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Rushcliffe Halt railway station

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During the 1990s, the line and station entered preservation. In 2000, freight trains to the gypsum works resumed and, in 2003, Great Central Railway (Nottingham) introduced a weekend passenger service between Loughborough junction and
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As of September 2020 no trains have used Rushcliffe Halt or the railway line from Ruddington to north of Loughborough due to closure of the line because of structural problems with three bridges.
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The station was built as a later addition to the GCR, opening in 1911 to serve the adjacent Rushcliffe Golf Club. Later, sidings were added to serve the nearby
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Ruddington, on a preserved section of the line. GCRN services terminate at a Stop Board close to the
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works. The station closed to passengers in 1963, although freight continued to serve
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Once both preserved sections are re-connected by the bridging of the
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Rushcliffe Halt is the only surviving example of a GCR station with
295:"GCR(N) officially rebrands as Nottingham Heritage Railway" 277:, the line would be over 18 miles (29 km) in length. 266:. Beyond that is the connection to Network Rail and the 456: 184: 176: 168: 163: 153: 145: 135: 130: 122: 112: 75: 59: 54: 23: 517:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1963 512:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1911 49:Rushcliffe Halt looking north towards Ruddington 476: 323:"Central Railway link appeal raises £100,000" 8: 507:Heritage railway stations in Nottinghamshire 483: 469: 43: 20: 447:This article on a railway station in the 335: 311:. 1 June 2013 – via www.bbc.co.uk. 225:. It is currently in use as part of the 286: 502:Former Great Central Railway stations 7: 437: 435: 260:Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre 532:East Midlands railway station stubs 209:is a railway station on the former 455:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 419:Great Central Railway (Nottingham) 227:Great Central Railway (Nottingham) 117:Great Central Railway (Nottingham) 14: 522:Great Central Railway (preserved) 439: 395: 254:were the standard on the route. 158:London and North Eastern Railway 1: 213:(GCR) London Extension from 548: 434: 217:, and serves the north of 425: 417: 409: 405: 394: 392: 381: 367: 355: 200: 196: 192: 42: 34: 16:Heritage railway station 387:Line and station closed 361:Line and station closed 243:until the early 1980s. 369:Great Central Railway 211:Great Central Railway 149:Great Central Railway 140:Great Central Railway 97:52.84389°N 1.18222°W 93: /  55:General information 426:Ruddington Fields 351:Following station 339:Preceding station 102:52.84389; -1.18222 464: 463: 430: 429: 402:Heritage railways 388: 376: 362: 345:Disused railways 268:Midland Main Line 215:London Marylebone 204: 203: 539: 485: 478: 471: 443: 436: 399: 386: 374:London Extension 372: 360: 336: 327: 326: 319: 313: 312: 305: 299: 298: 291: 275:Loughborough Gap 252:island platforms 136:Original company 108: 107: 105: 104: 103: 98: 94: 91: 90: 89: 86: 47: 37:heritage railway 21: 547: 546: 542: 541: 540: 538: 537: 536: 492: 491: 490: 489: 432: 385: 371: 359: 333: 331: 330: 321: 320: 316: 307: 306: 302: 293: 292: 288: 283: 223:Nottinghamshire 207:Rushcliffe Halt 101: 99: 95: 92: 87: 84: 82: 80: 79: 70: 50: 30: 29: 28: 27:Rushcliffe Halt 17: 12: 11: 5: 545: 543: 535: 534: 529: 524: 519: 514: 509: 504: 494: 493: 488: 487: 480: 473: 465: 462: 461: 444: 428: 427: 424: 421: 416: 413: 407: 406: 404: 393: 390: 389: 380: 377: 366: 363: 353: 352: 349: 346: 343: 340: 329: 328: 314: 300: 285: 284: 282: 279: 248:side platforms 241:British Gypsum 202: 201: 198: 197: 194: 193: 190: 189: 186: 182: 181: 178: 174: 173: 170: 166: 165: 161: 160: 155: 151: 150: 147: 143: 142: 137: 133: 132: 128: 127: 124: 120: 119: 114: 110: 109: 77: 73: 72: 61: 57: 56: 52: 51: 48: 40: 39: 32: 31: 26: 25: 24: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 544: 533: 530: 528: 525: 523: 520: 518: 515: 513: 510: 508: 505: 503: 500: 499: 497: 486: 481: 479: 474: 472: 467: 466: 460: 458: 454: 450: 449:East Midlands 445: 442: 438: 433: 422: 420: 414: 412: 408: 403: 398: 391: 384: 378: 375: 370: 364: 358: 354: 350: 347: 344: 341: 338: 337: 334: 324: 318: 315: 310: 304: 301: 296: 290: 287: 280: 278: 276: 271: 269: 265: 261: 255: 253: 249: 244: 242: 238: 233: 230: 228: 224: 220: 216: 212: 208: 199: 195: 191: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 162: 159: 156: 154:Post-grouping 152: 148: 144: 141: 138: 134: 129: 125: 121: 118: 115: 111: 106: 78: 74: 69: 65: 62: 58: 53: 46: 41: 38: 33: 22: 19: 457:expanding it 446: 431: 332: 317: 303: 289: 272: 256: 245: 234: 231: 206: 205: 177:4 March 1963 146:Pre-grouping 18: 113:Operated by 100: / 76:Coordinates 35:Station on 527:East Leake 496:Categories 411:East Leake 383:Ruddington 357:East Leake 281:References 250:, because 219:East Leake 85:52°50′38″N 68:Rushcliffe 64:East Leake 164:Key dates 123:Platforms 88:1°10′56″W 264:A60 road 229:(GCRN). 188:Reopened 60:Location 423:  415:  400:  379:  365:  348:  342:  131:History 71:England 237:gypsum 180:Closed 172:Opened 451:is a 453:stub 185:2003 169:1911 498:: 221:, 66:, 484:e 477:t 470:v 459:. 325:. 297:. 126:2

Index

heritage railway

East Leake
Rushcliffe
52°50′38″N 1°10′56″W / 52.84389°N 1.18222°W / 52.84389; -1.18222
Great Central Railway (Nottingham)
Great Central Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
Great Central Railway
London Marylebone
East Leake
Nottinghamshire
Great Central Railway (Nottingham)
gypsum
British Gypsum
side platforms
island platforms
Nottingham Transport Heritage Centre
A60 road
Midland Main Line
Loughborough Gap
"GCR(N) officially rebrands as Nottingham Heritage Railway"
"Steam track could run for 18 miles from Nottinghamshire to Leicestershire"
"Central Railway link appeal raises £100,000"
East Leake
Great Central Railway
London Extension
Ruddington
Heritage Railways
Heritage railways

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