Swinderby railway station

Swinderby
National Rail
General information
LocationSwinderby, North Kesteven
England
Coordinates53°10′10″N 0°42′10″W / 53.16935°N 0.70274°W / 53.16935; -0.70274
Grid referenceSK868643
Managed byEast Midlands Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSWD
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened3 August 1846
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 17,912
2020/21Decrease 3,700
2021/22Increase 10,862
2022/23Increase 13,186
2023/24Increase 20,406
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Swinderby railway station serves the villages of Swinderby, North Scarle, Eagle and Morton Hall in Lincolnshire, England. The station is 8.75 miles (14 km) south west of Lincoln Central on the Nottingham to Lincoln Central Line, owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway who provide all services.

History

It is on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line, which was engineered by George Stephenson and opened by the Midland Railway on 3 August 1846.[1] The contractors for the line were Craven and Son of Newark and Nottingham;[1]

There was an accident at the station on 6 June 1928.[2] A mail train derailed due to the poor state of the track which resulted in nine passengers and eight Post Office officials being injured. One of the passengers later died from his injuries. The whole train came off the rails and the engine turned on its side.[3]

Four elements of the station are each Grade II listed.

  • The station buildings on the north platform built of white brick dating from ca. 1850.[4]
  • The station buildings on the south platform built of red brick dating from ca. 1850.[5]
  • The station master’s house on Swinderby Road built of white brick dating from ca. 1850.[6]
  • The Midland Railway type 3b signal box built of wood[7] which was opened in 1901.

Stationmasters

In 1868, Thomas Grundy, station master, was brought before Mr Justice Hannen at Lincolnshire Assizes, charged with manslaughter of John Alsobrook and Thomas Moore at Swinderby on 11 November 1867.[8] It was alleged that the station master had not taken proper precautions with the signalling and fog warning lights on a foggy evening and this neglect of his proper duty resulted in a collision between a fish train and a government train. The driver and fireman of the fish train were killed. The prosecution were unable to prove their case and Thomas Grundy was acquitted.[9]

  • Mr. Coleman ca. 1847
  • Thomas Grundy ca. 1854 - 1867 (afterwards station master at Collingham)
  • Richard Grice ca. 1871 1873
  • W. Watkins 1873
  • T. Green 1874
  • Thomas Clarke 1874 - 1877
  • William Elston 1877[10] - 1887[11]
  • Albert H. Baldwin 1887 - 1892[11]
  • J. Meakins 1892[11] - 1906[12]
  • E.H. Allen 1906[12]
  • E. Sluter ca. 1914

Facilities

The station, adjacent to the level crossing operated from the Swinderby signal box, has two platforms which feature basic facilities. The full range of tickets for travel are purchased from the guard on the train at no extra cost. There are no retail facilities at this station.

Services

All services at Swinderby are operated by East Midlands Railway.[13]

The station is generally served by an hourly service southbound to Leicester via Nottingham and northbound to Lincoln, although there are some two hour gaps between services in the middle of the day. One train every two hours continues beyond Lincoln to Grimsby Town, with a limited service continuing further to Cleethorpes. The station is also served by five trains per day between Lincoln and Newark North Gate.[14]

The station is also served by one train per day to and from London St Pancras International which are operated using a Class 222 Meridian.

A roughly hourly service also serves the station on Sundays although services run only as far as Nottingham and do not serve stations to Leicester. There are no services to London on Sundays.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Collingham   East Midlands Railway
  Hykeham
  East Midlands Railway
 
Disused railways
Line and station open
Midland Railway
Line and station closed

References

  1. ^ a b "Opening of the Nottingham and Lincoln Railway". Lincolnshire Chronicle. England. 7 August 1846. Retrieved 2 March 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Accident at Swinderby on 6th June 1928". Railways Archive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Tamworth-Lincoln Trunk Line". Tamworth Herald. England. 22 September 1928. Retrieved 21 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Swinderby Station North (1062003)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  5. ^ Historic England. "Swinderby Station South (1317423)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Station Masters House (1360487)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Signal Box (1165196)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Accident at Swinderby on 11th November 1867". Railways Archive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Lincolnshire Assizes". Nottinghamshire Guardian. England. 20 March 1868. Retrieved 21 March 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 858. 1871. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  11. ^ a b c "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 512. 1881. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  12. ^ a b "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1027". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 357. 1899. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  13. ^ "EMR Regional Fleet". East Midlands Railway. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  14. ^ Table 27 National Rail timetable, May 2022
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