Trains at: Beeston, MML, 28/10/25

A very windy, wet and cold session spent at Beeston on the Midland Mainline where we see services from East Midlands Railway and Cross Country.

The station was built in 1839 by the Midland Counties Railways; services began on 4 June 1839. In 1844, the Midland Counties Railway joined with the North Midlands Railway and the Birmingham And Derby Junction Railway  to form the Midland Railway.

The original station building, which was little more than a cottage, was replaced in 1847 with the substantially larger white brick building with ashlar trimmings which still exists. This is notable for its carved bargeboards, some remaining diagonal paned windows and the pseudo-heraldic shields with 'MR' and '1847'. The wooden platform canopies and adjacent wrought-iron and glass canopy were installed in 1871. The wooden platform canopies were originally located at Southwell Railway Station, and were relocated to Beeston when Southwell was rebuilt.

The growth of Beeston led to substantial expansion of the station facilities in the Edwardian Period. An extension containing a large booking hall, ladies' waiting room and parcels office was added to the rear of the station building, doubling its floorspace.

The station went through a through changes throughout the years but had fundamentally kept it's charm.

My next station will be Attenborough.

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