York Layerthorpe railway station

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York Layerthorpe
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September 1977
General information
Location Layerthorpe, City of York
England
Coordinates 53°57′40″N1°04′07″W / 53.96119°N 1.06870°W / 53.96119; -1.06870
Grid reference SE612520
Platformsone
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Derwent Valley Light Railway
Pre-groupingDerwent Valley Light Railway
Post-groupingDerwent Valley Light Railway
Key dates
1913opened
1926closed for passengers
1981closed for freight except a private siding
1987closed completely

York Layerthorpe railway station was a railway station in Layerthorpe, a suburb of York, North Yorkshire, England.

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History

York Layerthorpe opened on 21 July 1913, [1] and served as the northern terminus of the Derwent Valley Light Railway, immediately to the east of that line's connection to the existing Foss Islands Branch Line and thence to the North Eastern Railway's York to Scarborough Line.

Traffic through the station was predominantly agricultural freight and local industries along the route of the DVLR, although passenger services did run on the line from 1913 to 1926. [2] After closure to passengers, agricultural trains and excursions were occasionally operated—often these were for bramble picking on Skipwith Common—hence the line was sometimes known as the "Blackberry Line", or as the "Farmer's Line". [3]

A summer-only steam passenger service was operated from 1977 to 1979. [4] [5] The DVLR closed on 27 September 1981. [6] A single siding at the station serving an oil depot remained in use until 1987. The siding was lifted along with the Foss Island branch when traffic from Rowntrees chocolate factory, at the other end of the branch, switched to road transport in 1988. The section of track between York Layerthorpe and Osbaldwick is now a foot and cycle path. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Scott-Morgan, John (1997). The light railway era, 1896-1996. Penryn: Atlantic Transport. p. 165. ISBN   0-9068-9972-9.
  2. ↑ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 471. OCLC   931112387.
  3. ↑ Atterbury, Paul (2011). Paul Atterbury's lost railway journeys : re-discover 36 lost railway routes. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 143. ISBN   9781446300954.
  4. ↑ 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. 257. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
  5. ↑ Scott-Morgan, John (1997). The light railway era, 1896-1996. Penryn: Atlantic Transport. p. 166. ISBN   0-9068-9972-9.
  6. ↑ Hoole, K. (1984). Forgotten railways, North-East England. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 32. ISBN   0-9465-3710-0.
  7. ↑ Atterbury, Paul (2011). Paul Atterbury's lost railway journeys: re-discover 36 lost railway routes. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 145. ISBN   9781446300954.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Terminus  Derwent Valley Light Railway   Osbaldwick
Line private, station closed
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