Postland railway station
Postland railway station was a station on the Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway in Crowland, Lincolnshire, which is now closed. It took its name from the Postland estate, owned by the Marquess of Exeter.[1] Services to Cambridge and Doncaster ran from here.
History
It originally opened on 2 September 1867 as Crowland,[2] and was renamed to Postland on 1 December four years later.[2] It remained open to passengers until 1961.[3] The last goods trains through the station ran in November 1982,[4] and the station was closed permanently in 1965.[5]
In July 1936, a serious accident took place at the station, involving Ex-GNR Class H4 2-6-0 No. 2764.[6]
The closest stations for passengers from Crowland and the surrounding area are now either Spalding railway station or Peterborough railway station. The closure of the station was not related to the Beeching axe of the same era.[7]
The former signal box inspired the subject of Dr Jane Reid's artwork The Last Signal Box, which won the Drawing Award in Jackson’s Art Prize 2026. [8]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Drove & Gedney Hill Line and station closed |
Great Northern and Great Eastern | Cowbit Line and station closed | ||
References
- ↑ "Crowfield - Croydon Pages 737-742 A Topographical Dictionary of England". British History Online. S Lewis, London 1848. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
- 1 2 Quick 2023, p. 376.
- ↑ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 351. OCLC 931112387.
- ↑ Dunn, Pip (April 2017). "What if these lost lines hadn't closed at all?". Rail (magazine). No. 823. p. 73.
- ↑ Historic England. "Monument No. 507059". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 12 December 2003.
- ↑ Earnshaw, Alan (1991). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 7. Penryn: Atlantic Books. p. 26. ISBN 0-906899-50-8.
- ↑ "A lost line... and a lost opportunity". Rail Magazine. 27 January 2018.
- ↑ https://www.jacksonsart.com/blog/2026/04/24/jane-reid-hidden-traces/#:~:text=Jane%20Reid%20won%20the%20Drawing,drawing%20that%20started%20it%20all.
Bibliography
- Quick, Michael (2023). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). London: Railway and Canal Historical Society.
External links
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