Tarset railway station

Tarset
General information
LocationTarset, Northumberland
England
Coordinates55°09′42″N 2°19′55″W / 55.161603°N 2.331948°W / 55.161603; -2.331948
Grid referenceNY790852
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth British Railway
Post-groupingBritish Railways (North Eastern)
Key dates
1 February 1862 (1862-02-01)Opened
9 September 1955Name changed to Tarset Halt
15 October 1956Closed to passengers
1 September 1958 (1958-09-01)Closed completely

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.[1]

It was situated at the end of an approach road and half a mile southwest of the hamlet of Lanehead.[2] 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.[3]

The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1936 to 1939.[4]

The station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt on 9 September 1955 when it was renamed Tarset Halt.[1]

The station closed to passengers on 15 October 1956 and completely on 1 September 1958.[1][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. pp. 11 & 13 (refs 0516 & 0592). ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
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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