Tarset Railway Station
Tarset railway station served the civil parish of Tarset, Northumberland, England from 1862 to 1958 on the Border Counties Railway.
History
The station was opened on 1 February 1862 by the North British Railway.
It was situated at the end of an approach road and half a mile southwest of the hamlet of Lanehead. The platform was on the down side with a siding and goods dock. There was a two-ton crane on the dock and the station was able to cope with most sorts of goods including vehicles and livestock.
The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1936 to 1939.
The station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt on 9 September 1955 when it was renamed Tarset Halt.
The station closed to passengers on 15 October 1956 and completely on 1 September 1958.
References
- ^ Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 440. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Tarset station on OS 25inch map Northumberland (New Series) LXV.5 (Bellingham; Chirdon; Smalesmouth; Tarset West; Thorneyburn)". National Library of Scotland. 1920. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. p. 527. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.
- ^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 10. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- ^ Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. pp. 11 & 13 (refs 0516 & 0592). ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thorneyburn Line and station closed |
North British Railway Border Counties Railway |
Charlton (Northumberland) Line and station closed |
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