Shenton Steam Railway Station
by Linsey Williams
Title
Shenton Steam Railway Station
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Linsey Williams
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The first trains ran along the length of track that forms the Battlefield Line in 1873. Moira West to Nuneaton and Loughborough services all called at Shackerstone Junction station. In the peak years there were six trains a day each way plus the service to Loughborough. Passenger traffic ended in 1931 but special excursions continued until the early 1960s. Freight was carried until 1964 from Coalville to Shackerstone with the route from Ashby to Nuneaton being axed in 1970.
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