Hawick railway station

Hawick

The site of Hawick station in 1998, now Teviot Leisure Centre
Location
Place Hawick
Area Scottish Borders
Coordinates 55°25′45″N 2°47′01″W / 55.4291°N 2.7836°W / 55.4291; -2.7836Coordinates: 55°25′45″N 2°47′01″W / 55.4291°N 2.7836°W / 55.4291; -2.7836
Grid reference NT505153
Operations
Original company North British Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping

LNER

British Rail (Scottish Region)
Platforms 2
History
1 July 1862 (1862-07-01) Station opened
6 January 1969 Station closed to passengers
28 April 1969 (1969-04-28) Station closed completely
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Hawick railway station was a railway station that served the town of Hawick, Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1862 to 1969 on the Waverley Line.

History

The station opened on 1 July 1862 by the North British Railway. The station was situated on the north side of Mansfield Road. The goods yard had a large stone goods shed and two sidings running through it. On the north side of the goods shed were a further five sidings and a large dock. A private siding served Mansfield Gas Works. On 4 January 1969, two days before its closure to passengers, a group of protesters gathered on the platform, with a black coffin addressed to Richard Marsh, who was the Minister of Transport at the time. It was sent south by train. The last passenger service was a sleeper service from Edinburgh Waverley to London St Pancras. A lot of local people gathered to say farewell when it reached Hawick at 23:27. The station closed to goods traffic on 28 April 1969.[1]

Hawick Engine Shed

Hawick Engine Shed opened on 1 November 1849 and had a depot code of 64C. By 1948, the shed had an allocation of 26 locomotives.[2] The shed closed on 3 January 1966, although it was still used as a booking-on point for train crews until the closure of the line.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Disused Stations: Hawick (2nd site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Rail UK Steam Locomotive Shed". Rail UK. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Hassendean
Line and station closed		   North British Railway
Waverley Line		   Stobs
Line and station closed
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