Hawick railway station

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Hawick
Hawick station site geograph-3622586-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The site of Hawick station in 1998, now Teviot Leisure Centre
Location Hawick, Scottish Borders
Scotland
Coordinates 55°25′45″N2°47′01″W / 55.4291°N 2.7836°W / 55.4291; -2.7836 Coordinates: 55°25′45″N2°47′01″W / 55.4291°N 2.7836°W / 55.4291; -2.7836
Grid reference NT505153
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company North British Railway
Pre-grouping North British Railway
Post-grouping LNER
British Rail (Scottish Region)
Key dates
1 November 1849 (1849-11-01) [1] First station opened
1 July 1862Resited
6 January 1969Closed to passengers
28 April 1969 (1969-04-28)Closed completely

Hawick railway station served the town of Hawick, Scottish Borders, Scotland from 1849 to 1969 on the Waverley Route.

Contents

History

The first station opened on 1 November 1849 as a terminus of the line from Edinburgh. It was located just to the north of North Bridge on Dovemount Place. There was no public celebration in Hawick, due to an outbreak of Cholera in the town. [2]

The second station was built close to the first station for the through line southwards and opened on 1 July 1862 by the North British Railway. The station was situated on the north side of Mansfield Road. The goods yard had a large stone goods shed and two sidings running through it. On the north side of the goods shed were a further five sidings and a large dock. A private siding served Mansfield Gas Works.

In 1914 the North British Railway company implemented some improvements at the station. A new booking hall was erected and subways constructed at the south end of the platform, allowing the removal of an old overhead footbridge. There was an electric hoist for baggage at the north end of the station. The signal box was raised in height and enlarged, and the platform canopies were extended. One of the most striking improvements was the installation of high-pressure incandescent gas-lighting. This was the first such installation in Scotland. [3] Altogether 175 separate lamps varying from 800 to 1000 candle-power were installed. The cost of the alterations was around £5,000 [4] (equivalent to £490,000in 2020). [5] The contractor was J. Marshall and Son of Hawick. [6]

On 4 January 1969, two days before its closure to passengers, a group of protesters gathered on the platform, with a black coffin addressed to Richard Marsh, who was the Minister of Transport at the time. It was sent south by train. The last passenger service was a sleeper service from Edinburgh Waverley to London St Pancras. A lot of local people gathered to say farewell when it reached Hawick at 23:27. [7] The station closed to goods traffic on 28 April 1969. [8]

Hawick Engine Shed

Hawick Engine Shed opened on 1 November 1849 and had a depot code of 64C. By 1948, the shed had an allocation of 26 locomotives. [9] The shed closed on 3 January 1966, although it was still used as a booking-on point for train crews until the closure of the line. [8]

Stationmasters

  • Mr. Richards ca. 1858 ca. 1859
  • William Waldie ca. 1863 - 1870 [10]
  • John McDonald ca. 1871
  • Robert White 1874 - 1905 [11]
  • Alexander Miller 1905 [12] - 1915 (formerly station master at Polmont, afterwards station master at Kirkcaldy)
  • Bailie James Hogg 1915 - 1931 [13] (formerly station master at Polmont)
  • Alexander Aitkinhead 1931 - 1942 [14] (formerly station master at Bo’ness, West Lothian)
  • T. Lawrence from 1942 [15] (formerly station master at St Boswells)
  • George Bell 1944 - 1951 [16] (formerly station master at Eskbank, afterwards station master at Dundee Tay Bridge, Dundee West and Magdalen Green)
  • Eric D. Parsons 1951 [17] - 1954 (formerly station master at Batley, Yorkshire)
  • Alexander Baxter from 1954 [18] (formerly station master at Montrose)

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References

  1. ↑ "Disused Stations: Hawick Station(1st site)".
  2. ↑ "Opening of the North British Railway to Hawick" . Edinburgh Evening Post and Scottish Standard. Scotland. 3 November 1849. Retrieved 7 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "High-Pressure Gas-Lighting at the Station" . Hawick News and Border Chronicle. Scotland. 28 August 1914. Retrieved 7 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Improvements at the Railway Station" . Jedburgh Gazette. Scotland. 5 June 1914. Retrieved 7 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  6. ↑ "Improvements at Hawick Railway Station" . Southern Reporter. Scotland. 5 February 1914. Retrieved 7 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Villagers jam track to stop last train" . Newcastle Evening Chronicle. England. 6 January 1969. Retrieved 7 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. 1 2 "Disused Stations: Hawick (2nd site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "Rail UK Steam Locomotive Shed". Rail UK. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
  10. ↑ "Deaths" . Kelso Chronicle. Scotland. 30 December 1870. Retrieved 7 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "Over fifty years on the railway" . Edinburgh Evening News. Scotland. 7 April 1905. Retrieved 7 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ↑ "District News" . The Berwick Advertiser. England. 9 June 1905. Retrieved 7 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ↑ "Death of Bailie Hogg" . Hawick Express. England. 16 July 1931. Retrieved 7 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ↑ "Presentation" . Southern Reporter. England. 4 June 1942. Retrieved 7 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ↑ "Hawick's New Stationmaster" . Hawick News and Border Chronicle. Scotland. 22 May 1942. Retrieved 7 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. ↑ "New Stationmaster" . Dundee Courier. Scotland. 11 July 1951. Retrieved 7 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  17. ↑ "For Hawick" . Berwickshire News and General Advertiser. Scotland. 16 October 1951. Retrieved 7 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
  18. ↑ "Mr Alexander Baxter" . Brechin Advertiser. Scotland. 11 May 1954. Retrieved 7 November 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
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