Stations closed a very long time ago

grahame

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Stations closed a very long time ago

« on: September 16, 2023, 17:03:46 »

http://www.rinbad.free-online.co.uk/bypass.pdf mirrored (here)

Where was Adolphus Street Station and when did it close?

16th September 1863 - 160 years ago today - Truro (Newham) station was bypassed ...


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Mark A

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Re: Stations closed a very long time ago

« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2023, 18:59:03 »

Quite a walk from Bradford's city centre, but still only closed as a passenger station in the 1860s - after which it had a long life handling goods traffic. The gradient into the terminus caused the occasional entertainment. At least, I hope no one was hurt.

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Re: Stations closed a very long time ago

« Reply #2 on: September 17, 2023, 15:38:39 »

Closer to GWR^▸ -land, 'Sutton Harbour Railway Station' on a 1:500 map listed as surveyed in 1893.

Presumably this was never for passengers, as, outside the station throat, the trackwork has a surprise.

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https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=19.6&lat=50.36776&lon=-4.12797&layers=117746211&b=1


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Re: Stations closed a very long time ago

« Reply #3 on: September 17, 2023, 17:01:30 »

Quote from: Mark A on September 17, 2023, 15:38:39

That map's the 1853 one, which perhaps explains some "primitive" features of the track. The 1894 town plan, and most other maps, do mark that station as "(goods)".


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