Tarset railway station

Tarset
General information
Location	Tarset, Northumberland England
Coordinates	55°09′42″N2°19′55″W / 55.161603°N 2.331948°W / 55.161603; -2.331948
Grid reference	NY790852
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North British Railway
Post-grouping	British Railways (North Eastern)
Key dates
1 February 1862 (1862-02-01)	Opened
9 September 1955	Name changed to Tarset Halt
15 October 1956	Closed to passengers
1 September 1958 (1958-09-01)	Closed completely
Location

Tarset railway station served the civil parish of Tarset, Northumberland, England from 1862 to 1958 on the Border Counties Railway.

History

The station was opened on 1 February 1862 by the North British Railway. ^[1]

It was situated at the end of an approach road and half a mile southwest of the hamlet of Lanehead. ^[2] The platform was on the down side with a siding and goods dock. There was a two-ton crane on the dock and the station was able to cope with most sorts of goods including vehicles and livestock. ^[3]

The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1936 to 1939. ^[4]

The station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt on 9 September 1955 when it was renamed Tarset Halt. ^[1]

The station closed to passengers on 15 October 1956 and completely on 1 September 1958. ^{[1] [5]}

References

1. Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 440. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
2. "Tarset station on OS 25inch map Northumberland (New Series) LXV.5 (Bellingham; Chirdon; Smalesmouth; Tarset West; Thorneyburn)". National Library of Scotland. 1920. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
3. The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. p. 527. ISBN   0-7153-5120-6.
4. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 10. ISBN   1-870119-48-7.
5. Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. pp. 11 & 13 (refs 0516 & 0592). ISBN   0-9477-9618-5.

External links

• Tarset station

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Thorneyburn Line and station closed		North British Railway Border Counties Railway		Charlton (Northumberland) Line and station closed