Racks railway station

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Racks
Racks railway station, Dumfries. 1900.jpg
Racks station in 1900
LocationDumfries, Dumfries and Galloway
Scotland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGlasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
Pre-groupingGlasgow and South Western Railway
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
23 August 1848[1]Opened
6 December 1965[1]Closed
6 May 1964Closed to goods traffic

Racks railway station was a railway station in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Dumfries, OS NGR NY 033 743, serving and effectively creating[2] the village of Racks near the Lochar Water, 4 miles ESE of Dumfries; a rural community within the Parish of Torthorwald. [3][4]

History[]

The station, 62.64 miles south of Glasgow Saint Enoch station, opened in July 1848.[5] The station is now closed, although the line running through the station remains open. The station building has been converted into a private dwelling. The difference in height between the main building and platform level was overcome by the use of two fenced diagonal ramps built into the slope with the remainder of the area occupied by a profusion of shrubbery and flower beds.

Racks was opened by the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway, which then became part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway; in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway at the Grouping, passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways following the 1948 nationalisation of the railways. It had been a 'Wednesday Only' since 1860 before becoming a fully open station on 2 January 1865.[6] It was closed by the British Railways Board under the Beeching Axe in 1965.

Services[]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Dumfries
Line open; station open 		  Glasgow and South Western Railway
Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
   Ruthwell
Line open; station closed

Views of Racks in 2010[]

  • The site of the old station

  • The old station buildings

  • Racks village from the railway overbridge

References[]

  1. ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 193.
  2. ^ History of Torthorwald Church. Accessed : 2010-07-11
  3. ^ "Racks railway station". Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  4. ^ "Ordnance Gazetteer for Scotland". Retrieved 25 October 2009.
  5. ^ Lindsay, David M. E. (2002). G&SWR Register of stations, routes & lines. G&SWR Association. Part 6.3, Page 20
  6. ^ Stephenson Locomotive Society (1950). The Glasgow and South Western Railway. The Stephenson Locomotive Society. p. 12.

Sources[]

  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.

External links[]

Coordinates: 55°03′14″N 3°30′53″W / 55.0540°N 03.5148°W / 55.0540; -03.5148

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