Bedworth
Bedworth Station will perhaps be best remembered as the
station which was being modernised at the time its closure was being announced.
When the local press carried the first news of British Railways's plans to end
passenger services on the line, workmen were rebuilding the platforms.
On the Nuneaton side of the station was a yard which not
only handled freight for the town itself but which also served a near by
brickworks. The local pits were the main source of employment in the area in
the 19th century and miner's excursions were frequently run from Bedworth. On
Whit Tuesday in 1883, for instance, the owners of Charity Colliery ran an
excursion for their employees and friends, the destination being London and the
fare four shillings (20 new pence).
Whilst on the subject of fares, on the opening day of the
railway the fare from Bedworth to Coventry was sixpence (2 ½ new pence)
first class, fourpence second class and threepence (thruppence) third
class.
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