Country railway routes nuneaton to loughborough and ashbydelazouch to derby the complex group of rural lines in this volume largely lost its passenger service in the early 1930s. Nuneaton abbey street was the second main railway station serving nuneaton in warwickshire, england, it operated between 1864 and closure in 1968. Coventry railway station is situated about 250 yards to the south of junction 6 of the inner ring road in the city of coventry, west midlands, england. The 10 best restaurants near nuneaton station tripadvisor. Johns ambulance competition, but the identities of participants is not currently known, or the year. Nuneaton railway station is a large station in warwickshire. Find and reserve the most convenient parking near nuneaton station, for a few hours or longerterm. There were a number of improvements to hinckley during the 19th century. On midland railway lines nuneaton and bedworth history. Restaurants near nuneaton station, nuneaton on tripadvisor. A simple two platform structure, it became inadequate to cope with the growing traffic. The station is managed by london midland it is situated at the point map. It was located 100m south west of abbey junction and is marked on the first edition ordnance survey map of 1887. Some rural views can be seen beyond water orton on both routes, before encountering their several colliery connections.
Opened on the coventry to nuneaton london and north western railway. Built to serve the leicestershire coalfield, the railway opened in 1873 following four years of construction. A day that seared itself into the memory of many local people. The website contains a large resource of historical facts that are displayed in an easy to read format. It was empowered to construct a railway from the district of poplar and the docks to camden town in north london. Selecting one of the links below will take you to the first reference to nuneaton within the selected text. View live train status and departure information boards for all uk train stations with trainline. The signal box is marked on the ordnance survey map of 1886. The other main station being nuneaton trent valley which is still open, but now known as simply nuneaton. National rail enquiries station facilities for nuneaton. Data is updated weekly and may not reflect unplanned dispruptions such as essential engineering works, weather or otherwise. Nearby bus routes books describing journeys around britain, written between the twelfth and nineteenth centuries.
The national key toilets are located on platform 1 operated by a radar key and platform 67. Nuneaton station, bond street, nuneaton, warwickshire, cv11 4bu. A new railway guide charts the history of the lines from coventry to leicester in pictures. We recommend booking assistance 24 hours before your journey, you can book further in. Nuneaton railway station, nuneaton and bedworth area. Jan, 2015 coventry train station is being celebrated in a new english heritage book.
Nuneaton railway station map and location information. Pay and display surface car parks are accessible 24 hours of every day. Part one, coventry to leamington and then to rugby on the lnwr the first milverton station, 1844, courtesy windows on warwickshire. Part one, coventry to leamington and then to rugby on the. This photo was taken at nuneaton trent valley station and they are almost certainly all railway staff off on an outing somewhere. Scroll down to films click on nuneaton rail crash 1975 for a film of the aftermath of this disaster that resulted in six fatalities and 36 injuries out of 100 passengers at 1.
Check live times and platform information before boarding. When the trent valley railway was built the trent valley railway the tvr was independent until 1846 commissioned an architect john william livock 18151883 to design a unified series of station buildings and level crossing gate keepers cottages for the line. Sussexbased retired dentist vic mitchell and fellow rail enthusiast keith smith have put. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. There has been a great number of books about railway history which have been used. Nuneaton and bedworth borough council provide pay on foot and pay and display car park facilities for motorists visiting the town centres.
Nuneaton and bedworth history local and family history. The population of nuneaton according to the census was 4,859. Between 1924 to 1969, it was known as nuneaton trent valley so as not to be confused with the nowclosed nuneaton abbey street station and many. Nuneaton, is a town, a parish, and a district in warwickshire. Middleton press birmingham to tamworth and nuneaton. In 1862 hinckley was connected to nuneaton by railway. Coventry to leicester via nuneaton and south to rugby is the latest in the midland main lines series of railway guides. Feb 05, 2017 a new railway guide charts the history of the lines from coventry to leicester in pictures. An early photograph of nuneaton abbey street station possibly shortly after completion in the 1870s. Nuneaton railway station serves the large town of nuneaton in warwickshire, england.
The town stands on the river anker, on the trent valley railway and is adjacent to the coventry canal. We recommend booking assistance 24 hours before your journey, you can book further in advance if you wish. Railway station blackpool to euston express passing through nuneaton trent valley station, hauled by britannia class loco n. Trusted by over 3 million drivers and commuters across the uk. Facilities design ambience staff catering toilets rate this station. A onetime textiles and manufacturing hub, the postww2 slump was warded off in nuneaton by the railway, as the towns growing transport network. The hansom cab took its name from the architect joseph hansom 18031882. Virgin trains also run infrequent services to london only at the extremes of the day until the 1960s, the station was known as northampton castle. Nearby bus routes 150m nearby station 150m nuneaton. The decrease in population over the previous ten years was a result of the depressed state of the ribbon trade.
Coventry to leicester via nuneaton and south to rugby is the latest in the midland main lines series of. In this unedited video we find artist nikki pugh after her walk to work starting from nuneaton railway station and ending at this location preparing to start the invigilation. Let us know how you rate this station, on a score from one to five. The site of a railway signal box at brandon and wolston station. Heritage railway, issue 234, octobernovember 2017 for modellers of the area, this book will be invaluable, and as always, if youve an interest in the area covered, its well worth a look. The lnwr was also a very important employer locally. Coventry train station is being celebrated in a new english heritage book. Northampton railway station project gutenberg self. In 2012 chiltern railways, which runs the station, along with the friends of leamington station, the leamington spa town council, network rail and the railway heritage trust worked together to improve the booking hall, station frontage, platform canopies, toilets and staff facilities and it won them a national railway heritage award for the.
The site of abbey railway station, nuneaton, which was in use during the imperial period. Site of abbey station s of abbey junction, nuneaton. The piece of ground on the left is where nuneaton station is now and was sold to the tvr by john robinson for. Nuneaton is the 4th in the walk to work invigilator series the first three being. During its heyday shackerstone was a busy junction station. The ashbynuneaton railway survived until early 1970 before british rail finally axed the line. Nuneaton live arrivals live train status trainline. The population of nuneaton according to the census was 67,019. The road from top to bottom of the picture is bond street crossing the railway it becomes old hinckley road, there was a level crossing where the railway crossed. Furthermore, the first hansom cab was made in hinckley in 1835. Nuneaton, warwickshire genealogy familysearch wiki. During the 1960s, nuneaton had several smaller stations which closed because of the beeching axe. North london railway project gutenberg selfpublishing.
Vic holloway procured this photo and tells me that this was the st. It is on the northampton loop of the west coast main line the station is served by london midland services southbound to london and northbound to birmingham new street. Thomas paling is believed to be the one sitting on the bench on the right. The complex junctions and diverse industries in the eastern area of birmingham are extensively illustrated. Part one, coventry to leamington and then to rugby on the lnwr. The original nuneaton station was opened on 15 september 1847 when the london and north western railway lnwr opened the trent valley line, the branch line to coventry opened in 1850. Mystery photos can you identify them the nuneaton and. This website includes the complete texts of books describing journeys around britain, written between the twelfth and nineteenth centuries. Nuneaton railway station, nuneaton and bedworth place type. A second station, nuneaton abbey street, was opened in 1873 to link the nearby towns of birmingham and leicester and also to link ashbydelazouch and coalville via the ashby and nuneaton joint railway in order to access the large coal reserves located there. The signal box is marked on the ordnance survey map of.
It was originally called leamington but had eight different. Many people are using the website as a resource for researching in to the history of hinckley and the surrounding area. As coventry station is now grade 2 listed its considered such an excellent piece of postsecond world war architecture i find this ironic because, as illustrated by pete lees book, the historical wealth of the station destroyed in 1960 included features dating back to the opening of the railway in 1838. The original station, like many others on the line had been designed by john william livock.
Nuneaton railway station nun the abc railway guide. Since 31 august 1987, docklands light railway has followed the path of the north london railway from bow church to poplar. Pay on foot car parks are available at harefield road and rope walk in nuneaton. Nearby bus routes station is now grade 2 listed its considered such an excellent piece of postsecond world war architecture i find this ironic because, as illustrated by pete lees book, the historical wealth of the station destroyed in 1960 included features dating back to the opening of the railway in 1838. Nuneaton to loughborough country railway routes rail books. The ashby nuneaton railway survived until early 1970 before british rail finally axed the line. Nuneaton station in warwickshire dates back to 1847 and is served by three railway lines.
Northampton railway station serves the large town of northampton in england. Countless books have been written on historic trains but very few about the stations into which they came in and out. Between 1924 to 1969, it was known as nuneaton trent valley so as not to be confused with the nowclosed nuneaton abbey street station and many locals still refer to the station as trent valley. The station served the birminghamnuneatonleicester line and also the now closed ashby and nuneaton joint railway. View prices, availability and restrictions for onstreet and offstreet options and book a guaranteed space in seconds. In 1922, no fewer than five trains a day in each direction passed through between ashby and nuneaton and another between nuneaton and burton. Live train times can be found on our stationboard pages. Nuneaton railway station was opened in 1847 by the london north western railway. English west midlands, england opened on the trent valley railway london and north western railway. If you need assistance from station staff, please contact our passenger assist team helpline on 0800 024 8997.
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