Tuxford Academy Local Heritage and

Archaeology Club Present:

Written by Tuxford Academy students, Daisy

Stringfellow and Elizabeth Szarelis (Year 8)

and members of the

Tuxford Academy Local Heritage

and Archaeology Club.

‘Then and Now’

Local Railways

Tuxford Works and Engine Shed

was originally used for locomotive

maintenance and storage. Later it was

used as a wagon and carriage repair

facility. When it was functioning,

several people worked at the shed

including some locals. When the shed

closed in 1959 the locomotives and

workers all had to move to Langwith

Junction (near Shirebrook) and a train

was put on to transport them from

Tuxford to Langwith. The building

still features prominently in the

Tuxford skyline.

A view of a train departing from the shed

yard.

Two trains departing from Tuxford Central

station.

Tuxford North Station located just off

Lincoln Road, near where the Fountain

Hotel stands today, was opened in 1852

by the Great Northern Railway. The

station served the line from London to

Edinburgh (The line which is now the

East Coast Mainline). The station closed

in 1955, but the remains of the goods yard

still partially stand today. These can now

be seen from the bridge on Marnham

Road

Tuxford Central Station is now a private

home on Egmanton Road, Tuxford central

was originally part of the LD&ECR. The

station opened in 1896 and was later

taken over by the GCR in 1907. The

LNER then took over in 1923 and then

BR in 1948.

‘Then and Now’ …...Local Railways

‘Then and Now’ …...Local Railways

The station was then closed in 1955 and the

line was used to transport coal to High

Marnham power station.

Dukeries Junction Station was also part

of the LD&ECR and was opened in 1897.

It was then taken over by the GCR, LNER

and BR. The station was closed in 1950.

Part of the line, after Tuxford is now open

as a cycle path, which crosses over the

River Trent using Fledborough viaduct.

The platforms at Fledborough have also

been partially restored.

A train passing through Tuxford North.

This leaflet was produced on behalf of

Tuxford Academy by members of the Local Heritage

and Archaeology club

For more information on this leaflet or the

Local Heritage and Archaeology club please

contact:

Tuxford Academy

Marnham Road

Tuxford

Newark

Nottinghamshire

NG22 0JH

Tel:01777 870 001

Email: mhollingworth@tuxford-ac.org.uk

Images used with the kind permission of Mike

Sanderson

Bradshaw’s Handbook, section 4,

page 50 (1863) “Population 1034, a

telegraph station Newcastle Arms as

Hotel. Market Day is Monday with

fairs on May 12th and September

28th. This place is celebrated for the

wheat grown in the neighbourhood; it

has a large old church with stained

windows, and effigy of a Knight and

Lady. In the vicinity are Thoresby,

seat of Lord Manvers and Clumber,

The Duke of Newcastle.”

Royal Visit 1886 The Prince of

Wales, later King Edward VII, visited

Tuxford on his way to Rufford Abbey.

A special saloon carriage was attached

to an ordinary express service, which

wouldn’t usually stop at Tuxford. The

visit was meant to be a surprise, but

somehow word had got out and the

platform of Tuxford North had been

covered in crimson cloth and a crowd

of spectators were there to cheer the

Prince of Wales on. The boys of the

Grammar School were lined up in-

front of the school, the church bells

were ringing and flags were hoisted

up on the Church and Newcastle Arms

Hotel. The Prince gave no speeches,

as he was just passing through.

Glossary

LNER– London and North-Eastern Railway.

GCR– Great Central Railway

LD&ECR– Lancashire, Derbyshire and East

Coast Railway

BR–British Railways.