Stepford railway station
| Stepford railway station | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Stepford |
| Area | Dumfries and Galloway |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Cairn Valley Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow & South Western |
| History | |
| 1 March 1905 | Opened |
| 3 May 1943 | Closed to passengers |
| 4 July 1949 | Closed to freight |
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Stepford (NX864815) was one of the minor request stop stations on the Cairn Valley Light Railway branch from Dumfries. It served a very rural area in Dumfries and Galloway The line was closed to passengers during the Second World War.[1] Cairn Valley Junction lay to the east.
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 the Second World War[1] and to freight on 4 July 1949,[3] and the track lifted in 1953.
The station was very basic with just a short wooden platform with a tin shelter and a siding with a loading bank for goods traffic.[4] A station master's house was provided, designed by the company with a pyramid roof truncated by a central chimney stack.[4] The shelter had been demolished by 1949.[4] The station master's house, a simple cottage, rather than the standard company design, survives as a private dwelling.
Morrington Quarry was nearby and was rail connected,[5] however the contract was lost to a road haulier in around 1943.[6]
The siding was worked by down trains only, goods for Dumfries being taken to the nearest station along. The points were unlocked with an Annett's key that was kept in a locked box on a post adjacent to the point.[7]
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]
Other stations
Re-opening
Suggestions have been made for a re-opening of the line.
See also
References
- Notes
- Sources
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063.
- Kirkpatrick, Ian (2000). The Cairn Valley Light Railway. Usk : The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-567-5.
- 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
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtonairds | Glasgow and South Western Railway Cairn Valley Railway |
Dunscore | ||
Coordinates: 55°06′55″N 3°46′56″W / 55.1153°N 3.7822°W