Barlow railway station

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Barlow
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The former station in 1961
General information
Location Barlow, North Yorkshire
England
Coordinates 53°44′46″N1°02′05″W / 53.746108°N 1.034731°W / 53.746108; -1.034731 Coordinates: 53°44′46″N1°02′05″W / 53.746108°N 1.034731°W / 53.746108; -1.034731
Grid reference SE645285
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1912 (1912)Station opened
1964Station closed to passengers and goods
1980Line closed to depot traffic
1983Line dismantled

Barlow railway station was a railway station that served the village of Barlow in North Yorkshire, England from 1912 to 1964 via the Selby to Goole line. [1] The area is now known as the site of Barlow Common Nature Reserve. [2] [3]

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History

Construction of the Selby to Goole line began in 1907 and it was decided that one of the intermediate stations would be placed at Barlow. The line opened for freight traffic in December 1910, and the station opened to passengers in May 1912. [1]

The station enabled the construction of an airship production factory in Barlow and later an ordnance depot, both of which used a branch from the station. [3]

The station closed to passengers in June 1964 and was later completely demolished. Although much of Selby to Goole line was dismantled, the track from Brayton junction to the munitions depot in Barlow remained opened. The branch to the depot was later extended 0.5 miles (0.8 km) in October 1966 to provide connection to Drax Power Station when it was being built. [4]

Barlow ordnance depot closed in 1981, [5] and the branch of line to the site was dismantled. By 1983, much of the line from the Brayton junction was also dismantled.

Barlow Common

Entrance to Barlow Common in 2007 Dismantled Railway Track, Barlow Common Nature Reserve - geograph.org.uk - 312766.jpg
Entrance to Barlow Common in 2007

Before the site was purchased by the NER company, Barlow Common was used as an area for pasturing livestock. [2]

In the 1940s, the area beside the station began to be used as a railway refuse and ballast tip, however this ceased in 1983 after asbestos was discovered. British Rail later reclaimed the land and covered the ground with soil. [2]

In 1986, Selby District Council acquired the land and converted it into a nature reserve. It has since seen the return of many species of flora and fauna. It was declared a local nature reserve in March 2002. [2] [3]

Barlow Common is also used as a scout campsite. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Goole and Selby Railway". Goole on the Web. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Barlow Common Nature Reserve". Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Waddell, Brodie (2010). "A History of Barlow, West Riding of Yorkshire – Introduction" (PDF). Victoria County History . Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Modern Railways. October 1966. p. 521.
  5. ↑ "Way we were: 25 years ago". York Press . 6 March 2006. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "Selby District Scout Camp Site (Tamarak)". The UK Scout Campsite Directory. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
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