Lambley railway station

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Lambley
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General information
Location Lambley, Northumberland
England
Coordinates 54°55′01″N2°30′33″W / 54.9170°N 2.5093°W / 54.9170; -2.5093 Coordinates: 54°55′01″N2°30′33″W / 54.9170°N 2.5093°W / 54.9170; -2.5093
Grid reference NY674581
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
21 May 1852Opened
3 May 1976Closed
Location
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Lambley
Location in Northumberland, England

Lambley was a railway station on the Alston Branch Line, which ran between Haltwhistle and Alston. The station, situated 4+3⁄4 miles (8 km) south-west of Haltwhistle, served the village of Lambley in Northumberland.

Contents

The station was opened by the North Eastern Railway on 21 May 1852, following the completion of Lambley Viaduct. [1] The imposing stone viaduct is located the north-east of the former station, and was designed by Sir George Barclay Bruce. It spans a length of 850 feet (260 m) over the River South Tyne. The viaduct was designated a Grade II* listed structure on 23 August 1985. [2]

There were a number of unscheduled calling points on the section of the line between Lambley and Slaggyford, including those at Burnstones, Softley and Whitwham. [3] Trains regularly stopped to allow passengers to board and alight, despite no platform or facilities being available at these locations.

History

The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway was formed in 1829, opening to passengers in stages from March 1835. [4] A branch line from Haltwhistle to Alston and Nenthead was first considered in 1841, with the line authorised by an Act of Parliament in August 1846. [5] It was later decided that a line operating as far as Alston was sufficient, with the amended route approved by a further Act in July 1849.

In March 1851, the 41⁄2-mile section from Haltwhistle to Shaft Hill (which was later renamed Coanwood) was opened to goods traffic, with passenger services commencing in July 1851. The 81⁄4-mile section of the line between Alston and Lambley opened to goods traffic in January 1852, along with a short branch to Lambley Fell, with passenger services commencing in May 1852. At Lambley the Alston line connected with the Brampton Railway.

Construction of the branch line was completed in November 1852, following the opening of the, now Grade II* listed, [2] Lambley Viaduct over the River South Tyne. [6]

Demise and closure

Lambley became an unstaffed halt in 1966, with Alston following in 1969. Featherstone Park and Slaggyford were reduced to unstaffed halt status in 1954, along with Coanwood in 1955.

The line was originally marked for closure in the 1960s, under the Beeching plan, however the lack of an all-weather road kept it open. Following improvements to the road network, including a temporary level crossing over the branch at Lambley, the line was closed on 3 May 1976 by the British Railways Board, with the last train working two days earlier. [7] The line was replaced in part by a bus service, which was operated by Ribble Motor Services.

Since the line's closure, a 5-mile (8 km) section of the line has since reopened in stages between Slaggyford and Alston, with heritage services operated by the South Tynedale Railway.

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References

  1. ↑ Quick, Michael (2009). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology. Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 243. ISBN   978-0901461575.
  2. 1 2 Historic England, "Railway Viaduct Across River South Tyne (Grade II*) (1042918)", National Heritage List for England , retrieved 7 November 2020
  3. ↑ Quick, Michael (2009). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology. Railway and Canal Historical Society. pp. 99, 370 and 428. ISBN   978-0901461575.
  4. ↑ James, Leslie (November 1983). A Chronology of the Construction of Britain's Railways 1778-1855. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 22. ISBN   0-7110-1277-6. BE/1183.
  5. ↑ Whittle, George (1979). The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway. Newton Abbot: David and Charles. p. 73. ISBN   0-7153-7855-4. OCLC   7197045.
  6. ↑ Fenton, Mike (January 2018). "Byway of the 'Barra'". BackTrack. Vol. 32, no. 321. Easingwold: Pendragon Publishing. pp. 26–30.
  7. ↑ Quick, Michael (2009). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology. Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 10. ISBN   978-0901461575.

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