Barton and Walton railway station

Barton and Walton railway station opened in 1839 by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway on its original route from Derby to Hampton-in-Arden meeting the London and Birmingham Railway for London.

Barton and Walton
Barton and Walton in 1962
General information
LocationBarton-under-Needwood, East Staffordshire
England
Coordinates52.7616°N 1.6967°W / 52.7616; -1.6967
Grid referenceSK205182
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBirmingham and Derby Junction Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
12 August 1839Opened
5 August 1958Closed[1]

The village of Walton-upon-Trent itself is in Derbyshire, but the station was in Staffordshire.

History

Pixton suggests that it was initially called Walton,[2] but Butt does not have any record. Originally it may have simply been a halt, but under the Midland Railway it acquired substantial brick buildings. The Midland would have had to rename it when it opened Walton in 1846 on the Syston and Peterborough line. The station closed in 1958.

Stationmasters
  • John Bridges ca. 1857[3]
  • W. Mullings ca. 1860[4]
  • J. Taylor until 1873[5] (afterwards station master at Cudworth)
  • W. Wood 1873 - 1880[5] (formerly station master at Finedon, afterwards station master at Helpstone)
  • Frederick John Bent 1880[5] - 1895[6] (formerly station master at Collingham, afterwards station master at Hassop)
  • James Collins 1895[6] - ca. 1916 (formerly station master at Haselour, afterwards station master at Hucknall)
  • W. Chambers ca. 1933

Route
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wichnor Junction
Line open, station closed		   Midland Railway
Derby to Birmingham route		   Branston
Line open, station closed

References
  1. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  2. Pixton, B., (2005) Birmingham-Derby: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing
  3. White’s History, Gazetter and Directory of Derbyshire and Sheffield. Francis White and Co. 1857. p. 390.
  4. "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 249. 1914. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  5. "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 291. 1871. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 278. 1881. Retrieved 3 January 2022.


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