Redmarshall railway station

Redmarshall railway station was a railway station on the North Eastern Railway, in County Durham.

Redmarshall
Site of the former Redmarshall station looking SE along the former Clarence Railway main line towards Stockton. 9 August 1995.
Location
PlaceCarlton
AreaStockton-on-Tees
Grid referenceNZ398224
Operations
Original companyClarence Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Platforms2
History
January 1836 (1836-01)Opened as Carlton
1 July 1923Renamed Redmarshall
31 March 1952 (1952-03-31)Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

The station was opened with a section of the Clarence Railway main line in January 1836.[1] Originally named Carlton, the station was situated between Norton-on-Tees and Stillington.[2] When completed, the main line ran between Haverton Hill and Simpasture, where it joined the Stockton and Darlington Railway.[3] After a series of leases and absorptions, the Clarence Railway eventually became part of the North Eastern Railway (NER) upon the formation of the latter in 1854.[4]

In 1915 the line between Shildon and Newport was electrified. On completion of the work, there were four tracks between Stillington Junction and Carlton West Junction; the southern pair carried the freight trains and were electrified, whilst the northern pair carried the passenger trains and remained steam-worked. At Carlton station, the platforms were only on the northern pair of tracks.[5]

On 1 January 1923 the NER amalgamated with other companies to form the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).[6] On 1 July 1923 the LNER renamed the station Redmarshall.[7]

The station was closed by British Railways on 31 March 1952,[8] when passenger trains over the route between Middlesbrough and Ferryhill were withdrawn. The line is still in use for freight and occasional diverted passenger trains, but no trace of the station itself remains.[9]

Notes
  1. Butt 1995, p. 54.
  2. Conolly 1976, p. 28, section E5.
  3. Allen 1974, pp. 31,40.
  4. Allen 1974, pp. 42,101–3,105–7.
  5. Hoole 1988, pp. 13,16.
  6. Allen 1974, pp. 185–6,233–4.
  7. Butt 1995, pp. 54,196.
  8. Butt 1995, p. 196.
  9. Hidden Teesside - Carlton/Redmarshall StationHidden Teesside website; Retrieved 2013-09-27

References
  • Allen, Cecil J. (1974) [1964]. The North Eastern Railway. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0495-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Hoole, Ken (1988). The Electric Locomotives of the North Eastern Railway. Headington: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-367-2. Locomotion Papers LP167.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Norton-on-Tees
Line and station closed		   North Eastern Railway
Clarence Railway		   Stillington
Line and station closed
Stockton
Line closed, station open		    

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