Ashby Jct. [Nuneaton] - Moira East Jct.; Abbey Jct. [Nuneaton] - Weddington Jct.; Moira South Jct. - Moira West Jct.
Date Closed to Passenger Services
13 Apr 1931
Mileage Closed
20m 0c*
Stations Closed
Higham-on-the-Hill; Stoke Golding; Shenton; Market Bosworth; Shackerstone; Snarestone; Measham; Donisthorpe
Services Operated
Nuneaton (Trent Valley)/(Abbey St.)/Market Bosworth/Shackerstone/Coalville East - Loughborough (Derby Rd.) & Ashby-de-la-Zouch/Burton-on-Trent
Cobb Atlas Reference
267 35 92 - 291 31 15
Present Status
Dismantled
Map
RCH Staffordshire & District 1918
Further Notes
ACD - Mon 13/04/1931 - CPLGB p27; PNM 1980 p66. No Sunday service, LTR - Sat 11/04/1931.
C LNWR Chronology gives same ACD for all except Moira South Jct. - Moira West Jct. which it states CL - Mon 01/04/1918; RO - Mon 01/05/1922; "FC (passengers) 16 Jun 47". This is inconsistent with the other closure dates.
Line used by excursions during summers of 1960-62 incl. - RPSGB.
*Ashby Jct. - Moira East Jct. 18m 67c; Abbey Jct. - Weddington Jct. 0m 60c; Moira South Jct. - Moira West Jct. 0m 33c.
Page updated: 02/11/2023