Moira railway station (England) explained

Moira
Status:	Disused
Borough:	Moira, North West Leicestershire
Country:	England
Coordinates:	52.7388°N -1.5317°W
Grid Name:	Grid reference
Platforms:	2
Pregroup:	Midland Railway
Postgroup:	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Years1:	1849
Events1:	opened
Years2:	1964
Events2:	closed

Moira railway station was a railway station at Moira, Leicestershire on the Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line.

History

The line was built for the Midland Railway and opened in 1849. Moira station was closed in 1964 but the line remains open for freight traffic.

The former station building can be seen at the end of Station Drive, Moira, just off the main Ashby Road. The former station is also reflected in the name of the village pub, the Railway Inn.

In the 1990s BR planned to restore passenger services to the line as the second phase of its Ivanhoe Line project. However, after the privatisation of British Rail in 1995 this phase of the project was discontinued. In 2009 the Association of Train Operating Companies published a £49 million proposal to restore passenger services to the line that would include reopening a station at Moira.

Stationmasters

• John Willoughby ca. 1856
• William Pykett until 1864^[1] (afterwards station master at Whatstandwell)
• S. Hodgkinson from 1864
• George Drakeford until 1874^[2]
• W. Seaton 1874 - 1876^[3] (formerly station master at Wichnor Junction)
• J. Sandford 1876 - 1880^[3]
• James Thompson 1880^[3] - 1883^[4]
• G.J. Bursnell 1883 - 1887^[4]
• Harry Ellis 1887 - 1892^[4]
• A.H. Baldwin 1892 - 1896^[4]
• G. Abbutt 1896 - 1898^[4]
• John Witts 1898^[4] - 1908^[5]
• Thomas William Peach 1908^[5] - 1939^[6]
• F. Tunnicliffe 1939 - 1947^[7]
• Reginald W. Whitehead B.E.M. 1947^[8] - 1953 (formerly station master at Old Dalby and Grimston)
• A.F. Manison from 1953
• Mr. Brazier ca. 1965

Notes and References

1. . 1914 . 1859-1866 . Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts . 158 . 12 February 2021.
2. . 1871 . 1871-1879 Coaching . Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts . 487 . 20 February 2021.
3. . 1871 . 1871-1879 Coaching . Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts . 643 . 20 February 2021.
4. . 1881 . 1881-1898 Coaching . Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts . 622 . 20 February 2021.
5. . 1899 . 1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1027 . Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts . 583 . 20 February 2021.
6. News: . Moira Presentation . Burton Observer and Chronicle . England . 30 November 1939 . 26 February 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
7. News: . Moira Stationmaster Retires . Burton Observer and Chronicle . England . 11 September 1947 . 26 February 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .
8. News: . Old Dalby Wartime Stationmaster going to Moira . Leicester Evening Mail . England . 31 October 1947 . 26 February 2021 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription .