Scotsgap railway station

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Scotsgap
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General information
Location Scots' Gap, Northumberland
England
Grid reference NZ039867
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Wansbeck Railway
Pre-grouping Wansbeck Railway
North British Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
23 July 1862Station opened as Scots Gap
15 September 1952Station closed to passengers
3 October 1966Station closed to freight

Scotsgap was a stone-built railway station in Northumberland on the Wansbeck Railway, which served the villages of Scots' Gap and Cambo. It was located on the line between Morpeth and Reedsmouth, and was the junction for the branch line of the Northumberland Railway to Rothbury.

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History

In 1859 Parliament authorised the Wansbeck Railway Company to build the line from Morpeth to Reedsmouth. Due to financial difficulties the line was built in stages. [1] In 1862 the line from Morpeth to Scotsgap opened, with an extension to Knowesgate opening a year later. At this time the Wansbeck Railway Company amalgamated with the North British Railway. It was only on 1 May 1865 that the line was completed. In 1923 the line and the North British Railway merged with the London and North Eastern Railway.

The station was opened as Scots Gap in 1862, but was renamed Scotsgap in October 1903. In September 1952 passenger services were withdrawn from the line, [2] [3] and the goods service from much of the line in November 1963. The line was closed completely in October 1966 with the station being closed on 3 October 1966. [1] The station building and platform remain and the site is now occupied by an agricultural merchant. [1]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Middleton North
Line and station closed
  North British Railway
Wansbeck Railway
  Knowesgate
Line and station closed
Terminus  North British Railway
Rothbury Branch
  Longwitton
Line and station closed
Rothbury Branch
Overview
Locale Northumberland
Dates of operation18701963
Successor North British Railway
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm)
Length13 miles (21 km)
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Rothbury
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Brinkburn
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Fontburn Halt
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Ewesley
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Longwitton
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Scotsgap
Wansbeck Railway
to Reedsmouth │ to Morpeth
Wansbeck Railway
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Border Counties Railway
to Hexham │ to Riccarton Junction
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Reedsmouth
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Woodburn
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Knowesgate
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Brinkburn
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Ewesley
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Rothley
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Scotsgap
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Middleton North
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Angerton
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Meldon
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Morpeth
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crossing removed 1872
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Morpeth
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East Coast Main Line
to Newcastle │ to Berwick-upon-Tweed

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Disused Stations: Scotsgap Station". www.subbrit.org.uk.
  2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 380. OCLC   931112387.
  3. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 207. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.

Coordinates: 55°10′18″N1°56′27″W / 55.1718°N 1.9409°W / 55.1718; -1.9409