Bawtry to Haxey railway line

Eventually the Great Northern Railway adopted the powers and built the line, but it never carried mineral trunk hauls and became simply an insignificant agricultural siding.

Rail access to Grimsby was critical to the commercial success of the pit, and the owners promoted the Tickhill Light Railway.

[3][1] Although they did not take any steps toward construction, the impending opening of the Axholme line may have prompted the Tickhill promoters to renew their authorisation: on 22 Sept 1904 they were granted an Extension of Time Order.

Still not making this a priority, in June 1910 the board ordered construction between Bawtry and Haxey, as soon as land could be obtained, at an estimated cost of £88,000.

[4] A trade periodical reported in November 1911 that A start has been made in the last few days on the new line which the Great Northern Railway are constructing between Bawtry and Haxey and which will be a valuable link in view of prospective colliery developments.

Some months ago, a survey was made for a siding from the Harworth Colliery to connect with the Great Northern line near Scrooby.

In 1950 a locomotive went on to the Haxey stub to move wagons and derailed due to the poor state of the track, and immediate permanent closure of the eastern extremity followed.

[2] The western end from Bawtry continued in use due to the sand traffic; in London North Eastern Railway days, two round trips daily were often required.

[10] Instead of becoming a trunk haul mineral line, the section from Bawtry to Misson was little more than a farming siding and this finally closed on 1 April 1965, or 7 December 1964, according to other authorities.