Whittingham railway station (Northumberland)

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Whittingham
Whittingham railway station (site), Northumberland (geograph 4216893).jpg
The remnants of the station in 2010
LocationWhittingham, Northumberland
England
Coordinates55°24′10″N 1°51′41″W / 55.4028°N 1.8614°W / 55.4028; -1.8614Coordinates: 55°24′10″N 1°51′41″W / 55.4028°N 1.8614°W / 55.4028; -1.8614
Grid referenceNU088121
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
5 September 1887 (1887-09-05)Opened
22 September 1930Closed to passengers
2 March 1953 (1953-03-02)Closed completely

Whittingham railway station served the village of Whittingham, Northumberland, England from 1887 to 1953 on the Cornhill Branch.

History[]

The station 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]

Despite there being no passenger service 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.[4] Camping coach residents were transported to and from the coach in a passenger carriage attached to parcels trains.[5]

In 2009 the station was bought by a private individual, in order to transform it into his residence.[6] The work of restoration was documented in the episode "Victorian Railway Station" of the television series The Restoration Man.[7] By 2016 the restoration work is still going.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 428.
  2. ^ "Disused Stations: Whittingham". Disused Stations. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  3. ^ Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. p. 8 (ref 0347). ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
  4. ^ McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 10. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  5. ^ Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 489.
  6. ^ Daniel, Brian (20 June 2011). "Whittingham Station to be turned into home for businessman". The Journal. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  7. ^ Butcher, David. "The Restoration Man - S4 - Episode 2". Radio Times. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  8. ^ The Newsroom (21 January 2016). "SLIDESHOW: A home to be proud of..." Retrieved 1 November 2019.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Glanton
Line and station closed 		  North Eastern Railway
Cornhill Branch 		  Edlingham
Line and station closed


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