Egginton Junction

Egginton Junction station

Here are some pictures of the former station and of trains at or around Egginton Junction station

Photos are as credited

In service

	64320 at Egginton Junction station in March 1949 Real Photographs		B1 61172 with a beer train heads through the platforms towards Friargate on the Burton to York fitted freight Phil Waterfield
	Egginton NS platforms Unknown		Egginton Junction platforms Unknown
	44813 heads through the platforms at Egginton Junction unknown		The junction with the GNR and HS lines at Egginton c1949 W Dendy
	An unidentified Austerity passing through the station with coal empties en route for the Nottinghamshire coalfields Unknown		A DMU pauses at Egginton Junction on a railtour Unknown
	J11/3 No:64354 at Egginton Junction on an LCGB railtour in 1962 r m.uk		Egginton Junction station c1968 RCTS
	B1 joins the Crewe line at Egginton Junction - possibly a football special to Burton Unknown

Testing days

	Singling the line at Egginton Junction in June 1969 David Ford collection		The run round loop which was installed at Egginton Junction Unknown
	On 19th July 1977 the two Hymeks from Old Dalby (D7076 and D7096) are pictured in Egginton Jcn sidings in the company of the former Research Division Clayton locomotive D8598. D7076 is now preserved and based on the East Lancs Railway. David Hills		The APT-P power car test train at Egginton on 1st April 1980 prior to trialling some gearbox mods on the test track Kerry Schofield
	Unidentified Class 25 running round its train at Eggintin Junction. It had brought Lab 25 Decapod for calibration together with Lab 1 - 21st July 1986 Alan Whiteland		Having run round its train the loco is ready to set off towards Mickleover Alan Whiteland
	A view of the beginning of the test track at Egginton junction from the signal box in 1987. Note the chimney of the dairy in the left background and the station buildings on the right. John Tuffs		The 'Mickleover Hypothesis' special heads down the track towards Mickleover past Egginton Junction station buildings on March 27th 1987 John Tuffs
	60001 at Egginton Jcn with TC6 in late 1989 Nick Allsop		The box at Egginton c2016 Anthony Gregory

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