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Tutbury Jinnie
Tutbury Jinnie was the name given to a local rail service between the stations at Burton upon Trent and Tutbury. The service consisted, at various times, of up to eight trains on weekdays and two on Sundays. Background Until 1949, the service also served stations at Horninglow, Stretton and Rolleston. Although popular, increased use of road traffic led to the loss-making service being withdrawn at the beginning of the 1960s. The last train was the 20:12 Tutbury-Burton service on 11 June 1960. The last train to use the line was a short freight hauled by a diesel shunter. The track remained in place for some years afterwards, until well into the 1970s. Legacy The name is commemorated in the name of the Jinnie Trail, a linear park which follows the route of the old railway line. The Midland Classic Diamond East Midlands, formerly Midland Classic, is a bus company from Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. Since August 2022, the company is a subsidiary of Rotala. Histo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burton Upon Trent
Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a market town in the borough of East Staffordshire in the county of Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. In 2011, it had a population of 72,299. The demonym for residents of the town is ''Burtonian''. Burton is located south-west of Derby, north-west of Leicester, west-south-west of Nottingham and south of the southern entrance to the Peak District National Park. Burton is known for its brewing. The town grew up around Burton Abbey. Burton Bridge was also the site of two battles, in 1322, when Edward II defeated the rebel Earl of Lancaster and in 1643 when royalists captured the town during the First English Civil War. William Lord Paget and his descendants were responsible for extending the manor house within the abbey grounds and facilitating the extension of the River Trent Navigation to Burton. Burton grew into a busy market town by the early modern period. The town is ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tutbury
Tutbury is a village and civil parish in Staffordshire, England. It is north of Burton upon Trent and south of the Peak District. The village has a population of about 3,076 residents. It adjoins Hatton to the north on the Staffordshire–Derbyshire border. History Tutbury is surrounded by the agricultural countryside of both Staffordshire and Derbyshire. The site has been inhabited for over 3,000 years, with Iron Age defensive ditches encircling the main defensive hill, upon which now stand the ruins of the Norman castle. These ditches can be seen most clearly at the Park Pale and at the top of the steep hills behind Park Lane. The name Tutbury probably derives from a Scandinavian settler and subsequent chief of the hill-fort, Totta, ''bury'' being a corruption of ''burh'' the Anglo-Saxon name for 'fortified place'. Tutbury Castle became the headquarters of Henry de Ferrers and was the centre of the wapentake of Appletree, which included Duffield Frith. With his wife ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burton Mail
The ''Burton Mail'' (formerly the ''Burton Daily Mail'') is a British daily newspaper published each weekday and on Saturdays. It covers the East Staffordshire, South Derbyshire and North West Leicestershire areas. In the period December 2010 to June 2011, it had an average daily circulation of 12,198. The only paid-for title in Burton-on-Trent, the ''Mail'' has been established for more than a century, and prints news from the town and its surrounding area. ''Burton Mail'' is part of Staffordshire Newspapers Limited, a media group which encompasses two daily newspapers, five weekly newspapers, and a selection of magazine titles. The Burton Mail is printed at Cambridge Newspapers Ltd's Milton base. History The ''Burton Mail'' first appeared on 2 May 1898, as the local mouthpiece of the town's Conservative Party. It was set up in competition to the existing ''Burton Guardian'', which in turn represented the views of the Liberal Party. Financial backing for the ''Burton Mail'' c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horninglow Railway Station
Horninglow railway station is a disused railway station in Horninglow, a district of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. History The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1848 next to the level crossing of the A38/Derby Road where it entered Burton. The line itself dated back to 1848, and, from 1878 was shared by the Great Northern Railway (Great Britain) with its GNR Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension. The station buildings were more substantial than at Rolleston, being a single storey of half-timbered brick construction. A small waiting room was added on the second platform at the request of the Board of Trade in 1888. It closed to passengers on 1 January 1949. Although the station was no longer used as a stop for the 'Tutbury Jinnie Tutbury Jinnie was the name given to a local rail service between the stations at Burton upon Trent and Tutbury. The service consisted, at various times, of up to eight trains on weekdays and two on Sundays. Backgrou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stretton Railway Station
Stretton railway station was a railway station at Stretton, Derbyshire, England built by the North Midland Railway. History Stretton station was first opened in 1841 as Smithy Moor, a year after the line opened, but renamed later in 1841. It is also called "Shelton" in the Railway Guide. It was situated at the Derbyshire summit and the highest point of the line, after the stations at Ambergate and Wingfield, and just before the Clay Cross Tunnel. The first station buildings were of wooden construction, but these were later replaced by brick built station and station master's house. Shortly after this was completed, the station master's house was incorporated into the station building, and a new station master's house was provided. Although this proved adequate at the time by the 1880s, there were petitions to the Midland Railway for better facilities. In May 1888 the Midland Railway requested tenders for the reconstruction of the station buildings at Stretton. The contract w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolleston-on-Dove Railway Station
Rolleston-on-Dove railway station is a disused railway station built to serve Rolleston on Dove in Staffordshire. History The station was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway in 1894 as simply "Rolleston" but was renamed to avoid confusion with Rolleston Junction station. The line had been opened in 1848 and, from 1878, was shared by the Great Northern Railway (Great Britain) with its GNR Derbyshire and Staffordshire Extension . The station was about a mile from the village. It was provided with two brick-built platforms and timber buildings. A goods loop ran behind the secondary platform to serve the station yard.Higginson, M., (1989) ''The Friargate Line:Derby and the Great Northern Railway,'' Derby: Golden Pingle Publishing Rolleston-on-Dove station closed in 1949. Present day Although the platforms can still be seen, the timber buildings were demolished in the 1960s. A replica of the former running in board A running in board is a large sign showing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midland Classic
Diamond East Midlands, formerly Midland Classic, is a bus company from Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. Since August 2022, the company is a subsidiary of Rotala. History Midland Classic Midland Classic was founded in July 2005 by James Boddice with a pair of London Central AEC Routemasters operating charter services. Boddice had a 69% shareholding with D&G Bus proprietor having David Reeves and Julian Peddle each having 13% and John Mitchelson 5%. It later diversified into operating route services. In April 2016, Midland Classic entered talks with Arriva Midlands to purchase its Stanton Road, Burton upon Trent garage and fleet. The deal took effect on 27 August 2016 with 30 buses and 80 staff transferring. All routes later transferred to the Wetmore Road garage, with the Stanton Road garage closing. During the 2021 Go North West strike, Midland Classic was one of a number of bus operators who provided vehicles and drivers to operate services on behalf of Go North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
