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by LMS Fowler 4F 0-6-0 No. 4491, collided due to a signalman’s error. 2 people were killed.[4] 5977 was subsequently withdrawn from service 2 months after the accident,[5] becoming the first Claughton to be scrapped.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
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 165. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ Daniels, Gerald; Dench, Leslie (1980). Passengers no More. Richmond: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd. p. 36. ISBN 0711009511.
- ^ "Doe_Hill_Station". Westhouses Depot. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ Earnshaw, Alan (1991). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 7. Penryn: Atlantic Books. p. 22. ISBN 0-906899-50-8.
- ^ 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 | ||