Burgh-by-Sands railway station was originally named Burgh (pronounced "Bruff"). It opened in 1854 on the Port Carlisle Railway branch and later the Silloth branch, serving the village of Burgh in Cumberland - now Cumbria - England.[3] The line and station closed on 7 September 1964 as part of the Beeching cuts.[4]
Burgh-by-Sands | |||||
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 Burgh-by-Sands station | |||||
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| Location | Burgh-by-Sands, City of Carlisle England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°55′12″N 3°03′31″W / 54.9200°N 3.0585°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NY322588 | ||||
| Platforms | 1[1][2] | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Port Carlisle Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North British Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1854 | Opened as "Burgh" | ||||
| 7 September 1964 | Closed | ||||
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Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway | ||||||||||||||
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In 2014 the station building survived as a private dwelling.[5]
History edit
In 1819 a port was constructed at Port Carlisle and in 1821, the Carlisle Navigation Canal was built to take goods to Carlisle.[6] The canal was closed in 1853[6] and much of it was infilled by the Port Carlisle Railway Company who constructed a railway that started passenger services in 1854, discontinuing them two years later when the Carlisle & Silloth Bay Railway & Dock Company's (C&SBRDC) new railway to Silloth opened, utilising the Port Carlisle Branch as far as Drumburgh.[7] Opened as Burgh railway station, it was renamed Burgh-by-Sands in 1923.[5]
The North British Railway leased the line from 1862, it was absorbed by them in 1880, and then taken over by the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923.[7]
Infrastructure edit
The station sat close the village, reached by Station Road that branched off the mainstreet; it had a single platform, a shelter and a signal box. The branch ran close to the course of Hadrians Wall. A substantial station building was present, together with a station master's house.
Micro-history edit
In the 1930s a Walter Tait was the station master.
References edit
- Notes
- ^ Dickson 2014, p. 58.
- ^ Robinson 2002, p. 42.
- ^ Solway Plain - Past and Present Archived 18 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved : 2012-08-21
- ^ Cumbria Railways Retrieved : 2012-08-21
- ^ a b Old Cumbria Gazetteer Retrieved : 2012-08-23
- ^ a b Ramshaw 1997, p. 1.
- ^ a b Cumbria Railway Retrieved : 2012-08-21
Sources edit
- Dickson, Brian J. (2014). Cumberland & Westmorland Railway Pictorial 1948-1968. Southampton: Kestrel Railway Books. ISBN 978-1-905505-32-6.
- Ramshaw, David (1997). The Carlisle Navigation Canal, 1821-53. Carlisle: P3 Publications. ISBN 978-0-9522098-5-0.
- Robinson, Peter W. (2002). Cumbria's Lost Railways. Catrine: Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84033-205-6.
External links edit
- Burgh-by-Sands station Cumbria Railways
- Sentinel at Burgh-by-Sands[permanent dead link] Rail Brit
- The station and line Cumbria Gazetteer
- The station on an Edwardian 6" OS map National Library of Scotland
- The station Rail Maps Online
- The station (as "Burgh") and line, with mileages Railway Codes
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Kirkandrews Line and station closed |
North British Railway Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway |
Drumburgh Line and station closed |