Daybrook railway station
| Daybrook | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Place | Daybrook |
| Area | Nottingham |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping |
London and North Eastern Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 February 1876[1] | Opened as Bestwood and Arnold |
| 1 March 1876 | Renamed Daybrook for Arnold and Bestwood |
| 1 August 1876 | Renamed Daybrook |
| 4 April 1960 | Closed to passengers |
| 1 June 1964[2] | Goods facilities withdrawn |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Daybrook railway station was a railway station in Daybrook, Nottinghamshire. It was opened by the Great Northern Railway (Great Britain) on its Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension in 1875–6 and closed in 1960.
History
It was on the descent from Arno Vale towards Leen Valley Junction where the line from Annesley joined.[3] The line between Gedling and Carlton and Daybrook closed in 1960 because of mining subsidence in Mapperley Tunnel.[4]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulwell Forest | London and North Eastern Railway Nottingham to Shirebrook |
Gedling & Carlton | ||
| Basford North | London Midland Region of British Railways (Derby) Friargate Line |
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| Terminus | Great Northern Railway Nottingham Suburban Railway |
Sherwood | ||
In popular culture
“Early Sherwood” – a song from the 1970 Philamore Lincoln psychedelic pop album “The North Wind Blew South” – refers to this rail road with the following lines:
“Scrump and scrumpan’ over the lake,
blimp souls wet and the belly ache.
Coins on the line as the train goes by,
Daybrook station fence was high.”
The “Sherwood” in the song’s title refers to the Sherwood railway station.
Present day
No trace of the station remains today and residential development occupies the station site.[4]
References
- ↑ 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. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 33. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- ↑ Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker’s register of closed passenger stations and goods depots in England, Scotland and Wales, 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications and Services. p. 103. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
- ↑ Higginson, Mark (1992). The Friargate line: Derby and the Great Northern Railway. Derby: Golden Pingle Publishing. ISBN 978-0951383407.
- 1 2 Shannon, Paul (2007). Nottinghamshire (British Railways Past and Present). Kettering: Past & Present Publishing. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-85895-253-6.
Coordinates: 52°59′42″N 1°08′25″W / 52.9949°N 1.1402°W