Great Bowden Jct. [Market Harborough] - Peterborough (Fletton Rd.) Jct.
Date Closed to Passenger Services
6 Jun 1966
Mileage Closed
33m 16c*
Stations Closed
Ashley & Weston (18/06/1951); Rockingham; Seaton; Wakerley & Barrowden; King's Cliffe; Nassington (01/07/1957); Wansford (01/07/1957); Castor (01/07/1957); Orton Waterville (05/10/1942)
Services Operated
Rugby (Midland) - Peterborough (East). Also SSO Walsall - Yarmouth (Vauxhall)
Timetable Reference
BR (LM) 18 Apr 66 - 5 Mar 67 Table 56
Cobb Atlas Reference
246 74 88 - 272 18 98
Present Status
Preserved - Yarwell Junction - Peterborough Town (see Notes below). Dismantled - remainder.
Map
RCH East of England 1917
Further Notes
ACD - Mon 06/06/1966 - PNM 1980 p63. No Sunday service, LTR - Sat 04/06/1966.
This line and Rugby - Market Harborough (see Rugby No.1 Jct. - Market Harborough No.1 Jct. (divergence point)) illustrate the difficulty in defining precisely a "Line of Route". Administratively, the entire line from Rugby - Peterborough was one line of route, reflecting ownership and services operated. Physically and practically, the section of line from Market Harborough station to Great Bowden Jct. was common to the Midland Railway main line with which it ran parallel. The LNWR station, shown as separate from the MR station on the RCH map, was again physically and practically part of the same station. RPSGB, DRS, OS Maps and other sources record the station as 'LNWR and MR Joint Station'.
*RCH EE 1917.
Yarwell Junction - Peterborough Town RO by the Nene Valley Railway as a preserved tourist line.
Page updated: 04/01/2023