Crossford railway station
- Crossford railway station
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| Crossford |
| Location |
| Place |
Crossford |
| Area |
Dumfries and Galloway |
| Operations |
| Original company |
Cairn Valley Railway |
| Pre-grouping |
Glasgow & South Western |
| History |
| 1 March 1905 |
Opened |
| 4 August 1947 |
Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom |
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Crossford is a closed station of the Cairn Valley Light Railway branch, from Dumfries. It served the rural area of Crossford in Dumfries and Galloway The line was closed to passengers during WW2.[1]
History
The CVR was nominally independent, but was in reality controlled by the Glasgow and South Western Railway.[2] The line was closed to passengers on 3 May 1943, during WW2[1] and to freight on 4 July 1949,[3] and the track lifted in 1953. 1947 is also quoted as a date of complete closure.[2]
Trains were controlled by a 'lock and block' system whereby the trains operated treadles on the single line to interact with the block instruments.[2]
Views at the old station
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Crossford station buildings.
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Rails still in the road at the level crossing.
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The course of the trackbed running towards Moniaive.
Other stations
Re-opening
Suggestions have been made for a re-opening of the line.
See also
References
Notes
- ^ a b Awdry, page 64
- ^ a b c Sanders, page 50
- ^ Thomas, page 203
Sources
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063.
- Sanders, Keith and Hodgins, Douglas (1995). British Railways. Past and Present South West Scotland. No. 19. ISBN 1-85895-074-0.
- Thomas, David St John & Whitehouse, Patrick (1993). The Romance of Scotlands Railways. Newton Abbot : David St John Thomas. ISBN 0-946537-89-5.
External links
Coordinates: 55°10′27″N 3°49′58″W / 55.17424°N 3.83281°W / 55.17424; -3.83281
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Dumfries and Galloway
- Railway stations closed in 1943
- Railway stations opened in 1905
- Scotland railway station stubs
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