Maud's Bridge railway station

Maud's Bridge
Location
Place Thorne
Area Doncaster
Coordinates 53°36′05″N 0°54′59″W / 53.60146°N 0.91647°W / 53.60146; -0.91647Coordinates: 53°36′05″N 0°54′59″W / 53.60146°N 0.91647°W / 53.60146; -0.91647
Grid reference SE717122
Operations
Original company South Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
History
October 1859 Opened
1 October 1866 Closed
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Maud's Bridge was a small railway station built by the South Yorkshire Railway on its line between Thorne and Keadby. The station was situated between Thorne and Medge Hall.

History

The South Yorkshire Railway (SYR) had a small system connecting Sheffield with Doncaster and some neighbouring towns;[1] in 1855 it reached Thorne.[2] An eastwards extension from Thorne to Keadby, parallel to the Keadby Canal (which was owned by the SYR), was commenced in December 1858, and opened on 10 September 1859.[3] Originally there was only one intermediate station, at Crowle, but others were soon opened,[3] including one at Maud's Bridge in October 1859.[4]

Only a couple of miles to the east the line crosses the county boundary, leaving Yorkshire and entering Lincolnshire. It was at Maud's Bridge that the new 'straightened' track from Thorne South, opened in 1864, rejoined the original route along the canal. The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1866;[4] in the meantime, the SYR had been leased to the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in June 1864.[5]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Thorne (Old)   South Yorkshire Railway & River Dun Navigation
Doncaster to Keadby (canalside line)		   Medge Hall Halt
Thorne South   South Yorkshire Railway
Doncaster to Keadby (straightened line)		  

Notes

  1. ↑ Dow 1959, pp. 233–4.
  2. ↑ Dow 1959, p. 241.
  3. 1 2 Dow 1959, p. 244.
  4. 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 156.
  5. ↑ Dow 1959, p. 248.

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