Ilkeston station train tickets, departures and timetables. Ilkeston and erewash valley new local history book duration. Due to popularity, daveys model will also be on display at the museum on thursday 9 january and tuesday 14 january. History of ilkeston, in erewash and derbyshire map and.
Ilkeston railway station ilkeston train station, landmark. Ilkeston north railway station was a railway station in ilkeston, derbyshire. Ilkeston town railway station was a railway station which served the town of ilkeston in derbyshire, england. Ilkeston railway station plans to be submitted bbc news. Two platforms, linked by a footbridge, plus passenger shelters, a 90 space car park, pick up point, customer information point, cctv and ticket machines will mark the first time in over 50 years that passengers will be able to board trains to sheffield, nottingham, alfreton and. The two 100 metre platforms at the station, which will improve commutes to nottingham and other cities in the midlands and beyond, boosting the economy of the town of ilkeston, are between them made up of 230 precast concrete units, weighing a total of. Ilkeston railways help with a little reasearch railuk forums. Railway tales ilkeston and erewash valley new local. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
All posts made by the site are written and sent in by followers. The rail system around nottingham has been in decline since the 1940s, as historian geoffrey kingscott revealed in his book, lost railways of nottinghamshire, in 2005. Did you know that there was once a passenger railway between ilkeston town station and bulwell. Expanding access to the rail network association of train operating companies beeching axe railway cuts of the 1960s. Steam world, issue 381, march 2019 reproduction is generally very good and anyone contemplating building a model of anywhere on this route though youd need a lot of space to fit in toton and trent. Ilkeston junction and cossall railway station was a railway station which served the town of. Ilkeston wears the badge of the largest town in england without a railway station. The town stands on a hill, at the terminus of a short branch of the erewash valley railway, near. A town on two wheels is the story of ilkeston s love affair with the bicycle in the years before 1900. Ilkeston was without a station for decades and had been known as the largest town in england without its own rail link.
This middleton book is yet another entertaining mine of information. The lost railway stations of nottingham nottinghamshire live. Ilkeston junction and cossall railway station nottingham. Ilkeston junction and cossall railway station revolvy. Railway tales ilkeston and erewash valley new local history book by railwaytales. Campaigners in ilkeston who have been pushing for a railway station in. Ilkeston station train tickets, departures and timetables northern northern. Unofficial community analysis and discussion dedicated to the ilkeston railway. Ilkeston did not have a railway station from 1967 to 2017, despite its. Author jeff wynch presented signed copies to janet joy, time trials champion of the 1940s and 1950s, john hall, who. Ilkeston town railway station was a railway station which served the town of ilkeston in.
Ilkeston railway station june 29 the famous flying scotsman flew through ilkeston today bound for york from ealing broadway, london, and sighted by enthusiastic spectators with cameras all. Ilkeston railway station plans on display bbc news. Raise and lower columns at ilkeston railway station ilkeston, derbyshire. A new book charts the history of the railways between ilkeston and. Ilkeston town was an mr station situated on a short branch from the erewash line which i believe was worked in the same way as the sutton inashfield and stourbridge branches. Ilkeston railway station is due to begin operating sunday april 2nd 2017, with an official opening in summer 2017. Ilkeston town station in about 1880 just after rebuilding angus townley the midland responded to the gnr threat by building more branches and connecting lines. The town stands on a hill, at the terminus of a short branch of the erewash valley railway, near the erewash canal, the erewash river, and the boundary with notts, 9 miles ne by e of derby. Nov 14, 20 the new station would be built near the site of the town s last station on land between coronation road and millership way. On the 1851 census thomas is still station master at the ilkeston town station house, with his family, but ten years later he is a brewers clerk in burton on trent. The junction station, renamed ilkeston station, now conducted all passenger business. Ilkeston itself is a lively and vibrant town centre with a market on a thursday and saturday and. Dozens of stations in and around the city have disappeared. It is served by northern nottingham to leeds services and by east midlands trains.
This station was connected to the main line by a short branch from ilkeston junction station, the route of which roughly followed the present millership way and. Ilkeston life newspaper february 2018 by ilkeston life issuu. An annoying passenger with a mobile phone and a piercing tone of voice made reading almost impossible so i checked out the forty or fifty photographs i had snapped on my latest ramble while fantasising about making the passenger eat his apple. Why not peruse this rare victorian photograph collected by flickr user angust.
The ilkeston and derby area boasts fantastic transport links with the local road network of m1 j25, m126 and a610 the benefit of the mainline railway station in ilkeston town centre and the accress to east midlands airport located south of the town. National rail enquiries station facilities for ilkeston. Local football club ilkeston town was liquidated in 2010, after a 114year history. A town on two wheels is the story of ilkestons love affair with the bicycle in the years before 1900. It is served by northern nottingham to leeds services and by east midlands railway. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website.
It carried a shuttle service to ilkeston town railway station which was never. Spotted ilkeston town is a community page for the people of ilkeston. The town appears as tilchestune in the domesday book when it was owned. Aug 28, 2015 ilkeston wears the badge of the largest town in england without a railway station. Ilkeston station opened 2nd april 2017 with an official ceremony later in summer 2017. Ilkeston railway station serves the town of ilkeston, derbyshire, england. Geoff pickford, service director for highways at derbyshire county council, gives an update on the latest developments taking place at the site. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. In celebration, godfrey holmes looks at the remarkable battles. Unofficial community analysis and discussion dedicated to the ilkeston railway station. Ilkeston no longer has a railway station despite its substantial population and the fact that the midland main line formerly part of the midland railway, later the london, midland and scottish railway skirts the eastern edge of the town. Ilkeston junction and cossall railway station wikipedia. It was a long slog from this station up to the top of the town as venerable whitehead recognised in 1854.
Join us for the latest content from key publishings modelling titles hornby magazine and airfix model world and discover the creative world of scale modelling. This layout depicts the half mile branch line from ilkeston junction station on the main lms erewash valley line from nottingham to sheffield to ilkeston town terminus station. Travel by train from ilkeston to liverpool lime street in 2h 28m. Ilkeston no longer has a railway station despite its substantial population and the fact that the midland main line formerly part of the midland railway, later the lms skirts the eastern edge of the town. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website.
It was opened in 1847 by the midland railway this station was connected to the erewash valley line by a short branch from ilkeston junction, the route of which roughly followed the present millership way and which was served by horsedrawn railway carriages for some years. January 2018 ilkeston, derbyshire had previously been the largest town in britain on a passenger railway line without a station, with the original ilkeston junction and cossall station closing back in january 1967. The shipley colliery company s pits were linked to the midland railway at stanton gate via a line opened in 1870. Ilkeston railway station building site july 18th 2016. Being of midland railway origin, this album contains many unique items of rolling stock and architectural details. It was adjacent to, and to the southeast of, the buxton railway station of the stockport, disley and whaley bridge railway, which opened two weeks later. Trains ilkeston to liverpool lime street cheap tickets. I can just imagine standing at ilkeston junction, a wayside railway station. Author jeff wynch presented signed copies to janet joy, time trials champion of the 1940s and 1950s, john hall, who helped to research the book, and to ilkeston cycle club.
Bison precasts concrete units form a major part of the uks newest railway station, at ilkeston in derbyshire, which opened in april 2017. And knowing that none of them would be able to get the return train for a full. It was opened in 1847 by the midland railway on the erewash valley line at the junction of a short branch to the town itself. Derbyshires longlost railway stations in pictures ilkeston advertiser. View information about ilkeston railway station iln, including map and location information. Mar 12, 2020 four hours after arriving, i was back at the railway station and on my way home to sheffield. The station was opened by the midland railway mr on 1 june 1863. Jan 29, 20 hopes for a new railway station in a derbyshire town, 46 years after the old one closed, edge forward as plans are to be submitted. The station is placed at the former station site intersecting with millership way near station road and coronation road. The other part ran from ilkeston across the bennerley viaduct and on to link with the rest of. We use cookies to give you the best experience of our website. The other part ran from ilkeston across the bennerley viaduct and on to. If youre at all interested in local railway history you might well be interested to learn or be reminded of that unashamed anoraks sort of fact.
From today trains will stop at town that has not seen them for 50 years. At the end of april 1870 the branch line from the town station to the erewash valley main line at ilkeston junction was closed to passenger traffic. Mr danny corns, of trowell danny is a wellknown figure around ilkeston town centre as a member of the ilkeston and district local history society which promotes the town, its history and its. The front of chesterfields midland railway station, completed with horsedrawn carriages waiting outside. It was opened by the great northern railway great britain on its derbyshire extension in 1878 and closed in 1964. There was a second station also named heanor on the branch from ilkeston of the great northern railway great britain derbyshire extension line. It is set in the 1930s and is operated to reflect the 70 daily train movements that were. We construct model railway layouts to exhibition standard. Ilkeston town being on a branch leading from the midland railway s erewash valley line at the third station, ilkeston junction and cossall.
This station was connected to the erewash valley line by a short branch from ilkeston junction, the route of which roughly followed. Jul 01, 2019 ilkeston junction and cossall railway station ilkeston town railway station ilkeston north railway station bennerley viaduct erewash valley line ilkeston midland railway network rail connecting communities. This section in wikipedia, details the history of railways in the town. Ilkeston north railway station wikipedia republished. View live departures, latest timetable or book your train ticket to or from ilkeston station directly at northern. History and culture ilkeston was probably founded in the 6th century ad, and.
By using the site you agree to the use of these cookies. Davey jones, from the nottingham model railway society, will be displaying his amazing model of a 1930s ilkeston town railway station in the hayloft. At that time the branch line was described as having cost. The picture dates from before the demolition of the old mineral baths in 1899.
Ilkeston, a town and a parish in derbyshire, a subdistrict partly also in notts, and all in the district of basford. Ilkeston junction and cossall railway station ilkeston town railway station ilkeston north railway station bennerley viaduct erewash valley line ilkeston midland railway network rail connecting communities. Following a longrunning local campaign, in march 20 transport secretary patrick mcloughlin announced that ilkeston was one of three sites most likely to get a. Facilities, access and live train service information. View of ilkeston railway station east main car park from coronation road. Welcome to key model world your new online destination for everything railway and scale modelling.
Ilkeston is a town in the borough of erewash, derbyshire, england, on the river erewash. Ilkeston station information ilkeston railway station. From awsworth the line crossed the erewash valley by means of the impressive bennerley viaduct which has been partly preserved. The gnr also had a branch from ilkeston to heanor which went through what became the american adventure amusement park. It is located at the site of the former ilkeston junction and cossall station, on the midland main line between nottingham and langley mill. At the ilkeston town railway station the clock above the way out reads ten minutes to six. Armstrongs mill is situated on the outskirts of ilkeston town a 15minute walk from the marketplace more or less midway between nottingham and derby, and just a short drive from junction 26 of the m1. Ilkeston junction and cossall railway station was a railway station which served the town of ilkeston in derbyshire, england. Heanor railway station midland railway heanor railway station was a railway station which served the town of heanor in derbyshire, england. Ilkeston was probably founded in the 6th century ad, and gets its name from its supposed founder, elch or elcha, who was an anglian chieftain elkas tun elkas town. February 15, 2017 by ilkeston railway station 6 comments ilkeston s railway timetables and routes are available from network rails electronic national rail timetable enrt which is a longterm plan covering the national rail network. Ilkeston railway station map and location information.
The two stations had similar end walls incorporating a large fanshaped window. Train tickets from ilkeston to nottingham can start from as little as. Ilkeston railway station unofficial discussion, news. Ilkeston, derbyshire had previously been the largest town in britain on a passenger railway line without a station, with the original ilkeston junction and cossall station closing back in january 1967. In the early 1990s, members of the ilkeston and district local history society became aware of the deteriorating state of the cemetery on stanton road, ilkeston. Netherfield and then into nottingham london road station. The town of ilkeston is finally getting another rail station after almost 50 years without tracks. We have this transcription of the section for ilkeston from john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales, 187072. Prices can also vary depending the time of day, route and class you book. Aug 07, 2018 the lost railway stations of nottingham.
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