The station was opened without ceremony on 1 November 1888 as "Clown". All passenger trains called at all stations between Mansfield and Chesterfield.[4]
The line was single track between Seymour Junction[5][6] and Elmton and Creswell. Accordingly, the station had a single, curving platform and typical Midland Railway country station building very similar to those at Bolsover Castle and Glapwell.[7][8][9] Remarkably, the station survived into the 21st Century, being demolished in 2000.
On 4 July 1938 the station was renamed "Clown and Barlborough", then renamed again by British Railways (BR) on 18 June 1951, this time by adding a "e" to become "Clowne and Barlborough."[10] BR went to this trouble to seek to distinguish the station from its neighbour, a mere 30 yards to the south, the ex-LD&ECR station which it renamed Clowne South.[11][12]
Passenger services
Passenger services commenced on 1 November 1888. Initially the service of three trains each way, with a market day extra on Wednesdays and a Saturday evening extra, eastbound only. No service was ever provided on Sundays. All these trains plied between Mansfield and Chesterfield, calling at all stations to Elmton and Creswell, then Clown, Netherthorpe, Staveley and Whittington. A common thread between these stations is that every one of them was subsequently renamed at least once or, in the case of Whittington, relocated. The time taken for this sinuous 21 miles (34 km) journey was about an hour.[4]
By 1922 five trains a day, Monday to Saturday, plied the route, [13] but this was the high-water mark. By 1952 only one train each way, Monday to Friday, served Clowne and Barlborough, timed to suit schools. It ran eastwards from Chesterfield in the morning as far as Elmton and Creswell, but was extended, unadvertised, to Shirebrook West during term time. This was reversed in the afternoons, starting unadvertised from Shirebrook West during term time, and from Elmton and Creswell on the public timetable.[14] That service was withdrawn on 5 July 1954; the last train was operated, remarkably, by a brand new DMU.[15]
The station's goods facilities closed in July 1960, leaving its sole purpose excursions, such as for football matches, and Summer Saturday holiday traffic, notably from Radford to Blackpool North. That called for the last time northbound on 11 August 1962,[16] returning southbound the following Saturday.[17]
The last steam train to use the line was a non-stop enthusiasts' special on 16 October 1965.[18][19] This train also traversed the Doe Lea Branch.
Steam special through Clowne 1965
Freight
Light engine movements and intermittent freight trains continued over the Clowne Branch until the early 1990s when an underground fire threatened to undermine the line, compounded by the expensive need to replace the points connecting the branch to what is now known as the Robin Hood Line at Elmton and Creswell. These points were replaced by plain line, as were those at Oxcroft Colliery Junction. Superb images of the area are available on line[20] but note that, as the aerial view on the site shows, "Oxcroft Colliery No 3" signalbox was near Barlborough Colliery, not Oxcroft Colliery.
Present day
The trackbed is now a greenway with the platform of Clowne and Barlborough as well as Clowne South Station visible. The station site forms a greenway between Staveley and Creswell via Clowne.
Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Hurst, Geoffrey (1987). The Midland Railway Around Nottinghamshire, Volume 1. Worksop: Milepost Publications. ISBN978-0-947796-05-1.
Midland Railway System Maps (The Distance Diagrams), volume 2 - Leeds to Leicester and branches; Derby to Manchester and branches; Cheshire Lines (1909-1923 ed.). Teignmouth: Peter Kay. 1998. ISBN978-1-899890-17-0.
Kaye, A.R. (1988). North Midland and Peak District Railways in the Steam Age, Volume 2. Chesterfield: Lowlander Publications. ISBN978-0-946930-09-8.
Lund, Brian (1997) [1995]. Derbyshire Railway Stations on old picture postcards. Keyworth: Reflections of a Bygone Age. ISBN978-0-946245-86-4.
DVD (2004). East Midlands Steam. Bradford: Marsden Rail. Marsden Rail 26.
External links
Clowne and Barlborough railway station on navigable 1947 O.S. Map npe Maps
Both Clowne stations on multiple maps National Library of Scotland
The station and line with mileages Railway Codes
January 07, 2023
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This article is about the former Midland Railway station For the former Great Central Railway station see Clowne South railway station Clowne amp Barlborough is a former railway station in Clowne northeast of Chesterfield Derbyshire England Clowne amp BarlboroughThe station in 1951 General informationLocationClowne BolsoverEnglandCoordinates53 16 35 N 1 15 41 W 53 27639 N 1 26139 W 53 27639 1 26139 Coordinates 53 16 35 N 1 15 41 W 53 27639 N 1 26139 W 53 27639 1 26139Grid referenceSK 493 757Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyMidland RailwayPre groupingMidland RailwayPost groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayBritish RailwaysKey dates1 November 1888opened as Clown 4 July 1938renamed Clown and Barlborough 18 June 1951renamed Clowne and Barlborough 1 5 July 1954Timetabled passenger service withdrawnJuly 1960Goods service withdrawn11 August 1962Final Summer Blackpool service endedvteMidland RailwayLegendClowne and Doe Lea branchesKeyopen ex Midland Railway LinesClowne BranchDoe Lea Branchother closed Midland Railway Linesex London and North Eastern Railway LinesContextGreat Central Main Lineto Sheffield VictoriaMidland Rly Old Road to Rotherham Masborough Robin Hood Lineto WorksopStaveley Town WhitwellStaveley Central Seymour JunctionBarrow Hill Clowne and BarlboroughWhittington Creswell JunctionMidland Main Lineto Sheffield CreswellChesterfieldMidland Main Lineto Derby Langwith Whaley ThornsBolsover CastleDoe Lea Viaduct Lancashire Derbyshireand East Coast RailwayPalterton and SuttonGlapwell LangwithRowthorn TunnelRowthorn and Hardwick ShirebrookPleasley Westto Teversall Manor Mansfield WoodhouseMansfieldRobin Hood Lineto Nottingham MR DetailLanc s Derbyshire amp East Coast Rlyto Spinkhill Robin Hood Lineto WorksopBarlborough Colliery Southgate CollieryClowne and Barlborough WhitwellClowne South Creswell JunctionGreat Central Main Lineto Sheffield Victoria Elmton amp CreswellHartington Colliery Creswell and Welbeckto Barrow Hill Lanc s Derbyshire amp East Coast Rlyto Shirebrook NorthBell House SidingsStaveley Central Oxcroft CollieryStaveley Town Seymour CollieryIreland Colliery Seymour JunctionMarkham Colliery ValeCoalite ChemicalBolsover CollieryBolsover CastleDoe Lea Viaduct Lanc s Derbyshire amp East Coast Rly Bolsover South LD amp ECR to ShirebrookNorthByron BricksPalterton and SuttonRamcroft CollieryGlapwell Colliery Great Northern Railwayto Shirebrook NorthGlapwellPleasley West Pleasley EastRowthorn Tunnel Pleasley CollieryRowthorn and Hardwick Mansfield Woodhouseto Teversall Manor MansfieldGreat Northern Railwayto Nottingham Victoria Robin Hood Lineto Nottingham MR Contents 1 Context 2 History 3 Passenger services 4 Freight 5 Present day 6 References 6 1 Sources 7 External linksContext EditThe station was built by the Midland Railway at the summit 2 of the circuitous Barrow Hill to Elmton and Creswell line known as the Clowne Branch 3 History EditThe station was opened without ceremony on 1 November 1888 as Clown All passenger trains called at all stations between Mansfield and Chesterfield 4 The line was single track between Seymour Junction 5 6 and Elmton and Creswell Accordingly the station had a single curving platform and typical Midland Railway country station building very similar to those at Bolsover Castle and Glapwell 7 8 9 Remarkably the station survived into the 21st Century being demolished in 2000 On 4 July 1938 the station was renamed Clown and Barlborough then renamed again by British Railways BR on 18 June 1951 this time by adding a e to become Clowne and Barlborough 10 BR went to this trouble to seek to distinguish the station from its neighbour a mere 30 yards to the south the ex LD amp ECR station which it renamed Clowne South 11 12 Passenger services EditPassenger services commenced on 1 November 1888 Initially the service of three trains each way with a market day extra on Wednesdays and a Saturday evening extra eastbound only No service was ever provided on Sundays All these trains plied between Mansfield and Chesterfield calling at all stations to Elmton and Creswell then Clown Netherthorpe Staveley and Whittington A common thread between these stations is that every one of them was subsequently renamed at least once or in the case of Whittington relocated The time taken for this sinuous 21 miles 34 km journey was about an hour 4 By 1922 five trains a day Monday to Saturday plied the route 13 but this was the high water mark By 1952 only one train each way Monday to Friday served Clowne and Barlborough timed to suit schools It ran eastwards from Chesterfield in the morning as far as Elmton and Creswell but was extended unadvertised to Shirebrook West during term time This was reversed in the afternoons starting unadvertised from Shirebrook West during term time and from Elmton and Creswell on the public timetable 14 That service was withdrawn on 5 July 1954 the last train was operated remarkably by a brand new DMU 15 The station s goods facilities closed in July 1960 leaving its sole purpose excursions such as for football matches and Summer Saturday holiday traffic notably from Radford to Blackpool North That called for the last time northbound on 11 August 1962 16 returning southbound the following Saturday 17 The last steam train to use the line was a non stop enthusiasts special on 16 October 1965 18 19 This train also traversed the Doe Lea Branch Steam special through Clowne 1965Freight EditLight engine movements and intermittent freight trains continued over the Clowne Branch until the early 1990s when an underground fire threatened to undermine the line compounded by the expensive need to replace the points connecting the branch to what is now known as the Robin Hood Line at Elmton and Creswell These points were replaced by plain line as were those at Oxcroft Colliery Junction Superb images of the area are available on line 20 but note that as the aerial view on the site shows Oxcroft Colliery No 3 signalbox was near Barlborough Colliery not Oxcroft Colliery Present day EditThe trackbed is now a greenway with the platform of Clowne and Barlborough as well as Clowne South Station visible The station site forms a greenway between Staveley and Creswell via Clowne Preceding station Disused railways Following stationStaveley TownLine and station closed Midland RailwayClowne Branch CreswellLine closed station openReferences Edit Butt 1995 p 64 Hurst 1987 p 69 Kay 1998 Sheet 12 a b Hurst 1987 p 67 Anderson amp Cupit 2000 p 42 Kaye 1988 p 27 Hurst 1987 pp 70 71 Anderson amp Cupit 2000 p 43 Lund 1997 p 28 Hurst 1987 p 66 Kingscott 2007 p 134 Both Clowne stations via Picture the Past Bradshaw 1985 p 660 Hurst 1987 p 68 Kingscott 2007 p 137 Hurst 1987 p 70 Hurst 1987 p 53 Hurst 1987 p 79 DVD 2004 Oxcroft No 3 Signalbox via signalboxes Sources Edit Anderson Paul Cupit Jack 2000 An Illustrated History of Mansfield s Railways Clophill Irwell Press ISBN 978 1 903266 15 1 Bradshaw George 1985 July 1922 Bradshaw s General Railway and Steam Navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland A reprint of the July 1922 issue Newton Abbot David amp Charles ISBN 978 0 7153 8708 5 OCLC 12500436 Butt R V J October 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations details every public and private passenger station halt platform and stopping place past and present 1st ed Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 978 1 85260 508 7 OCLC 60251199 OL 11956311M Howard Anderson P 1973 Forgotten Railways The East Midlands Newton Abbott David amp Charles ISBN 978 0 7153 6094 1 Hurst Geoffrey 1987 The Midland Railway Around Nottinghamshire Volume 1 Worksop Milepost Publications ISBN 978 0 947796 05 1 Midland Railway System Maps The Distance Diagrams volume 2 Leeds to Leicester and branches Derby to Manchester and branches Cheshire Lines 1909 1923 ed Teignmouth Peter Kay 1998 ISBN 978 1 899890 17 0 Kaye A R 1988 North Midland and Peak District Railways in the Steam Age Volume 2 Chesterfield Lowlander Publications ISBN 978 0 946930 09 8 Kingscott Geoffrey 2007 Lost Railways of Derbyshire Newbury Countryside Books ISBN 978 1 84674 042 8 Lund Brian 1997 1995 Derbyshire Railway Stations on old picture postcards Keyworth Reflections of a Bygone Age ISBN 978 0 946245 86 4 DVD 2004 East Midlands Steam Bradford Marsden Rail Marsden Rail 26 External links Edit Clowne and Barlborough railway station on navigable 1947 O S Map npe Maps Both Clowne stations on multiple maps National Library of Scotland The station and line with mileages Railway Codes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Clowne and Barlborough railway station amp oldid 1066552116, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
