Ladysbridge railway station

Ladysbridge Lady's Bridge
Ladysbridge in 1964
General information
Location	Banff, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire Scotland
Coordinates	57°39′39″N2°35′10″W / 57.660888°N 2.586143°W / 57.660888; -2.586143
Grid reference	NJ 6512 6359
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
Pre-grouping	Great North of Scotland Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
30 July 1859 [1]	Opened as Lady's Bridge
June 1886 [1]	Renamed Ladysbridge
6 July 1964 [1]	Closed to passengers
1968	line closed to all traffic
Location

Ladysbridge railway station was a station in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Opened as Lady's Bridge railway station in 1859 ^[1] it was renamed Ladysbridge railway station by June 1886. ^[1] The station was in the Parish of Boyndie close to the Banff County Lunatic Asylum or Ladysbridge Hospital. ^[2] The line from Tillynaught opened in 1859 and a temporary terminus opened at Banff on 30 July 1859 and a permanent station opened in 1860. ^[3] There was a single platform.

The Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) took over the line in 1867 and operated it until grouping in 1923. Passing into British Railways ownership in 1948, the line was, like the rest of the former GNoSR lines along the Moray coast, considered for closure as part of the Beeching report and closure notices were issued in 1963. ^[4] Passenger services were withdrawn in July 1964 and the entire line, including Banff station finally closed to all traffic in 1968.

Station infrastructure

The station was located on a single line with no passing loop, a wooden ticket office and waiting room and a single siding with a loading dock. ^[5] In 1928 two sidings, an island loading dock, several goods yard buildings and a weighing machine are shown with an additional building near the ticket office. No signal box is indicated. Two semi-detached station cottages are shown. ^[6] In 1963 the station was still staffed and signals were present, on the wood faced platform and on the line towards Banff. ^{[7] [8]}

The old station building served for 30 years as changing rooms at Whitehills before being demolished in 2011. ^[9] The station site has been redeveloped and nothing remains of the station.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Ordens Towards Grange		Great North of Scotland Banff branch		Bridgefoot Halt Towards Banff

Banff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
Legend
Banff Golf Club House Bridgefoot Halt Ladysbridge Ordens Portsoy Harbour Portsoy (first) ( goods only after 1884 ) Portsoy (second) Moray Coast Rly Tillynaught Cornhill Glenbarry Knock Millegin Great North of Scotland Railway to Keith Grange curve to Aberdeen opened 1886 Cairnie Junction Rothiemay Huntly Great North of Scotland Railway to Aberdeen
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See also

• List of Great North of Scotland Railway stations

References

Notes

1. Butt (1995), p. 137.
2. "Site Record for Ladysbridge Station Details". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland . Archived from the original on 27 February 2015.
3. Quick (2009), p. 71.
4. Maxtone (2005), p. 80.
5. Banffshire, Sheet IV (includes: Banff; Boyndie; Fordyce). Survey date: 1866 Publication date: 1871.
6. Banffshire 004.15 (includes: Banff; Boyndie). Publication date: 1930. Revised: ca. 1928/1928.
7. Maxtone 2005, p. 70.
8. Maxtone 2005, p. 71.
9. Banff Journal Archived 27 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   1-85260-508-1.
• Maxtone, G.R. (2005). The railways of the Banff & Moray coast. Keith & Dufftown Railway Association. ISBN   0-9547346-1-0.
• Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN   978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC   612226077.

External links

• RailScot - Banff Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
• Scottish Screen Archive 1964