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The station has had several names during its existence. After opening as Melton in 1846 it was renamed Melton Mowbray on 1 November 1876 and then Melton Mowbray South in 1923. In 1957 it was renamed Melton Mowbray Town to distinguish it from Melton Mowbray North (though this had closed to regular traffic in 1953). It was given its current name ...
Melton Mowbray North railway station was a railway station in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, England on the Great Northern and London and North Western Joint Railway. The station was built of red brick but with lavish ornamentation in the classical style. There were two platforms connected by a subway.
Royal Air Force Melton Mowbray or more simply RAF Melton Mowbray is a former Royal Air Force station located 2.3 miles (3.7 km) south of the centre of Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire and 13.6 miles (21.9 km) south east of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England.
Included in the proposals was a spur linking the Nottingham and Saxby line to Melton Mowbray station. [10] In the same Parliamentary session the rival Great Northern Railway (GNR) promoted a Bill for a line south from Newark through Melton to Leicester; new stations would be built in Leicester and Melton Mowbray. The actual promoter of this ...
Ballast train workings between Newark and Melton Mowbray via Bottesford began on 23 May 1879, but the section from Saxondale junction to Melton Mowbray was the first to be used for public traffic: the GNR introduced two daily goods trains between Colwick and Melton Mowbray from 30 June 1879, with provision for trip working when required from ...
Pages in category "Royal Air Force stations in Leicestershire" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... RAF Melton Mowbray; R.
Manton station was provided with up platform loop lines, shown in 1885 and 1930 diagrams. [23] Loops were provided between Oakham and Langham Junction, from 15 March 1891. [24] In the first years of the twentieth century it was decided to install goods loops between Melton Mowbray and Brentingby Junction. These were commissioned on 4 December 1904.
There are two tiers of local government covering Melton Mowbray, at district and county level: Melton Borough Council and Leicestershire County Council. [17] The borough council has its offices at Parkside on Burton Street, adjoining Melton Mowbray railway station. [18] The building was purpose-built for the council and opened in 2011. [19]