Whittingham railway station (Northumberland)
Whittingham | |
|---|---|
The remnants of the station in 2010 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Whittingham, Northumberland England |
| Coordinates | 55°24′10″N 1°51′41″W / 55.4028°N 1.8614°W |
| Grid reference | NU088121 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Key dates | |
| 5 September 1887 | Opened |
| 22 September 1930 | Closed to passengers |
| 2 March 1953 | Closed completely |
Whittingham railway station served the village of Whittingham, in Northumberland, England from 1887 to 1953. It was a stop on the Cornhill Branch, which connected Coldstream with Alnwick.
History
The station was opened on 5 September 1887 by the North Eastern Railway.[1] It was situated on the north side of an unnamed road and immediately west of the junction at the A697. The station had five sidings on the west side, one serving a goods shed, three serving a goods platform and the last one serving a coal drop and a weighbridge.[2]
The station closed to passengers on 22 September 1930 and to goods traffic on 2 March 1953.[1][3]
The station site was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939 and may have had a coach visiting in 1934 and 1935; this was despite the lack of a passenger service. Camping coach residents were transported to and from the coach in a passenger carriage attached to parcels trains.[1][4]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glanton Line and station closed |
North Eastern Railway Cornhill Branch |
Edlingham Line and station closed |
The site today
In 2009, the station was bought by a private individual to transform it into a residence.[5] The work of restoration was documented in the episode "Victorian Railway Station" of the television series The Restoration Man.[6]
In 2016, the restoration work was reported as ongoing.[7]
References
- ^ a b c Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. pp. 481 & 548. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- ^ Catford, Nick (26 May 2017). "Station name: Whittingham". Disused Stations. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
- ^ Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. p. 8 (ref 0347). 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. p. 10. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- ^ Daniel, Brian (20 June 2011). "Whittingham station to be turned into home for businessman". The Journal. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ Butcher, David. "The Restoration Man - S4 - Episode 2". Radio Times. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "SLIDESHOW: A home to be proud of..." 21 January 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
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