Cargo Fleet railway station

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Cargo Fleet
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The site of the station, looking west towards Middlesbrough, in 2010
General information
Location Cargo Fleet, Middlesbrough
England
Coordinates 54°34′37″N1°12′34″W / 54.577°N 1.2094°W / 54.577; -1.2094
Grid reference NZ512204
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping LNER
British Railways (North Eastern)
British Rail (Eastern)
Key dates
8 November 1885 (1885-11-08)Opened
22 January 1990 (1990-01-22)Closed

Cargo Fleet railway station served the Cargo Fleet area of Middlesbrough, North East England from 1885 to 1990 as a stop on the Tees Valley line.

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History

The station was opened on 8 November 1885 by the North Eastern Railway. It was situated a mile east of Middlesbrough station, adjacent to Dockside Road, between junctions with Marsh Road and Works Road. Cargo Fleet was a passenger only station, although there were sidings nearby which handled goods traffic. The 1904 RCH handbook recorded that the sidings served two ironworks, (one that served a brickworks and a wharf) a warrant stores, a timber yard and wharves, a salt works and a wharf.

On 4 May 1969 the station was one of many to be reduced to an 'unstaffed halt', which meant that the station was attractive to vandals. By 1972 the windows were boarded up, the brickwork had graffiti all over it, the lamps were smashed and the posters were ripped to the point where only peelings remained. After these buildings were demolished, a small brick shelter was built with electric lighting.

Due to the low population of Cargo Fleet (in 1911 it was estimated to have only 682 residents) and the closure of nearby factories on the line, there was very little passenger demand. British Rail realised that the station would require an outlay of £60,000 if it remained open, so it closed completely on 22 January 1990. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 113. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Disused Stations: Cargo Fleet". Disused Stations. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
South Bank
Line and station open
  London and North Eastern Railway
Tees Valley Line
  Middlesbrough
Line and station open