On 21st November 1962 Charles Webster, a British Transport Policeman, was on duty near Trent Junction signal box when he saw two men with dogs climb over the fence and walk along the line towards Nottingham. He told them who he was (he was in plain clothes), explained that they were trespassing and asked for their names and addresses. One of the men – Michael Broad of Long Eaton – hit the policeman hard in the shoulder, knocking him down. Broad then ran down the embankment, dropping a double-barrelled shotgun that had been under his coat. Webster ran after Broad and caught him, but there was a fight, and he ran off again. Broad was caught again and arrested. At Long Eaton police station, he was charged with trespass and assaulting an officer
On 16th September 1965 a northbound goods train was approaching Trent Station at low speed when it came to a sudden stop at Trent South Junction. The guard slide off his seat and fractured a rib. The driver denied stopping suddenly at the signal, but the guard was awarded £102 damages at a subsequent County Court hearing.
On the evening of 18th October 1965, a diesel locomotive pulling a London-Manchester express caught fire at Trent Station. The fire was put out by the crew, but the train was delayed whilst another locomotive was sent from Derby.
When the evening Glasgow-London express reached Leicester on 29th January 1967 a carriage door was found open. Fearing that someone had fallen out between Trent Station and Leicester, the line was closed for an hour while railwaymen searched the main line.
The last full day of operation at Trent Station was 31st December 1967. The last train departed at 2 minutes past midnight.