Moira railway station (England)

Not to be confused with Moira railway station in Northern Ireland.

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

Moira
Moira railway station in 2019
General information
Location	Moira, North West Leicestershire England
Coordinates	52.7388°N 1.5317°W / 52.7388; -1.5317
Grid reference	SK317157
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1849	opened
1964	closed

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.^[1]

Stationmasters

• John Willoughby ca. 1856
• William Pykett until 1864^[2] (afterwards station master at Whatstandwell)
• S. Hodgkinson from 1864
• George Drakeford until 1874^[3]
• W. Seaton 1874 - 1876^[4] (formerly station master at Wichnor Junction)
• J. Sandford 1876 - 1880^[4]
• James Thompson 1880^[4] - 1883^[5]
• G.J. Bursnell 1883 - 1887^[5]
• Harry Ellis 1887 - 1892^[5]
• A.H. Baldwin 1892 - 1896^[5]
• G. Abbutt 1896 - 1898^[5]
• John Witts 1898^[5] - 1908^[6]
• Thomas William Peach 1908^[6] - 1939^[7]
• F. Tunnicliffe 1939 - 1947^[8]
• Reginald W. Whitehead B.E.M. 1947^[9] - 1953 (formerly station master at Old Dalby and Grimston)
• A.F. Manison from 1953
• Mr. Brazier ca. 1965

References

1. "Connecting Communities – Expanding Access to the Rail Network" (PDF). London: Association of Train Operating Companies. June 2009. p. 19. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
2. "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 158. 1914. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
3. "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 487. 1871. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
4. "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 643. 1871. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
5. "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 622. 1881. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
6. "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1027". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 583. 1899. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
7. "Moira Presentation". Burton Observer and Chronicle. England. 30 November 1939. Retrieved 26 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Moira Stationmaster Retires". Burton Observer and Chronicle. England. 11 September 1947. Retrieved 26 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Old Dalby Wartime Stationmaster going to Moira". Leicester Evening Mail. England. 31 October 1947. Retrieved 26 February 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Ashby de la Zouch Line open, station closed		Midland Railway Leicester to Burton upon Trent Line		Gresley Station closed, line open
Worthington Line and station closed				Woodville Line and station closed