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Manton railway station

Summary

Manton railway station or Manton Junction is a former railway station which served the villages of Manton and Wing in the county of Rutland.

Manton
General information
LocationManton, Rutland
England
Grid referenceSK883040
Platforms4
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
20 March 1848Opened as Manton for Uppingham
1 December 1879Kettering branch opened to passengers.
1 October 1934Renamed Manton
6 June 1966Closed.[1]
The location of Manton Station, which served the town of Uppingham and the villages around Manton from 1848 to 1967.
Industry at Manton Junction

History edit

Opened in 1848 by the Syston and Peterborough Railway, the station was situated off the road connecting the two villages and was just over a mile from each, or just over half a mile by the public footpaths that were soon established. It was one of only a handful of stations in the small county of Rutland; only Oakham is still open.

It served as the railhead for Uppingham, just over three and a half miles away, and remained so for many journeys even after Uppingham gained its own station in the form of the LNWR branch line from Seaton.[2]

In 1879 Manton became a junction when the Nottingham direct line of the Midland Railway was opened. This provided the Midland Railway with a new main line to Nottingham.

 
Manton up coal train under British Railways

Post-World War II, Manton was the sole calling point between Nottingham Midland and Kettering for "The Robin Hood", a named express service which operated from 1959 to 1962 between Nottingham and London St Pancras.[3]

The station closed in 1966 and the station buildings are now used as a small industrial area. The signal box controlling the nearby junction is still operational.

The Oakham–Kettering line closed to passengers in 1967 but reopened in 2009 with currently two trains in each direction. The line remains important for freight and is occasionally used as a diversionary route for main-line passenger trains.

Accidents edit

On 1 February 1853 a late running goods train detached a wagon at Manton. A passenger train collided with it in dense fog.[4]

On 28 January 1889, Thomas Shilcock was cleaning a set of points near the tunnel mouth. To avoid a passing train he stepped onto the other line where he was struck by another train emerging from the tunnel. He was killed immediately.[5]

Stationmasters edit

  • William Ward until 1861[6] (afterwards station master at Stamford)
  • Henry Prime 1861 - 1864[6] (formerly station master at Ketton)
  • J. Orton from 1864[6]
  • John Herbert until 1875[7] (afterwards station master at Hassop)
  • Alexander McCall 1875 - 1876[7] (formerly station master at Melbourne, afterwards station master at Finchley Road)
  • George Allen 1876 - 1877[7]
  • William Mee 1877[7] - 1882[8] (afterwards station master at Olney)
  • William Glisbey 1882[8] - 1908[9]
  • Henry E. Haines 1908[9] - 1921[10] (formerly station master at Helpston)
  • William Slater 1921 - 1928 (formerly station master at Oakley, afterwards station master at Olney)
  • A. Alexander until 1946[11] (formerly station master at Frisby-on-the-Wreake)
  • R.C.T. Wilson until 1950[12] (afterwards station master at Shefford)
  • C.J.B. Wakefield until 1966

References edit

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
  3. ^ Holland, J., (2013) An A-Z of Famous Express Trains, Newton Abbot: David & Charles
  4. ^ "Accident Returns: Extract for the Accident at Manton on 1st February 1853". Railways Archive. Railways Archive. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Railway Accidents". Leicester Journal. England. 1 February 1889. Retrieved 23 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ a b c "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 168. 1914. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 503. 1871. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  8. ^ a b "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 659. 1881. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  9. ^ a b "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1027". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 645. 1899. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  10. ^ "County and General". Leicester Evening Mail. England. 9 August 1921. Retrieved 23 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Stationmaster's Retiring". Leicester Evening Mail. England. 30 May 1946. Retrieved 23 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ "Manton Stationmaster Promoted". Leicester Evening Mail. England. 22 April 1950. Retrieved 23 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links edit

  • Syston and Peterborough line
Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Oakham   Midland Railway
Leicester to Peterborough 		  Luffenham
  Midland Railway
Nottingham direct line of the Midland Railway 		  Harringworth

52°37′35″N 0°41′44″W / 52.6265°N 0.6956°W / 52.6265; -0.6956