Old Dalby | |
|---|---|
 Test site of nuclear flask test south of Old Dalby station. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Old Dalby, Melton England |
| Coordinates | 52°48′34″N 0°59′37″W / 52.8095°N 0.9937°W |
| Platforms | 2[1] |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 2 February 1880[2] | Station opens |
| 1 June 1964[3] | Closes to goods |
| 18 April 1966 | Closes to passengers |
Old Dalby railway station served Old Dalby in the English county of Leicestershire. It was opened on the Nottingham direct line of the Midland Railway between London and Nottingham, avoiding Leicester. The line still exists today as the Old Dalby Test Track.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
aldworthwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 177.
- ^ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Station, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5