Bowes railway station

Bowes
The remains of Bowes railway station in 1996.
General information
Location	Bowes, County Durham England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	SD&LUR
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Key dates
8 August 1861	Opened
22 January 1962	Closed
Location

Bowes railway station was situated on the South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway between Barnard Castle and Kirkby Stephen East.

History

The line was opened on 26 March 1861 when a mineral train was run, the line opened to passengers on 8 August 1861 following an opening ceremony the day before. ^{[1] [2]}

The station served the village of Bowes. The station was host to a camping coach in 1933 and from 1937 to 1939 and possibly also in 1934. ^[3]

The station was closed by British Railways North Eastern Region on 22 January 1962. ^[1]

The site today

The station buildings are now (2023) in an extreme state of dereliction. A large farm shed covers a portion of the platforms and yard.

The signal box, which for many years after closure was hidden away inside the farm shed, was dismantled and is in storage. ^[4]

The trackbed westwards of the station (towards Stainmore Summit) is covered by the re-aligned A66 road.

The station is due to be demolished as part of the dualling of the A66.

Images

• 
  Bowes signal box in 1996
• 
  The station in 1965

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Barras		South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway		Lartington

References

1. Quick 2022, p. 94.
2. "Stockton and Darlington Railway Company. Opening of the South Durham Line, between Barnardcastle and Tebay". Durham Chronicle. 9 August 1861. p. 4. Retrieved 1 June 2020. – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
3. McRae 1997, p. 10.
4. "Disused Stations: Bowes Station".

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.

Further reading

• British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer. Ian Allan Publishing. 1997 [1958]. ISBN   0-7110-0320-3.
• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
• Walton, Peter (1992). The Stainmore & Eden Valley Railways. Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN   0-86093-306-7.

External links

• Gallery of photos of Bowes station in its current state
• More photos of Bowes station, past & present
• Photos of Bowes station in 1973

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