Rothbury railway station

Rothbury was a railway station in Northumberland, England at the end of the single-track Rothbury Branch that served the town of Rothbury. Rothbury was the terminus of the line with a turntable at the end of the track.

Rothbury
Rothbury station, 1953
Location
PlaceRothbury
AreaNorthumberland
Grid referenceNU063017
Operations
Original companyRothbury Branch
Pre-groupingNorth British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Region of British Railways
Platforms1
History
23 November 1870Station opened
1899Station rebuilt
15 September 1952Station closed to passengers
11 November 1963Station closed to freight
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

In 1859 Parliament authorised the Wansbeck Railway Company to build the line from Morpeth to Reedsmouth. In 1862 the line from Morpeth to Scotsgap opened.

The next year the Northumberland Central Railway were authorised to construct a line from Scotsgap to Ford on the Berwick to Kelso line. They also were permitted to build a short branch line to Cornhill. Due to financial difficulties the line was to be built in stages[1] beginning with the section from Scotsgap to Rothbury which was started in August 1869 and completed by November 1870. The North British Railway and the branch line became part of the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923. In September 1952 passenger services were withdrawn and the line closed in November 1963.[2]

Originally built in wood, the station was rebuilt in stone in 1899. It has been demolished and the site is now an industrial estate.

Station site in 2006, now an industrial estate.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Brinkburn
Line and station closed		   North British Railway
Rothbury Branch
   Terminus
Rothbury Branch
LocaleNorthumberland
Dates of operation1870 – 1963
Successor lineNorth British Railway
Line length13 miles (21 km)
Track gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
 Rothbury
 Brinkburn
 Fontburn Halt
Fontburn Viaduct
 Ewesley
 Longwitton
 Scotsgap
Wansbeck Railway
to Reedsmouth │ to Morpeth

References
  1. http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/s/scots_gap/index.shtml
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 October 2009. Retrieved 28 October 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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