Dinwoodie railway station

Dinwoodie

Dinwoodie station site in 2008
Location
Place Dinwoodie
Area Dumfries and Galloway
Coordinates 55°12′06″N 3°24′05″W / 55.2016°N 3.4013°W / 55.2016; -3.4013Coordinates: 55°12′06″N 3°24′05″W / 55.2016°N 3.4013°W / 55.2016; -3.4013
Grid reference NY1090990605
Operations
Original company Caledonian Railway
Pre-grouping Caledonian Railway
Post-grouping London Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 2
History
10 September 1847 Station opens[1]
13 June 1960 Station close[1]
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Dinwoodie railway station was a station which served the rural area around the settlement of Dinwoodie, 6 miles north of Lockerbie in Applegarth parish, Scottish county of Dumfries and Galloway. It was served by local trains on what is now known as the West Coast Main Line. The nearest station for Dinwoodie is now at Lockerbie.

History

Opened by the Caledonian Railway on 10 September 1847,[1]or 15 February 1848 is another suggested opening date for the station.[2] It became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923 and was then closed by British Railways in 1960.

Dinwoodie derailment

On 25 October 1928 an accident took place in LMS days near Dinwoodie due to siganaller error and fatigue which resulted in a collision from the rear involving two trains. A derailment occurred and the train fell some height from the embankment. Four people were killed and five injured.[3] The two drivers and two firemen died instantly when their double-headed passenger express collided with a broken down freight train and their memorial is in Stanwix cemetery.[4]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Nethercleugh
Line open; Station closed
  Caledonian Railway
Main Line
  Wamphray
Line open; Station closed

The site today

Trains pass at speed on the electrified West Coast Main Line. The stationmaster's house is now a private dwelling and the platforms have been demolished; the station cottages also survive as private dwellings. A signal box controlled the level crossing on the minor road which has now been closed and an overbridge built nearby.

References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Butt (1995), page 80
  2. Scotland's Places Retrieved : 2012-11-05
  3. Railway Archives Retrieved : 2012-11-05
  4. Stanwix Cemetery Retrieved : 2012-11-05

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