Views at the old station
Crossford's old station master's house.
Rails still in the road at the level crossing.
The course of the trackbed running towards Moniaive.
Crossford | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Crossford, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Cairn Valley Light Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 March 1905 | Station opened |
| 3 May 1943 | Station closed |
Crossford is a closed station of the Cairn Valley Light Railway branch, from Dumfries. It served the rural area of Crossford in Dumfries and Galloway The line was closed to passengers in 1943. [1]
The CVR was nominally independent, but was in reality controlled by the Glasgow and South Western Railway. [2] The line was closed to passengers on 3 May 1943, during WW2 [3] and to freight on 4 July 1949, [4] and the track lifted in 1953. 1947 is also quoted as a date of complete closure. [2]
The siding was worked by down trains only, goods for Dumfries being taken to the nearest station along. The points were unlocked with an Annett's key that was kept in a locked box on a post adjacent to the point. [5]
Trains were controlled by a 'lock and block' system whereby the trains operated treadles on the single line to interact with the block instruments. [2]
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The Castle Douglas and Dumfries Railway was a railway in south west Scotland which linked Castle Douglas in Kirkcudbrightshire to Dumfries.
The Glasgow South Western Line is a mainline railway in Scotland that runs from Glasgow to Kilmarnock, and then either Carlisle via Dumfries, or Stranraer via Ayr, with a branch to East Kilbride.
The Cairn Valley Light Railway was a rural railway line built to connect Moniaive and other communities in the Cairn Valley with the main railway network at Dumfries. It opened in 1905 but usage was disappointing, and declined further when bus companies started competing. It was closed to passengers in 1943, and completely closed in 1949.
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The Paisley and Renfrew railway was an early Scottish railway company that constructed and operated a line between Paisley and the River Clyde at Renfrew Wharf, enabling journeys between Glasgow and Paisley by connecting river boat. The railway was built to the track gauge of 4 ft 6 in on stone block sleepers.
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| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunscore | Glasgow and South Western Railway Cairn Valley Railway | Kirkland | ||