Keadby railway station

The original Keadby railway station was the eastern-most terminus of the South Yorkshire Railway. The railway, which was extended from Thorne and opened in September 1859 was built without an Act of Parliament as the railway company owned the canal alongside which they built the line.

The station and other railway associated facilities were situated on the west bank of the River Trent to the north of the point where the Stainforth and Keadby Canal passed through a lock to access the river.

Although the goods and locomotive facilities remained the station was replaced when the line was diverted to cross the Trent by a swing bridge situated some 150 yards upstream, a bridge which itself was replaced in 1914 with a new lifting bridge, which although fixed, is still in use today. The present day station was originally known as Keadby and Althorpe but this has been shortened to Althorpe. [British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16]

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