Barrasford railway station

Barrasford railway station served the village of Barrasford, Northumberland, England from 1859 to 1958 on the Border Counties Railway.

Barrasford
The site of the station in 1962
General information
LocationBarrasford, Northumberland
England
Coordinates55°03′25″N 2°07′42″W / 55.0569°N 2.1283°W / 55.0569; -2.1283
Grid referenceNY919736
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
British Railways (North Eastern)
Key dates
1 December 1859 (1859-12-01)Opened
15 October 1956Closed to passengers
1 September 1958 (1958-09-01)Closed completely

History

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The station opened on 1 December 1859 by the North British Railway.[1] The station was situated on a lane to Catheugh 200 yards northeast of the centre of Barrasford village. A siding adjoined the line opposite the platform and there was a further loop to the northwest. Both of these were controlled by a signal box, which was at the northwest end of the platform.

The station was host to a camping coach from 1936 to 1939.[2]

The station was closed to passengers on 15 October 1956 but remained open for goods traffic until 1 September 1958, although it was downgraded towards an unstaffed public siding.[1][3]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Wark
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
Border Counties Railway
  Chollerton
Line and station closed

References

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  1. ^ a b Quick 2022, p. 68.
  2. ^ McRae 1997, p. 10.
  3. ^ Hurst 1992, pp. 11 & 13.

Bibliography

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  • Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
  • McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  • Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
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