Nottingham Victoria – an anniversary

[SteveT]

"This Saturday (24th May) is the 125th anniversary of the opening of Nottingham Victoria," announced BBC East Midlands TV this week.

"You're a year late," I thought to myself, "the GCR London Extension opened in 1899," but it's correct – the official opening took place, apparently without ceremony, in the early hours of 24th May 1900.

I've looked at a few sources but I can't find anything on interim arrangements. Were passengers able to use an incomplete Victoria prior to its opening or were they directed to use the small, two-platform, elevated Arkwright Street station, opened with the main line on March 15th the year before?

Over to you...

 

[Nottingham59]

"This Saturday (24th May) is the 125th anniversary of the opening of Nottingham Victoria," announced BBC East Midlands TV this week.

"You're a year late," I thought to myself, "the GCR London Extension opened in 1899," but it's correct – the official opening took place, apparently without ceremony, in the early hours of 24th May 1900.

I've looked at a few sources but I can't find anything on interim arrangements. Were passengers able to use an incomplete Victoria prior to its opening or were they directed to use the small, two-platform, elevated Arkwright Street station, opened with the main line on March 15th the year before?

Over to you...

Wikipedia is your friend ....

Passenger services commenced on the Great Central on 15 March 1899 with Arkwright Street as the line's temporary northern terminus pending the completion of Nottingham Victoria

Nottingham Arkwright Street railway station - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Thursday 24th May 1900 would have been the 81st birthday of Queen Victoria, so presumably, the opening date at Nottingham station, albeit rather low key, was planned to co-incide with that.

 

[SteveT]

"Passenger services commenced on the Great Central on 15 March 1899 with Arkwright Street as the line's temporary northern terminus pending the completion of Nottingham Victoria."

Tsk. How did I miss that?!

Except it wasn't a terminus as trains were running to Manchester.

 

[WesternLancer]

I believe there is a small exhibition about the station soon due to be on display for week or so in the Victoria shopping centre.