Sexhow Railway Station
History
The station was opened in April 1857, when the line from Picton was opened up as far as Stokesley. Mapping shows the station to have had three sidings in the goods yard, coal drops and a crane. The main station buildings were on the westbound (Picton direction) side of the station. The station was south of the village that it served, and was actually in the parish of Carlton in Cleveland, which has led to speculation that it was named Sexhow to avoid confusion with Redmarshall railway station, which was originally named Carlton.
Bradshaw's timetable of 1877 shows five out and back workings between Stockton railway station and Whitby, with connections advertised in Middlesbrough. The timetable of 1906 shows that the station had six services eastbound from Stockton railway station towards Stokesley, with five going all the way to Whitby and one terminating at Battersby railway station. Return services were just five a day with four coming from Whitby. The other service from Whitby reversed at Battersby and went to Stockton via Middlesbrough railway station. By 1946, eight years before closure, the service was down to just three stopping services each way per day, with most of the services from Whitby to Stockton reversing at Battersby and going via Middlesbrough.
The station closed to passengers in June 1954, and then closed completely in December 1958, having been used for goods traffic.
References
- ^ Bradshaw's Official Guide for Great Britain and Ireland 1946 at the Internet Archive
- ^ Historic England. "North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway (27368)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Explore georeferenced maps - Map images - National Library of Scotland". maps.nls.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Disused Stations: Sexhow Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Maynard, Peter J (2015). "3: A Brief Description of the Railway, Picton to Kildale". The North Yorkshire & Cleveland Railway. North Eastern Railway Association. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-873513-98-9.
- ^ Bradshaw's General Railway and Steam Navigation Guide 1877 at the Internet Archive
- ^ Bradshaw's General Railway and Steam Navigation Guide 1906 at the Internet Archive
- ^ Quick, Michael (2019). "Railway Passenger Stations in England, Scotland and Wales; a Chronology" (PDF). rchs.org.uk. p. 361. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potto Line and station closed |
NER Picton-Battersby Line |
Stokesley Line and station closed |