Sawdon railway station

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Sawdon
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The former station at Sawdon
General information
Location Brompton-by-Sawdon, Scarborough
England
Coordinates 54°13′20″N0°32′57″W / 54.222360°N 0.549250°W / 54.222360; -0.549250 Coordinates: 54°13′20″N0°32′57″W / 54.222360°N 0.549250°W / 54.222360; -0.549250
Grid reference SE946817
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1882opened
1950closed

Sawdon railway station was situated on the North Eastern Railway's Pickering to Seamer branch line in North Yorkshire, England. It served the village of Brompton-by-Sawdon and to a lesser extent Sawdon itself. The station was named Sawdon to distinguish it from an existing station called Brompton (on the Leeds Northern Railway), near Northallerton, also in North Yorkshire. [1] [2] The station opened to passenger traffic on 1 May 1882, and the last trains ran on 3 June 1950. [3] Sawdon was furnished with one platform, which had the station building on the northern side of the running line, and a small goods yard beyond the station building with an east facing connection to the main railway line. [4] The goods yard had a crane capable of lifting 1-tonne (1.1-ton), and was equipped to handle a variety of goods including live stock. [5]

The station has been restored completely, as holiday accommodation. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Hoole, K. (1983). Railways of the North York Moors : a pictorial history. Clapham: Dalesman. p. 7. ISBN   0-85206-731-3.
  2. ↑ Dickinson, J. (1977). "Temporary light railways on Brompton & Wykeham Moors 1915-1920". Transactions of the Scarborough and District Archaeological Society. Scarborough: Scarborough Archaeological and Historical Society (20): 23. ISSN   1474-1229. OCLC   2324885.
  3. ↑ Hoole, K. (1985). Railway stations of the North East. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 186. ISBN   0-7153-8527-5.
  4. ↑ Lidster, J. Robin (2014). Scarborough to Pickering Railway through time featuring the Forge Valley line. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. p. 46. ISBN   978-1445618272.
  5. ↑ The Railway Clearing House handbook of railway stations, 1904. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. 1970. p. 478. ISBN   0715351206.
  6. ↑ Lidster, J. Robin (2014). Scarborough to Pickering Railway through time featuring the Forge Valley line. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. p. 52. ISBN   978-1445618272.
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