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Little Eaton Station	H01		2	W of line, S of x-ing	131m 34c	361412	4	Little Eaton Junction 506yd - Kilburn (tablet) 2mi 910yd	Swift vol 8. Hinson LM64/07 x2 undated (postdates Swift), OCT1967.	1. MR Type 1. 2. MR Type 4d	1. Type 1 single 10' flake. Frame front judging by rear chimney. 2. Type 4d very low (only three horizontal planks but still has a walkway round front and non-steps end!) Single 15'x10' flake no finials. Design A windows. Frame at front. Wooden nameboard centrally over end windows. Steps (3) away from traffic with landing extened to front of box as token platform. 3 bay gate. MR style Dn home signal.	1. Front - photo. 2. Front, 16 lever - Swift	02MAR1969	1. by 16AUG1877 2. 1918-1930	Closed nights and Su (1877). 0530 - 0130 Mo - Sa, 1000 - 1900 Su (1913). 0700 - 2200 Mo-Sa, Between Running of Trains, Su (1942). 0530 Mo - 1515 Su (1945). 0615 - 2215 Mo, 0515 - 2135 Tue - Fri, 0530 - 1430 Sa (1948). 0600 - 2150 Mo - Fr, 0600 - 1350 Sa (1959). 0600 - 2102 Mo - Fr, 0600 - 1350 Sa - Summer 1962. 0600 - 1800 (1030 Sa) Mo - Fr (1964).	1. DBYIM P58/26 or P57/30 Thomas Scotton c1910 of Little Eaton gangway shows box in distance with block oval visible on front of box. Copy of same view credited to Frank Nixon collection dated July 1908. MRS Journal cover winter 2000 03APR1910 C Champion collection 2. (LMS arch pl566). (DBYIM). 30MAY1967 x3 GAYeomans. MAKing 17JUN1969 x5. J Mann per Mr. King 14MAY1972.	Dowdings Paper Mill on Dn side S of x-ing, 2 x sdg on Dn side N of x-ing (only 1 Dn sdg by 1967)	Not interlocked as of 1880 - Trade. Tablet Station and Block Post in 1893 (MR Weekly Notices). Tyers tablet. Tablet is Round with Square Hole - SA1937.		Both the Type 1 structure and the later 4d were in exactly the same position..	HW Woodward, EW Bull - NUR1930. FVTaylor, JPynegar(regular men) BEBrown, EAFox-Holmes (Relief) 1965.	P. Overgrown, few relay boxes. No trace of sb.	Box preserved privately and in process of re-erection by Kevin Thomas at Stone, Staffs
Village Crossing	H02	Little Eaton Crossing	1	E of line, S of x-ing	131m 51c	3630 4146		Little Eaton Station - Coxbench	Swift vol 8. DBYIM x2.	MR	Type 2b single 10'x10' flake with single finail. Wooden steps (12) toward traffic. Chimney at rear (gone by 1969). Wooden nameboard fixes to roof directly under gutter (i.e. away from eaves) fills whole with of box! Extra window on rear at door end. Locking room window flush with both side of box at non-steps end. No locking room window at steps end but locking room door is flush with rear, access to which is gained by a walkway as rear of box is suspened over banks of a brook. Pair of 3 bay hand worked gates.	Front 8 levers, 3 spare 1902, 5 spare c. 1960.	02MAR1969? - Gough	1. by 16AUG1877 2. 09NOV1902	Closed nights and Su (1877)	30MAY1967 GAYeomans. MAKing 05MAY1963, 17JUN69 x5.		Non-resident x-ing keepers. Signals interlocked with hand operated gates. Block Post not tablet station in 1893 (MR Weekly Notices).	Former name 1877. Not mentioned 1945. Box more or less intact with frame still in situ on 17JUN1969 but no signals visible, telegraph pole and wires to box visible in earlier views had gone and chimney was missing - suggesting box oou?	Name board at MRT Butterley	FWhiting from 18MAR1907 - MRT1992/9/7	Course of brook re-landscaped obliterating site of sb.
Coxbench	H03		3	3. g.f. on stn platform (i.e. W of line S of x-ing) - Swift	133m 1c	371435 (x-ing)		Little Eaton Village Crossing - Kilburn	Swift vol 8	MR	3. Ground frame hut on platform at crossing end. Pitched roof with eaves and door facing platform edge. Window on N side toward rear of hut. Chimney toward rear of hut on S side. Instrument cupboard fixed to front of hut to N of door with electric bell above. Four 4 bay hand worked gates.	1. 12 lever MR Tumbler - Newman. 2. ? 3. Outdoor four lever MR style frame to N of box facing platform edge (i.e. crossing keeper has back to track when pulling levers)	c.1967	1. by 16AUG1877 2. 17NOV1884. 3. 19JUL1903	Closed nights and Su (1877)	30MAY1967 GAYeomans. 17JUN1969 MAKing	Single siding on down side, Little Eaton end of station controlled by a stage released by single line token - 1913.	G.f. with resident x-ing keeper. Gates worked by hand not interlocked with signals. Block Post not tablet station in 1893 (MR Weekly Notices).	Not mentioned 1945. Not shown (MR dd 1917). Home signal, frame (?), instrument cupboard removed by 17JUN1969.			Private house - portacabin on site of frame.
Holbrook Crossing	H04			g.f. W of line, N of x-ing	133m 23c	369439 (x-ing)		NBP (Little Eaton - Kilburn)	Swift vol 8	MR Crossing Hut	MR style hut with slated pitched roof and vertial boarding. Door away from traffic/crossing. Nameboard fixed across bottom of eaves. Chimney at front. Casement window on front 4 panes wide x 2 high. Fixed window on non-door end 3 panes wide x 2 high. Windows on either side of door 1 pane wide by 2 high. Very tall home signals with Dn home carrying Kiburn's Dn distant. Pair of four bay hand worked gates.	4 levers, MR style, outside away from crossing.	02MAR1969? - Gough	by 16AUG1877	Closed nights and Su (1877)	BT-12-3 29SEP62 Don Rowland. 30MAY1967 GAYeomans. 21JAN1967 HBPriestley per Mr. King. 17JUN1969 MAKing x2.		G.f. with two non-resident x-ing keepers. Gates worked by hand not interlocked with signals.	Not mentioned 1945. Derelect with signal arms removed 17JUN1969.		Known locally as "Joe Fearn's crossing" after Irish crossing keeper. Story in BT.12.3 about the gates being collected by a train and Fearn's reaction!	Hardstanding overgrown. Odd bit of timber in undergrowth.
Kilburn	H05		2	W (Dn) side of line N of x-ing.	134m 76c	3774 4636	4	Denby South 740yd (AB) - Little Eaton Station Crossing 2mi 910yd	Swift vol 8. Hinson LM64/08 OCT1967.	MR Type 3a	3. Type 3a. 15'x10'. Name centrally over end windows. Ten horizontal boards. Frame at front chimney at rear. Metal steps (14) away from traffic. Locking room windows on ends flush with front and locking room door under steps flush with rear. Railed walkway round front and ends. Four 3 bay 'x' gates	Front, 16 lever - Swift	05APR1972 - Gough	1. by 16AUG1877 2.19FEB1884 3. 10MAY1903	Closed nights and Su (1877). 0530 - 0130 Mo - Sa, 1000 - 1900 Su (1913). .0700 - 2200 Mo-Sa, Between Running of Trains, Su (1942). 0530 Mo - 1515 Su (1945). 0615 - 2215 Mo, 0530 - 2135 Tue - Fri, 0530 - 1430 Sa (1948). 0600 - 2150 Mo - Fr, 0600 - 1350 Sa (1959). 0600 - 2102 Mo - Fr, 0600 - 1350 Sa - Summer 1962	30MAY1967 GAYeomans. 17JUN1969 x3 MAKing. Nick NHA collection undated. Per Vic Phillips ud. {Aerofilms 20MAY1938 57152} .	Sidings on Up side either side of crossing. Siding on station side controlled by g.f. - Swift.	Not interlocked as of 1880 - Trade. Block Post not tablet station in 1893 (MR Weekly Notices). Commencement of single line section to Little Eaton Station. Replaced by g.f. on Up side which is still extant in 1998.	Shunt frame w.e.f. 27JUL1968 - Gough. Signals removed and door window broken by 17JUN1969.		F Wilson, G Blackham - NUR1930	Grass bank, no trace of sb.
Denby South	H06	Denby	3	W side of line S of jnc to Denby colliery.	135m 26c	3818 4689	5	Denby North (Token) 372yd - Kilburn (AB) 740yd	Swift vol 8 predates Hinson. Hinson LM64/09 1967. DBYIMx3	MR	Type 3a two 10'x10' flakes. Wooden steps (12) away from traffic. Chimney at rear. Locking room windows flush with front/rear on ends with locking room door under steps flush with rear. Ten horizontal boards built onto concrete corner piers. Name centrally over end windows. Railed walkway round front and ends.	2. 8 lever tumbler. 3. Front, 20 lever, 11 spare 07NOV1949, 12 spare 22MAY1957.	28JUL1968 - Swift	1. by 16AUG1877 2. 1878 19JUL1903	Closed nights and Su (1877). 0530 - 0130 Mo - Sa, 1000 - 1900 Su (1913). 0700 - 2130 Mo-Sa, Between Running of Trains, Su (1942). 0545 Mo - 1500 Su (1945). 0555 - 2155 Mo - Fri, 0555 - 1415 Sa (1948). 0600 - 2150 Mo - Fr, 0600 - 1350 Sa (1959). 0600 - 2102 Mo - Fr, 0600 - 1350 Sa - Summer 1962	GAYeomans 30MAY1967 x2. MAKing 17JUN1969 x3. RSCarpenter c.1967/8.	Three through sdgs to Denby North. Intermediate sidings controlled by stages relased by single line token at Denby Hall Colliery Sidings and Denby Goods Wharf Siding - 1913	Block Post not tablet station in 1893 (MR Weekly Notices). Key Token to Denby North = green. When Marehay Crossing and Marehay Junc switched out, the token from Denby South, round with round hole in centre, only applies to section to Denby North -SA1937.	New name from Box 2. - Gough. By 17JUN1969, all signals except Kilburn's Up distant removed. Number of broken windows in box but otherwise intact. Colliery in process of demolition.		W Sutton, SC Dyke - NUR1930
Denby North	H07	Denby Iron Company's Crossing	3	W side of line S of Park Lane xing	135m 37c	3841 4811	4	Marehay Crossing (Token) 1mi 377yd - Denby South (Token) 372yd	Swift vol 8. Hinson LM64/10 OCT1967. DBYIM.	MR 3a	Type 3a two 10' x 10' flakes with 3½" vertical boarding. Wooden steps in two flights of 7 & 6 steps toward traffic with token stage at half height. Name centrally over en windows. Locking room windows on ends flush with front, locking room door under steps flush with rear. No windows cleaning stage. Frame front. Set of four 4 bay X gates.	20 lever, 2 spare c. 1920, 5 spare OCT1967.	05APR1972 - ME Notice	1. by 16AUG1877 2. 1878 3. 10AUG1902	Closed nights and Su (1877). 0530 - 0130 Mo - Sa, 1000 - 1900 Su (1913). .0715 - 2130 Mo-Sa, Between Running of Trains, Su (1942). 0545 Mo - 1500 Su (1945). 0610 - 2210 Mo - Fri, 0600 - 1410 Sa (1948). 0600 - 2150 Mo - Fr, 0600 - 1350 Sa (1959). 0600 - 2102 Mo - Fr, 0600 - 1350 Sa - Summer 1962	MAKing 17JUN1969 x 4, 14MAY1972 x1. GAYeomans 30MAY1967 box in distance. BT-12-4 APR98 p198 per HCCasserley 07MAY1956 looking thru' stn across Street Lane x-ing, No sb.	Street Lane x-ing g.f. Three through sdgs to Denby South. Washery g.f. with subsidiary token machine SA1956. Private branch to Salterwood crosses with no connection but controlled by catch points.	Block post but not token station 1893, 1913, 1937. Block post by 1949. Key Token to Denby South = Green -SA1956.	Former name 1877. Shunt frame w.e.f.28JUL68 - Swift. RN from Box 2.		A Bates, RB Goff - NUR1930	P. Relay box on site, slight hollow in ground.
Marehay Crossing	H08		2	E (Dn) side of line 44yd S of crossing.	134m 18c via Heanor or 136m 63c Via Little Eaton	3989 4833	5	Marehay Junc 769yd - Denby North 1mi 377yd	Swift vol 8. FileMT6/291/10 (28NOV1881). Hinson LM64/11x2 undated (pre 1963), 1967.	MR	Type 4a 15' x 10' in very poor condition. Low box with only 6 horizontal weather boards. Concrete base. Wooden steps (6) facing traffic flush with front of box. Frame at front. Chimney at rear. Some roof tiles dislodged. Name over end windows, centrally at non-steps end but extending BEYOND front side at steps end. Locking room door at non steps end flush with rear. Locking room window on front 4 panes wide by 1 high. Walkway round front and non steps end. Box mounted on concrete rafts.	Front, 30 lever, 3 spare (13 spare 1967) - Hinson.	21JUL1968 -Swift 27APR1963 - Newman.	1. by 1877 (1881 ) 2. 16OCT1917	Closed nights and Su (1877). 0530 - 0130 Mo - Sa, 1000 (1730 winter) - 1900 Su (1913). .0715 - 2130 Mo-Sa, Between Running of Trains, Su (1942). 0630 Mo - 1445 Su (1945). 0600 - 2200 Mo - Fri, 0600 - 1400 Sa (1948). 0600 - 2150 Mo - Fr, 0600 - 1350 Sa (1959). 0600 - 2102 Mo - Fr, 0600 - 1350 Sa - Summer 1962	Rip&Cod p56 - view of crossing - last train 1963. 30MAY1967 GAYeomans x4. MAKing 16JUN1969 x5 incl interior (derelect).	Reception, Empty Wagon Sdg, Loaded Wagon Sdg x3, Old Sdg x3, Colliery Line, Shunting neck.	Block post but not token station 1893, 1913, 1937. Block post by 1949. Key Token to Ripley = blue - SA1956. Tyers No. 6 -Swift. No gate wheel… gates hand worked? Long walk?	Presumably the 27APR1963 date from Roger Newman is the abandonment of the through line and reduction of box to shunt frame with Swift's date being final closure. This is borne out by photographic evidence.	Moved 29JUL1917, but listed after opening date of 16OCT17 - Gough. Location just S of speed calming on W side of B6179.	W Smith - NUR1930	P. Landscaped entrance to factory premises. Base of Down Home (2) still extant.
Marehay Junction	H09	Marehay Colliery Sidings	2	E of line 5c S of jnc	133m 67c	4021 4894	5	Ripley Station 1638yd - Marehay Crossing 769yd - Ripley Goods 374yd	Swift vol 8. DYIM 08FEB1897	2. MR type 2a	2. Two 10' flakes, steps facing traffic with token platform at mid-height. Locking room windows on ends, flush with front and rear at non-steps end. Walkway across front only. LMS style nameboard over ends. Set on concrete base - rebuilt?	Front, MR tumbler - Swift. 24 levers inc 6 spare on opening - MT6. 4 spare 1897.	30MAY1954 - Swift	1.1878 2. 05MAY1889	Closed nights and Su (1877). 0530 - 0130 Mo - Sa, 1000 (1730 winter) - 1900 Su (1913). 0715 - 2130 Mo-Sa, Between Running of Trains, Su (1942). 0715 - 2315 Mo - Sa, 1300 - 1500 Su (1945). 0600 - 2200 Mo - Fri, 0600 - 1400 Sa (1948).	E Mid Br p 79 part hidden per WACamwell. BT-12-4 APR98 p200 per TJEdgington 10JUN1950.	1. Served connection on Dn side to Whitely Pit & Railway Pit. 2. Working to Ripley Old Yard - 'Pilot guard without ticket in place of electric train tablet block w.e.f. 10JUL1907. Worked as sdg from 24AUG1946 until closure 31MAY1954 - Gough.	Block Post and tablet station in 1893 (MR Weekly Notices). Tablet to Denby North = Round with round hole in centre, to Ripley Passenger Station = Round with triangular hole -SA1937.	'Marehay Sidings' in 1877. Box 2 latter name - Gough	Site opencasted away.	A Donaldson, AE Farr - NUR1930	P. Landscaped and infilled. No trace of sb.
Ripley Junction	H10		1	E of line 44yd N of junct (N of two)	133m 39c	4036 4938	5	Marehay Junc 506yd - Ripley Station 1034yd - Cross Hill & Codnor 1mi 396yd / Heanor Station 2mi 1740yd		MR type 2a	Type 2a with two 10' flakes. Wooden steps in two flights of six each facing traffic with a token exchange stage in the middle. Square nameboard on front below wndows. Shiny flat surface suggesting enamelled? Walkway with safety rail around front.	Front, MR tumbler. 24 levers inc 8 spare on opening - MT6.	06AUG1928 - Gough	01SEP1889	0715 - 2130 Mo-Sa, 1715 (1030 summer) - 1915 Su (1913)	Hist frontispiece 04AUG1926 interior, NRM DY13982. Exterior 04AUG1926 NRM DY13983.		Block Post and tablet station in 1893 (MR Weekly Notices). Tyer's No.6 tablet machines		140m due west of existing island in Peasehill Industrial Estate	GA Kenny - NUR1930	P. Landscaped and infilled. No trace of sb.
Ripley Station	H11		1	E (Up) side of line on platform of stn approximately 5m north of station building.	133m 39c	4027 5043	4	Ripley Junc / Marehay Junction 1638yd - Butterley Junc 1mi 506yd	Swift vol 8. Hinson LM64/13 c1920.	MR type 2a	Type 2a with two 10' x 10' flakes at platform level. Wooden steps (7) away from traffic but facing station building. Small one pane high by two wide locking room windows in centre of each flake at front. No walkway. In 1925 view wooden nameboard centrally on front between crossbeam and bottom of windows. In later views wooden nameboard on each ends - centrally on non steps end but offset to front at steps end else partially hiden by station building. Stove chimney at rear.	Front - Hinson. 20 levers inc 7 spare on opening - MT6	12MAY1957 - Gough	01JUN1890 - MR wny	Closed nights and Su (1877). 0715 - 2130 Mo-Sa, 1715 (1030 summer) - 1915 Su (1913). 'As required weekdays and Sudays' (1942). 'As Required' (1945)	Sutton p100. Dy Rly Stn pl13. David Lawrence 5255, 5258 21APR1956. 12MAR1925 NRM DY 13615. Douglas Thompson. BT-12-4 (APR1998) p198 per TJEdgington 10JUN1950. Forgotten p174 per RJBuckley 21APR1956. Per MAKing undated.	Two road goods yard and shed N of stn on W (Dn) side.	Block Post and tablet station in 1893 (MR Weekly Notices). Key Token to Marehay Crossing = Blue - SA1956. Working to Butterley Junc ceased 23JAN1938 - Gough	MT6 dated 16FEB1890 ;"The only part opened is to Ripley New Station, many of the points are spiked over the signals not in work and the block instruments and clocks in the signal boxes have been removed to store"…	MT6 recommended No.14 points to lie for goods yard and be locked with No.2 signal either way - MT6 09AUG1889	A Haywood - NUR1930	P. Landscaped and infilled. No trace of sb.
Ripley Old Station	H20	Ripley	2	2. g.f. at E of line at S end of layout c. 50m N of L/Mill line bridge	134m 8c	4046 4929		Marehay Junc 776yd	Hinson LM64/14 1898.	MR	3. Ground Frame hut of standard MR pattern.	Front, 11 levers, 2 spare.	31MAY1954 - Gough	1. by 16AUG1877 2. 16MAR1891 3. 10JUL1907		3. E Mid br p 78 WACamwell.	Branch to Waingroves Colliery	Block Post and tablet station in 1893 (MR Weekly Notices). Layout shown in - Swift vol 8. Staff & Ticket operation to Marehay Jn with staff bing a metal plate -SA1937.	g.f. w.e.f. from closure of box until closure of line on 31MAY1954 - Gough	Grid ref determined from W.A.Camwell's photo. Location is on line of road in Peashill Industrial estate 100m S of island.		P. Brickyard - extensively changed. No trace of sb.