Scrooby railway station

Scrooby
This picture was taken in July, 1979. The station house has since been renovated.
General information
Location	Scrooby, Bassetlaw England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Opened	4 September 1849 (1849-09-04)[1]
Closed	1938; 87 years ago (1938)
Original company	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
14 September 1931; 93 years ago (1931-09-14)	Closed to Regular services[2]

Scrooby was a railway station on the Great Northern Railway running between Retford and Doncaster. The station served the small village of Scrooby until closed in 1931, though an excursion stopped in 1938.[3] Sunday trains ended in 1924.[4] In 1897 it had a booking office, waiting room, stationmaster's house, signal box and 5 passenger trains a day each way, but no goods facilities.[5] About 1978 the signal box was replaced by Doncaster power box.[6]

Station and signalbox in 1897

The area was also famous for the water troughs on the line from about 1903[7] to about 1969.

Present day

The station survives today as a private house.

References

1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 207.
2. Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 121. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.
3. "Scrooby Station". Railway Magazine. October 1938. p. 308. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
4. "What the railways are doing". Railway Magazine. November 1924. p. 414. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
5. "Scrooby - the cradle of the American Republic". Railway Magazine. September 1897. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
6. "Scrooby Station and Signalbox". signalboxes.com. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
7. "GNR rolling stock past and present". Railway Magazine. September 1910. p. 209. Retrieved 14 December 2016.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Bawtry		London and North Eastern Railway Retford to Doncaster		Ranskill

53.4096°N 1.0156°W / 53.4096; -1.0156