Lowesby railway station

Lowesby railway station (originally Loseby) was a railway station serving the villages of Lowesby and Tilton on the Hill, Leicestershire, on the Great Northern Railway Leicester branch.

Overview

The station opened in 1882 (as Loseby) and was one of two stations serving Tilton, the other being Tilton station. For Tilton villagers travelling to Leicester, however, Lowesby station was preferred, because it was nearer by public footpath (1 mile vs 1.2 miles), had more trains, and because the train journey was 2.5 miles shorter and therefore cheaper. Reflecting this, several commuter trains from Leicester terminated at Lowesby, although these were withdrawn in 1916 together with the Leicester to Peterborough trains. The station was renamed Lowesby in 1916.

The station closed to regular traffic in 1953, although summer excursion trains to Skegness and Mablethorpe continued until the end of the 1962 season.^[1] To the east of the station was Marefield Junction.

Former Services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Ingarsby		Great Northern Railway Leicester Belgrave Road to Grantham		John O' Gaunt
Ingarsby		Great Northern Railway Leicester Belgrave Road to Peterborough North		Tilton

Train Timetable for April 1910

The table below shows the train departures from Lowesby in April 1910.^[2]

Departure	Going to	Calling at	Arrival	Operator
07.22	Peterborough North	Tilton, East Norton, Hallaton, Medbourne, Rockingham, Seaton, Wakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Castor, Overton, Peterborough North	08.48	GNR
07.52	Leicester Belgrave Road	Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road	08.15	GNR
07.54	Grantham	John O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Sedgebrook, Grantham	09.10	GNR
08.34	Leicester Belgrave Road	Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road	08.55	GNR
09.22	Grantham	John O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Grantham	10.28	GNR
10.07	Newark Northgate	John O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Cotham, Newark Northgate	11.10	GNR
10.18 (Mon & Wed)	Leicester Belgrave Road	Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road	10.43	GNR
10.38	Peterborough North	Tilton, East Norton, Hallaton, Medbourne, Rockingham, Seaton, Wakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Castor, Overton, Peterborough North	12.06	GNR
10.59	Leicester Belgrave Road	Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road	11.22	GNR
11.26 (Mon & Wed)	Grantham	John O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Grantham	12.50	GNR
12.13	Leicester Belgrave Road	Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road	12.36	GNR
12.56	Grantham	John O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Sedgebrook, Grantham	14.12	GNR
13.50	Leicester Belgrave Road	Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road	14.15	GNR
15.48	Leicester Belgrave Road	Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road	16.10	GNR
16.02	Grantham	John O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Sedgebrook, Grantham	17.15	GNR
16.23	Peterborough North	Tilton, East Norton, Hallaton, Medbourne, Rockingham, Seaton, Wakerley & Barrowden, King's Cliffe, Nassington, Wansford, Castor, Peterborough North	17.46	GNR
16.24	Leicester Belgrave Road	Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road	16.47	GNR
18.03	Grantham	John O'Gaunt, Great Dalby, Melton Mowbray North, Scalford, Long Clawson & Hose, Harby & Stathern, Redmile, Bottesford, Grantham	19.15	GNR
19.01 (Wed only)	Tilton	Tilton	19.06	GNR
19.02	Leicester Belgrave Road	Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road	19.25	GNR
19.36	Leicester Belgrave Road	Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road	19.59	GNR
21.00	Leicester Belgrave Road	Ingersby, Thurnby & Scraptoft, Humberstone, Leicester Belgrave Road	21.23	GNR
23.22	Melton Mowbray North	John O'Gaunt, Melton Mowbray North	23.38	GNR

References

↑ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
↑ Bradshaw's Railway Guide, April 1910

Closed railway stations in Leicestershire and Rutland

Leicester and Swannington Railway	Coalville Town Bardon Hill Bagworth and Ellistown Incline House Thornton Lane Merry Lees Desford Ratby Glenfield (Leicestershire) Leicester West Bridge

Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway	Overseal Donisthorpe Measham Snarestone Hugglescote Heather and Ibstock Stoke Golding Higham-on-the-Hill

Charnwood Forest Railway	Loughborough Derby Road Snells Nook Shepshed Grace Dieu Thringstone Whitwick Coalville East

Melbourne Line	Tonge and Breedon Worthington

Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line	Moira Ashby de la Zouch Swannington Kirby Muxloe Braunston (Leicester)

GNR & LNWR Joint Rly	Harby and Stathern Long Clawson and Hose Scalford Melton Mowbray North Great Dalby John O'Gaunt Leicester Belgrave Road Humberstone Thurnby and Scraptoft Ingarsby Lowesby Tilton East Norton Hallaton Medbourne

Midland Counties Railway	Cossington Gate Wigston South Countesthorpe Broughton Astley Leire Halt Ullesthorpe

Nottingham and Melton Railway	Old Dalby Grimston

Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway	Saxby Edmondthorpe and Wymondham

Syston and Peterborough Railway	Rearsby Brooksby Frisby Asfordby Whissendine Ashwell Manton Ketton and Collyweston

Rugby and Stamford Railway	Welford and Kilworth Theddingworth Lubenham Rockingham Seaton Morcott Wakerley and Barrowden

Midland Main Line	Humberstone Road Leicester Campbell Street Welford Road Wigston Magna Great Glen Kibworth East Langton

South Leicestershire Railway	Elmesthorpe Croft Blaby Glen Parva

Great Central Main Line	Belgrave and Birstall Leicester Central Whetstone Ashby Magna Lutterworth

Stamford and Essendine Railway	Essendine Ryhall

Other	Uppingham Waltham-on-the-Wolds

Coordinates: 52°39′15″N 0°54′59″W / 52.6543°N 0.9165°W / 52.6543; -0.9165

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