Doe Hill railway station

Doe Hill
The station building in 2006
General information
Location	Stonebroom, Derbyshire England
Coordinates	53.1364°N 1.3751°W / 53.1364; -1.3751
Grid reference	SK419601
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway British Railways (London Midland Region)
Key dates
1 May 1862 (1862-05-01)	Opened
12 September 1960 (1960-09-12)	Closed

Doe Hill railway station served the village of Stonebroom, Derbyshire, England, from 1862 to 1960 on the Erewash Valley Line.

History

The station was opened on 1 May 1862 by the Midland Railway. It closed on 12 September 1960.[1][2] The station building still survives.[3]

On 12 February 1929, a head-on collision took place at the station. An express passenger train, hauled by Ex-LNWR Claughton Class 4-6-0 No. 5977, and a freight train, being hauled by LMS Fowler 4F 0-6-0 No. 4491, collided due to a signalman’s error. 2 people were killed.[4] 5977 was subsequently withdrawn from service 2 months after the accident,[5] becoming the first Claughton to be scrapped.

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 165. OCLC 931112387.
2. Daniels, Gerald; Dench, Leslie (1980). Passengers no More. Richmond: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd. p. 36. ISBN 0711009511.
3. "Doe_Hill_Station". Westhouses Depot. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
4. Earnshaw, Alan (1991). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 7. Penryn: Atlantic Books. p. 22. ISBN 0-906899-50-8.
5. https://www.railuk.info/steam/getsteam.php?row_id=24138 ^[bare URL]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Alfreton Line open, station open		Midland Railway Erewash Valley Line		Westhouses and Blackwell Line open, station closed