Wilsthorpe Crossing Halt railway station

Wilsthorpe Crossing Halt railway station was on the branch line between Bourne and Essendine, Lincolnshire, England.

Wilsthorpe Crossing Halt
General information
LocationWilsthorpe, South Kesteven
England
Coordinates52°43′17″N 0°23′50″W / 52.7214°N 0.3972°W / 52.7214; -0.3972
Grid referenceTF083149
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
September 1925 (1925-09)Station opened
18 June 1951 (1951-06-18)Station closed

History

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The line of the Bourn and Essendine Railway (B&ER) opened on 16 June 1860,[1] with intermediate stations at Thurlby and Braceborough Spa. The B&ER was operated by the Great Northern Railway (GNR), which absorbed it on 25 July 1864.[1]

Wilsthorpe had a small sidings, used for the delivery of coals to a local pumping station before the halt was opened.[2]

In September 1925, the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), which had been created on 1 January 1923 by the amalgamation of the GNR with several other railways, opened a station between Thurlby and Braceborough Spa, naming it Wilsthorpe Crossing Halt;[3] it was adjacent to a level crossing on the road connecting Wilsthorpe with Manthorpe.

The station closed with the line on 18 June 1951.[1][3]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
London and North Eastern Railway

References

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  1. ^ a b c Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 119. CN 8983.
  2. ^ Stennett, Alan (2007). Lost railways of Lincolnshire. Countryside Books. pp. 99–102.
  3. ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 251. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
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