Nottingham and Mansfield Railway timetable 1848

Basford Vernon railway station is a disused railway station that was located on the

Robin Hood Line The Robin Hood Line is a railway line running from Nottingham to Worksop, Nottinghamshire, in England. The stations between Shirebrook and Whitwell (inclusive) are in the county of Derbyshire. Passenger services are operated by East Midlands R ...

between Nottingham and Mansfield.

History

The station was originally called Basford on the Midland Railway's Nottingham to Mansfield Line and opened on 2 October 1848. Three passenger trains a day in each direction were provided from Monday to Saturday with two on Sundays. The fare from Nottingham to Lenton was 1s. in first class, 9d in second class, and 6d in third class. It was renamed in August 1952 and closed to passengers on 4 January 1960 and to goods on 2 October 1967. In its place now stands the

Nottingham Express Transit Nottingham Express Transit (NET) is a tram system in Nottingham, England. The concept of a modern tramway to reduce road congestion and promote urban renewal was formally identified during the late 1980s while detailed planning was undertake ...

(NET)

Basford tram stop Basford is a tram station on Nottingham Express Transit (NET), in the city of Nottingham suburb of Basford. The tram lines here run parallel to the Robin Hood railway line that links Nottingham with Worksop, but there is no corresponding railw ...

which opened on 9 March 2004, along with the rest of NET's initial system. The tram stop is located on the site of the sidings and goods shed of the former Basford Vernon railway station.

Stationmasters

*J. Shaw ca. 1860–1867 *John Salt 1867–1904 *C. Snell 1905–1910 (formerly station master at Sutton in Ashfield) *J. Davies 1910–1922 (formerly stationmaster at Spondon afterwards stationmaster at Bath) *S.J. Whitehead 1922 – (formerly station master at Butterley, also stationmaster of Radford and Bulwell)

References

Disused railway stations in Nottinghamshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1960 Former Midland Railway stations {{EastMidlands-railstation-stub