Whitacre Jct. - Kingsbury Jct.
Date Closed to Passenger Services
30 May 1994
Mileage Closed
2m 30c
Stations Closed
Whitacre (01/11/1864)
Services Operated
All MR traffic on the Derby - Birmingham route and beyond.
Seasonal dated services.
Latterly 1352 Nottingham - Birmingham (New St.)
Timetable Reference
B900 Jul 1908 p564; GBTT 17 May - 3 Oct 1993 Table 56
Cobb Atlas Reference
267 21 91 - 21 94
Present Status
Freight
Map
RCH Staffordshire & District 1918
Further Notes
Regular passenger traffic ceased from 03/05/1909 with the opening of the direct line from Kingsbury Jct. - Water Orton - https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/whitacre.htm.
Subsequently used by seasonal traffic - see BLN 177 p61; BLN 224 p53; BLN 274 p79.
Line effectively RO 18/05/1990 with routing of 1736 FO Birmingham (New St.) - Tamworth and sundry seasonal dated trains over this section of line - see PSUL 1990-1.
Line subsequently used by odd services (maintaining route knowledge?) until LTR Sat 28/05/1994 - see PSULs up to and including Winter 1993-4.
Page updated: 02/11/2020