Aysgarth railway station

Aysgarth
Aysgarth
General information
Location	Aysgarth, North Yorkshire ; England
Coordinates	54°17′47″N1°58′54″W / 54.296256°N 1.981759°W
Grid reference	SE012889
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 February 1877	Station opened
26 April 1954	Station closed

Last updated December 17, 2024

Aysgarth railway station is a disused railway station in North Yorkshire, England, near Aysgarth Falls. It was part of the Hawes Branch of the North Eastern Railway from its opening in 1877 until closure in April 1954.

History

The station was opened by the North Eastern Railway on 1 February 1877.^[1]^[2] The line became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) during the Grouping of 1923.

The station was host to a camping coach from 1935 to 1939 and could possibly have had a coach in 1933 and/or 1934.^[3] The station was also one of those used by the LNER touring camping coach service in 1935.^[4]

The line passed to the North Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was closed by the British Transport Commission in April 1954,^[1] although goods traffic continued until the Redmire to Hawes section closed to all traffic in 1964.

Aysgarth site today

The track has been lifted through the station site. The station site has now been sold on into private hands after The Wensleydale Railway stated that it was costing too much to keep on their books.^[5] The nearest track on the line runs from Redmire eastward, providing rail access for military traffic to local training areas. The Wensleydale Railway is a heritage line which operates from Redmire to Leeming Bar and Northallerton West.^[6] As of June 2022, track at the station has been re-instated.^[7]

Preceding station		Disused railways	Following station
Askrigg Line and station closed		North Eastern Railway Hawes Branch	Redmire Line closed, station open
	Proposed Heritage railways
Askrigg Line and station closed		Wensleydale Railway	Redmire Line closed, station open

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References

1 2 Quick 2022, p. 61.
↑ "Opening of the Wensleydale Railway". York Herald. 2 February 1877. p. 6. Retrieved 1 June 2020. – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
↑ McRae 1997, p. 10.
↑ McRae 1997, p. 12.
↑ Flanagan, Emily (15 September 2017). "Heritage railway decides to sell historic station in bid to develop ten-mile steam line". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
↑ Gleeson, Janet (25 August 2017). "Station sale plans spark fears for the future of Wensleydale Railway". York Press. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
↑ @steve220459 (7 June 2022). "Aysgarth Station in Wensleydale is emerging from its slumber. Last trains ran through here in 1964. Watch this sp…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

Bibliography

McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.

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[FOOTNOTEQuick202261-1] 1 2 Quick 2022, p. 61.

[2] "Opening of the Wensleydale Railway". York Herald. 2 February 1877. p. 6. Retrieved 1 June 2020. – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)

[FOOTNOTEMcRae199710-3] McRae 1997, p. 10.

[FOOTNOTEMcRae199712-4] McRae 1997, p. 12.

[5] Flanagan, Emily (15 September 2017). "Heritage railway decides to sell historic station in bid to develop ten-mile steam line". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

[6] Gleeson, Janet (25 August 2017). "Station sale plans spark fears for the future of Wensleydale Railway". York Press. Retrieved 20 October 2017.

[7] @steve220459 (7 June 2022). "Aysgarth Station in Wensleydale is emerging from its slumber. Last trains ran through here in 1964. Watch this sp…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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