This page describes the junction station at Luffenham and the line on either side of it.

BETWEEN PILTON SIDINGS AND LUFFENHAM THE LINE CROSSES SEVERAL ROADS ON OVERBRIDGES:




THESE TWO PICTURES SHOW BOTH SIDES OF THE SAME BRIDGE. THE TOP PICTURE GIVES THE BEST IMPRESSION OF THESE BRIDGES
WHEN THEY WERE NEW, ALL IN STONE ALTHOUGH HERE THE ARCH HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH ENGINEERING BRICK. THE STONE DID
NOT PROVE TO BE TERRIBLY HARD WEARING.

THE OTHER SIDE LOOKS LIKE A TOTALLY DIFFERENT BRIDGE AS ALL THE STONE HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH BRICK; THIS MUST BE THE
SIDE THAT FACES THE WORST OF THE WEATHER.



THIS BRIDGE IS THE OPPOSITE, RETAINING THE ATTRACTIVE STONE ARCH BUT HAVING EVERYTHING ELSE REPLACED IN BLUE BRICK.



FINALLY, IN THIS INSTANCE THE MAIN STRUCTURE OF THE BRIDGE IS NOW BRICK, BUT THE WING WALLS ARE STILL THE ORIGINAL STONE. 

LUFFENHAM   OPENED  20/3/1848 TO GOODS, 1/5/1848 TO PASSENGERS. CLOSED TO GOODS 4/5/1964, TO PASSENEGRS 6/6/1966. LNWR BRANCH OPENED 2/6/1851, CLOSED 6/6/1966.  STATION BUILDINGS DEMOLISHED IN 1983.

REMAINS AT SITE: SIGNAL BOX, ROW OF RAILWAY COTTAGES.

BY THE TIME I VISITED LUFFENHAM ALL THAT REMAINED WAS THE SIGNAL BOX & A ROW OF RAILWAY COTTAGES BEYOND THE LEVEL CROSSING. A HAULAGE FIRM IS BASED IN THE STATION YARD.

THE PUSH AND PULL FOR SEATON LEAVING LUFFENHAM IN THE MID 1960's.






TWO EDWARDIAN POSTCARD VIEWS OF THE STATION.






A RAINY DAY AT LUFFENHAM; THE LOW PLATFORMS REMAINED UNTIL THE END.















THE STATION KEPT MANY MIDLAND SIGNALS RIGHT UP TO CLOSURE. THE SEATON MOTOR TRAIN APPROACHES FROM STAMFORD.








THE FOLLOWING PICTURES WERE TAKEN IN 1984.




















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