Swadlincote Jct. - Woodville Jct.
Date Closed to Passenger Services
6 Oct 1947
Mileage Closed
7m 11c
Stations Closed
Swadlincote; Woodville
Services Operated
Burton-on-Trent - Leicester (London Rd.) via Swadlincote
Seasonal dated trains Desford - Blackpool (North)*
Timetable Reference
B1363 Mar 1947 686; BR(LM) 18 Jun - 09 Sep 62 Table 207
Cobb Atlas Reference
291 26 19 - 29 16
Present Status
Dismantled
Map
RCH Staffordshire & District 1918
Further Notes
ACD - Mon 06/10/1947 - PNM 1980 p26. No Sunday service, LTR - Sat 04/10/1947. Date RTS withdrawn and intermediate stations closed.
SDS continued until LTR - Sat 08/09/1962.
Interestingly, both Swadlincote and Woodville remained in the Burton-on-Trent - Leicester table in Bradshaw's throughout the 1950s until the final edition in 1961, despite the fact that the service was limited to the two Summer Saturday trains listed below. The BR (LM) tt had relegated the two stations to a footnote, at least by 1961/2!
*B Aug 1947 p686 shows 12 15 am Leicester (L. Rd.) - Burton-on-Trent only; also 7 25 am Desford - Blackpool (North) & 2 45 pm Blackpool (North) - Desford.
BR (LM) 18/06/1962 - 09/09/1962 Table 207 gives 5 35am SO Desford - Blackpool (North) and 10 25am SO Blackpool (North) - Leicester (London Rd.) via Woodville), continued until LTR Sat 08/09/1962.
Page updated: 04/08/2022