Maltby railway station

Maltby
Maltby station (disused, 2010)
General information
Location	Maltby, Rotherham England
Coordinates	53.4231°N 1.1702°W / 53.4231; -1.1702
Grid reference	SK552921
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	South Yorkshire Joint Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Central Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway and London and North Eastern Railway Joint
Key dates
1 December 1910	Opened
April 1926	Closed
25 July 1927	Reopened
2 December 1929	Closed

Maltby railway station was located on the South Yorkshire Joint Railway (SYJR) on the eastern edge of Maltby, South Yorkshire, England. It opened 1910 and closed in 1929.

History

The station was opened in 1910, built by the Great Central Railway (GCR), who operated the passenger service over the SYJR between Doncaster and Shireoaks jointly with the Great Northern Railway (GNR). The GNR found the service unprofitable and withdrew their services in 1911, leaving only the GCR service which continued until 1929. In April 1926 the passenger service was suspended and Maltby station was closed as a result of the general strike but reopened in July 1927 only to close for good when the passenger service was permanently withdrawn in December 1929.

The main station buildings, on the Doncaster bound platform, were of the Great Central's "Double Pavilion" style containing all the usual facilities, whilst the other platform had a simple brick built waiting shelter. In its second life the main building was utilised by a building contractor who also made use of adjacent land to store his plant.

The last train to call (terminate) at Maltby was a 16-coach "Inter Grammar Schools Sports Day Special" in 1963 which ran from Mexborough hauled by a double-headed B1 from the home depot, one of its last special passenger workings before the work was transferred to Wath. It was almost a mile and a half walk from the station to the local grammar school sports field.

References

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. p. 153. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Elliott, B. J. (October 2002). South Yorkshire Joint Railway and the coalfield (2nd ed.). Oakwood Press. ISBN 978-0-85361-595-8.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Dinnington and Laughton Line open, station closed		South Yorkshire Joint Railway		Tickhill & Wadworth Line open, station closed