Thrumster railway station

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Thrumster
Thrumster Station Outside.jpg
Outside shot of Thrumster station
General information
Location Thrumster, Highland
Scotland
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened1 July 1903;121 years ago (1903-07-01) [1]
Closed3 April 1944;80 years ago (1944-04-03) [1]
Original company Wick and Lybster Railway
Pre-grouping Wick and Lybster Railway operated by Highland Railway
Post-grouping LMS

Thrumster was a railway station located at Thrumster, Highland, Scotland between Wick and Lybster. [2] The station building can still be seen alongside the main road in Thrumster.

Contents

In July 2023, "Thrumster Railway Station is officially switched on" and has become "the farthest north heritage station in the UK." [3]

History

Latitude: 58° 23' 23.82" N Longitude: -3° 08' 10.75" W

The station was opened as part of the Wick and Lybster Railway on 1 July 1903. It was one of the five stations along the line. [1] [4] The Railway was shown in Schedule one of the RailwayAct 1921 as being part of part of The North Western, Midland, and West Scottish Group. [5]

As with the other stations on the line, the station was closed from 3 April 1944. It began to be used as a post office [1] [6]

In 2011 Yarrows Heritage Trust restored the railway. [7]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Welsh's Crossing Halt
Station and Line closed		  Highland Railway
Wick and Lybster Light Railway
  Wick
Station open; Line closed

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Butt (1995), p. 229
  2. ↑ "Thrumster Station in Caithness NC500". Venture North. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "PICTURES and VIDEO: Let there be light! Thrumster Railway Station is officially switched on 'We're the farthest north heritage station in the UK.'". JohnOGroat Journal. 22 July 2023. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. ↑ "Railway station". Yarrowsheritagetrust. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  5. ↑ "Railways Act 1921".
  6. ↑ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 421. OCLC   931112387.
  7. ↑ "Railway station". Yarrowsheritagetrust. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

Sources

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