Creswell and Wellbeck railway station

Creswell and Wellbeck railway station was a railway station in Creswell Derbyshire, England. It was opened by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway in March 1897 and closed in 1939. [Cupit,T., Taylor, W., (1984 2nd.Ed.) "The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway," Trowbridge: The Oakwood Press]

From Shirebrook the line ran northwards parallel to the Midland Railway's line, for about two miles, then veered north west to Creswell and Welbeck.The Midland Railway line continued northwards to a station at Elmton and Creswell which has been reopened in recent years as part of the Robin Hood Line.

The line then climbed at 1 in 100 to Clowne.

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