Wilnecote railway station is a small unmanned station serving Wilnecote 1.5 miles (2 km) south of Tamworth town centre in Staffordshire, England. The station is situated beneath a bridge which carries the former A5 Watling Street. History It was opened in 1842 by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway as Wilnecote and Fazeley, the name being shortened in 1904. In 1889, John William Leader, a corn merchant of Tamworth was killed at the station when crossing the tracks he was struck by an express from Derby. Stationmasters In 1961 Brian A. Martin was appointed station master a few months after his twentieth birthday and was at the time the youngest station master on British Railways. Joseph Passey ca. 1851 - 1860 William Hunt 1860 - 1879 G. Hull 1879 A. Withers 1879 - 1880 William Headford 1880 - 1888 (formerly station master at Great Glen) George E. Cookson 1888 - 1899 (formerly station master at Finedon) Samuel Allanach 1900 - 1906 (afterwards station master at West Bridge, Leicester) Henry Molineux 1906 - 1908 George Parker 1908 - 1931 Percy Jackson 1931 - 1932 (formerly station master at Church Gresley) Walter J. Crisp 1932 - 1933 Noel Manton 1933 - 1940 (formerly station master at Borrowash, afterwards station master at Oakham) F.A. Brown from 1940 Brian A. Martin from 1961 Services Wilnecote is served by the hourly CrossCountry service between Birmingham New Street and Nottingham with the majority of the Northbound services coming from . West Midlands Trains manage the station but do not provide any train services there. References External links Railway stations in Staffordshire DfT Category F2 stations Former Midland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1842 Railway stations served by CrossCountry Railway stations in Great Britain not served by their managing company