perspective. Jan, 2011 rothley station on the great central railway is haunted by a phantom station master, along with several ghostly figures in edwardian dress. Now everyone is driving cars and weve lost that social interaction, this book is not just for sociologists. The origins of the old gcr may be traced back to the earliest days of railways in. A history and guide to rothleya great central country station.
Mountsorrel and rothley community heritage centre tripadvisor. The book must contain about 1,000 photos, many in color. It offers some interesting displays, a wonderful model railway, teashop, cafe and of course the chance to ride on the steam train to loughborough. Sit inside or out, on running days watch the trains go past at weekends children will be enchanted by the garden railway.
Local pressure, much of it spearheaded by frederick merttens, lord of rothley manor, forced a change in the plans and the proposed site changed to rothley. Leicester railway station wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Mountsorrel and rothley community heritage centre caring. Great central railway steam railway loughboroughleicestershire. Loughborough is a great station to visit because of its rich history. Track plans plans of the london extension between annesley junction and rugby station from a book of plans created after a survey of the completed line in 1901 by henry fowler of manchester record office for leicestershire, leicester and rutland. Brief history great central railway the uks only main line. The price includes the full cost of the train ticket. The original station was built in 1840 for the midland counties railway, which in 1844 joined the north midland railway and the birmingham and derby junction railway to form the midland railway.
This station was opened by the great central railway on what was originally the manchester, sheffield and lincolnshire railway s london extension when it was promoted in 1893. Rothley station, station road, rothley listed buildings. In 1969 the main line preservation group was formed with a vision to recreate a fully functioning, double track, steamworked main line between nottingham and leicester. Rothley was opened on 15th march 1899 and closed on. The railway station is important both as a facet of architecture and as a major feature in british social history. Garden railway rothley great central railway the uk.
In 1859 parliament authorised the wansbeck railway company to build the line from morpeth to reedsmouth. From a book of plans created after a survey of the completed line in 1901 by. Stations on heritage railways in the united kingdom a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z. Media in category trains at railway stations in the united kingdom the following 124 files are in this category, out of 124 total. Guide to the line great central railway the uks only. The station was built to the standard london extension country station layout with a single. In 1899, rothley railway station was opened on the great central railway, which is now part of the great central steam railway.
Examining the history and continued social, environmental and economic impact of the railway s london extension, which ran between london and north nottinghamshire from the 1890s to the 1960s. The line through the station was reopened in 1990 as the great central railway. Its the only place in the world where full size steam engines can be seen passing each other just as it was when steam ruled the rails. Media in category rothley, leicestershire the following 64 files are in this category, out of 64 total. Scotsgap was a stone built railway station in northumberland on the wansbeck railway that served the villages of scots gap and cambo. Mar 17, 2020 syston railway station is a railway station serving the town of syston in leicestershire, england. Rothley station near leicester is on the great central railway. Rothley, northumberland this is a disambiguation page a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. It uses conterfactual analysis to construct an alternative network to represent the most efficient alternative rail network that could have been constructed given what was known at the time the first time this has been done. Rothley railway station is a heritage railway station on the preserved section of the great central railway s london extension. The railway station has a special role in peoples lives. It was located on the line between morpeth and reedsmouth, and was the junction for the branch line of the northumberland railway to rothbury. The northern pacific railroad, the sioux, and the panic of 1873 by m. There are 2 guest rooms in the station house, the other 8 are in fullyrestored edwardian pullman railway carriages.
Trains run every weekend of the year, bank holidays and selected week days through the summer. Elliss tearoom rothley great central railway the uks. Rothley railway station is a heritage railway station on the preserved section of the great. This signal box controls entry and exit to the southern end of the great central railway s unique double track. This signal box controls entry and exit to the southern end of the great central railway. Rothley station, rothley, leicestershire history in structure. Pdf download the great british railway station free. Garden railway at great central railway rothley miniature. The great central railway is britains only double track main line steam. The train departs from rothley station, our edwardianthemed station with original gas lights at 7. This profusely illustrated book chronicles the evolution of the architecture of the railroad station in both europe and america from the 1930s and 1950s. Rothley station on the great central railway is haunted by a phantom station master, along with several ghostly figures in edwardian dress. This book was published in 1989 and changes are still taking place on the great central railway such as the line extension.
The station buildings have been demolished though the island platform still survives. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you selected. Rothley station is one of the intermediate stations on the great central railway but it is certainly well worth stopping off for a visit. The line cut the village in two connecting the halves with a substantial stone bridge. May 22, 2017 construction of the mile line between scots gap and rothbury started on 25th august 1869 and the branch was ceremonially opened for public traffic on 1st november 1870 with intermediate stations at rothley private, ewesley and brinkburn. At this time the wansbeck railway company amalgamates with the north british railway. The station was built to the standard london extension country station pattern of a single large island platform between the two running lines, on which stood the station buildings, including ticket office and waiting rooms. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Great central railway the uks only main line heritage railway. Riding the rails that created the modern worldfrom.
There have long been legends about the ghostly figure of an old signalman who used to work at rothley station, but we certainly didnt expect the report to uncover quite as many spectral. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of rothley. History of railways is a massive, incredibly detailed study of the worlds railways, locomotives, rolling stock and operations. Local pressure, much of it spearheaded by frederick merttens, lord of rothley manor. Good detailed book on the social history of railway stations. It was originally a standard gcr country island type station, like those surviving at quorn and woodhouse and rothley, accessed from a road overbridge.
In 1862 the line from morpeth to scotsgap opened, with an extension to knowesgate opening a year later. Response from steve c, owner at mountsorrel and rothley community heritage centre responded aug 28, 2019 hi charlotte, please accept our sincere apologies for the difficulties heating your baby food today. The station is built between two embankments giving it a cosy atmosphere. This signal box controls entry and exit to the southern end of the great central railways unique double track. Country stations such as those at belgrave road, birstall, rothley, quorn.
The last recorded revenue earning train to run from the quarry to swithland was in. Local pressure, much of it spearheaded by frederick. The scheme captured local imaginations and families got involved with their children, not because they were railway enthusiasts but because of their interest in the village and its history. Elliss tearoom rothley elliss tea room is open seven days a week, from 10am to 4pm during weekdays and from 10am to 4. Feel free to browse, and sign our guest book if you like. Lloyd and insall select a number of station for consideration, across the whole of the network.
An epic and revelatory narrative of the most important transportation technology of the modern world in his wideranging and entertaining new book, tom zoellnercoauthor of the new york timesbestselling an ordinary mantravels the globe to tell the story of the sociological and economic impact of the railway technology that transformed the worldand could very well change it again. Rothley station was constructed as part of the ninetytwo mile london extension of the manchester, sheffield, and lincolnshire railway. The station is well looked after and there are toilets on the platform. It is apparently a standard design but is a station plan that works really well in real life as long as you have an overbridge to provide public access. The station is on the midland main line from leicester to loughborough, 103 miles 63 chains 167. In the preface the authors describe their approach, in examining the social history of railway stations we were concerned to treat them not as inanimate objects, but as living, breathing places which, better than any other building type of the last 150 years, reflected the societies around them, public buildings which people used in all sorts of ways and whose significance they. Rothley station 2020 all you need to know before you go with. Built to the standard island platform pattern of country stations on the line, it originally opened on 15 march 1899 and has been restored to late edwardian era condition, circa 1910. Elliss tea room at great central railway rothley tea.
Rothley station is situated on the great central railway in leicesterhire. Your model railway club the prototype photograph archive. Newton s unique photographic record of the lines construction and others from before and after its closure. Rothley station, great central railway near leicester. Contemporary photographs, historic images, and postcard views provide an indepth look at the architectural gems that dot the railroad landscape. The station was built to the standard london extension country station layout with a single island platform between two running lines, with pedestrian access provided via a staircase from the road bridge which crosses the line. The great central railway is the uks only double track, main line heritage railway. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A brief history of the railway mountsorrel and rothley. Great central railway, rothley, station road, rothley, leicester, station rd, the preserved railway has been operating for over 30 years, and is manned by around 700 volunteers and a small team of permanent staff. Serving light lunches, home made cakes, speciality teas and coffees, ice creams and so on. Rothley was opened on 15th march 1899 and closed on 4th march 1963. Rothley station 2020 all you need to know before you go.
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