Disused Stations: Daybrook Station

Daybrook Station Gallery 3 March 1960 - July 2014

LNER K3 61943 at Daybrook station with a Nottingham Victoria service in March 1960, a few weeks before closure of the line following subsidence in Mapperley Tunnel. This Gresley-designed loco was built by the North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow, in August 1935. Originally numbered 2438 it was renumbered 1943 by the LNER and received the ‘6’ prefix after nationalisation. It was withdrawn from 38A, Colwick shed, on 30 September 1962. It was used as a stationary boiler at Colwick until February 1966 before being cut up by Cohens Ickles scrap yard near Rotherham.
Copyright photo from Colour Rail

LNER K3 61821 at Daybrook station working a class B stopping passenger train, the 1.32pm service to Nottingham Victoria, on 2 April 1960, the last day of passenger service over the 'back line'. Built in 1924 and entering LNER service as No.69, it was renumbered to 1821 in 1946, receiving the ‘6’ prefix at nationalisation. It was withdrawn on 16 September 1962 and cut up at Cashmores of Great Bridge the following year.
Photo from John Mann Collection

Daybrook station looking east c early 1960s, after the station closed to passenger traffic but before goods services were withdrawn in 1964.
Photo from Jim Lake collection

Daybrook signal box in 1963. The signal box was still open at this time as the goods yard did not close until 1 June 1964.
Photo from the Charles Weightman and Alan Bullimore collection from www.tillyweb.biz

Mansfield Road bridge in 1964. Daybrook station is to the left.
Photo by Reg Baker

Track-lifting is underway in August 1965. A demolition train stands in the up platform.

The waiting shelter on the down platform c1968.
Photo from John Mann collection

The main station building on the up platform c1968. The building was similar to others on the Derbyshire extension. The goods shed is seen on the far left.
Photo from John Mann collection

Daybrook station looking west along the down platform c1968. The station buildings are still intact but the signal box and goods shed have gone. Within two years a new housing development would occupy the goods yard.
Photo from John Mann collection

Daybrook station forecourt seen from the entrance to the goods yard c1968. Note the high pitched roof with a ventilator above the gents' toilet.

Photo from John Mann collection

Daybrook station looking west from the down platform in 1970. The east end of the station and the goods yard have all been cleared away for the Longdale Road residential development. At this time the station building was used by Rank Hovis McDougal for storage of redundant machinery and plant.
Photo by Ian Baker

Daybrook station looking east from the down platform in 1970. The down platform waiting room has been demolished.
Photo by Ian Baker

Looking east at the site of Daybrook station in April 2011. The public footpath runs along the south side of the station; the south side of the embankment is seen on the left. The up line, platform and station buildings are out of view to the right under a Homebase store.
Photo by Nick Catford

Looking east at the site of Daybrook station in July 2011. These retail stores now stand on the site of the up platform and the station buildings.
Photo by Nick Catford

The line of trees running from east - west is on the south side of the station and hides a public footpath running west from Mansfield Road. The Madford Retail Park covers the up platform and the main station building. The large building in the centre is Homebase, and it is on the site of the station building. The car park is on the site of the Be-Ro flour mill. The Longdale Road housing estate to the left is on the site of the west end of the station and the goods yard

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