Maud's Bridge railway station

Maud's Bridge
Location
Place	Thorne
Area	Doncaster
Coordinates	53°36′05″N 0°54′59″W / 53.60146°N 0.91647°W / 53.60146; -0.91647Coordinates: 53°36′05″N 0°54′59″W / 53.60146°N 0.91647°W / 53.60146; -0.91647
Grid reference	SE717122
Operations
Original company	South Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
History
October 1859	Opened
1 October 1866	Closed
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Maud's Bridge was a small railway station built by the South Yorkshire Railway on its line between Thorne and Keadby. The station was situated between Thorne and Medge Hall.

History

The South Yorkshire Railway (SYR) had a small system connecting Sheffield with Doncaster and some neighbouring towns;^[1] in 1855 it reached Thorne.^[2] An eastwards extension from Thorne to Keadby, parallel to the Keadby Canal (which was owned by the SYR), was commenced in December 1858, and opened on 10 September 1859.^[3] Originally there was only one intermediate station, at Crowle, but others were soon opened,^[3] including one at Maud's Bridge in October 1859.^[4]

Only a couple of miles to the east the line crosses the county boundary, leaving Yorkshire and entering Lincolnshire. It was at Maud's Bridge that the new 'straightened' track from Thorne South, opened in 1864, rejoined the original route along the canal. The station closed to passengers on 1 October 1866;^[4] in the meantime, the SYR had been leased to the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway in June 1864.^[5]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Thorne (Old)		South Yorkshire Railway & River Dun Navigation Doncaster to Keadby (canalside line)		Medge Hall Halt
Thorne South		South Yorkshire Railway Doncaster to Keadby (straightened line)

Notes

1. ^ Dow 1959, pp. 233–4.
2. ^ Dow 1959, p. 241.
3. ^ ^{a b} Dow 1959, p. 244.
4. ^ ^{a b} Butt 1995, p. 156.
5. ^ Dow 1959, p. 248.

References

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508. 
• Dow, George (1959). Great Central, Volume One: The Progenitors, 1813-1863. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0 7110 1468 X. 
• Franks, D.L. (1971). The South Yorkshire Railway. Turntable Enterprises. ISBN 0-90284-404-4.