Teversall Manor railway station

Teversall Manor is a former railway station in Teversal, Nottinghamshire on the Derbyshire border west of Mansfield.AmbiguityThere were two stations in Teversal, one built by the Midland Railway on a line running South-North from Whiteborough to Pleasley West, the other by built the Great Northern Railway at the end of a one-mile branch line westwards from Skegby.Despite being fully equipped with a building and platform, the Great Northern station only ever carried unadvertised workmens' trains and seaside excursions. It does not appear in the 1922 "Bradshaw's Guide" or later timetables. It was visited by a Stephenson Locomotive Society "Farewell" enthusiasts' special on 4 May 1968.The ex-Midland line bridged the ex-GNR line in Teversal and the stations were fairly close to each other, the ex-Midland station being on the higher level.From inception they were both called "Teversall" with two "l"s.After nationalisation in 1948 the early British Railways had a policy of renaming stations where confusion over names could occur, typically in towns and villages where two or more stations existed. Teversal had two stations, so, although one had closed to regular passenger services and the other had never provided any, they provided other services such as goods and excursions. They were therefore renamed.The ex-MR Teversal station became "Teversall Manor" and the ex-GNR Teversal station became "Teversall East".This article concerns the ex-Midland railway station on the line from Tibshelf and Whiteborough to Pleasley.ContextThe station was built by the Midland Railway on the circuitous Mansfield to Westhouses via Mansfield Woodhouse and Tibshelf line known as "The Teversall & Pleasley Branch". The line's primary purpose was to carry coal.

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