Boroughbridge railway station

Boroughbridge railway station served the town of Boroughbridge, North Yorkshire, England from 1847 to 1964 on the Pilmoor, Boroughbridge and Knaresborough Railway. The original station was a terminus with an east facing line, heading towards Pilmoor Junction on the East Coast Main Line. In 1875, the line was extended westwards to meet the line at Knaresborough.

Boroughbridge
The remains of Boroughbridge station in 1961
General information
LocationBoroughbridge, North Yorkshire
England
Coordinates54.1°N 1.3947°W / 54.1; -1.3947
Grid referenceSE396672
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyYork, Newcastle & Berwick Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon & North Eastern Railway
Key dates
17 June 1847 (1847-06-17)Opened
1 April 1875Resited
25 September 1950Closed to passengers
1964Closed completely

History

The station opened on 17 June 1847 by the York, Newcastle & Berwick Railway.[1] It was resited in 1875 and the first station remained open for goods traffic until 1964.[2] Between the 1875 and 1886, the first service of the day to Harrogate would originate at Boroughbridge, and the last service of the day would terminate here also, so the engine shed was retained for overnighting purposes.[3] The 1847 station had two dead end platforms, with the goods yard only being accessible from the southernmost platform via a reversal.[4]

The second station opened on 1 April 1875 and closed for passengers on 25 September 1950.[5] Images of the station show the station signs being stylised as Borough Bridge instead of Boroughbridge; as these were hand-painted, it is thought this was a mistake by the sign writer.[6][7] The newer station had eight goods lines, including two which were located within the old station environs,[8] and two platforms adjacent to double track, making Borougbridge the only station on the line with a passing loop.[9] The 1904 Handbook of stations, lists Boroughbridge as having a 5-tonne (5.5-ton) crane, and being able to handle most types of goods traffic.[10] Typical freight traffic handled at Boroughbridge included cleaning products and sugar beet outbound, and coal, animal feed and oil inbound.[11]

Station masters
  • John King, 1862 – 1874[12]
  • J. W. King, 1874 – 1885[12]
  • Robert Elliott, 1885 – 1903[13]
  • John Deans 1903 – 1904 (previously station master at Otley, died shortly after appointment)[14]
  • Thornley Smith 1904 – 1912[12]
  • Matthew William Seymour 1912 – 1922[15][12] (formerly station master at Darlington)
  • Richard Cawood, 1922 – 1933[16]
  • A. Johnson 1933 – 1936[17][12] (also station master of Brafferton and Copgrove) (afterwards station master at South Gosforth and Jesmond)
  • C. B. Bainbridge 1936 – 1940[18] (also station master of Copgrove) (afterwards acting station master at Hessle)
  • D. MacPherson, 1940 – 1954[12]
  • W. Watson, 1954 – 1964[12]

References
  1. Cobb, M. H. (2003). The railways of Great Britain - a historical atlas. Ian Allan. p. 411. ISBN 0-7110-3003-0. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  2. "Boroughbridge 1st railway station (site), Yorkshire". Geograph. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  3. Addeyman, John F., ed. (2020). North Eastern Railway Engine Sheds. North Eastern Railway Association. p. 40. ISBN 978-1911360-26-1.
  4. Howat 1991, p. 24.
  5. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology. The Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 83.
  6. Chapman 2011, p. 82.
  7. Cookson, P. (1995). L N E R lines in the Yorkshire Ridings. Oldham: Challenger. p. 94. ISBN 1899624066.
  8. Chapman 2011, p. 84.
  9. Howat 1991, p. 27.
  10. The Railway Clearing House handbook of railway stations, 1904. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. 1970. p. 69. ISBN 0715351206.
  11. Howat 1991, p. 29.
  12. Howat 1991, p. 72.
  13. "Mr. R. Elliott". Newcastle Daily Chronicle. England. 24 September 1903. Retrieved 28 February 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. "Dropped dead on the line". Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. England. 30 December 1903. Retrieved 28 February 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. "48 years on rail". Newcastle Journal. England. 22 March 1944. Retrieved 28 February 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. Howat 1991, p. 33.
  17. "Northern Items". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. England. 4 September 1935. Retrieved 28 February 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  18. "New Hessle Station Master". Hull Daily Mail. England. 10 January 1940. Retrieved 28 February 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.

Sources
  • Chapman, Stephen (2011). Harrogate & Wetherby. Todmorden: Bellcode. ISBN 978-1871233-24-7.
  • Howat, Patrick (1991). The Pilmoor, Boroughbridge and Knaresborough railway. Halifax: M. Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-05-8.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Brafferton
Line and station closed		   East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway
Pilmoor, Boroughbridge and Knaresborough Railway		   Copgrove
Line and station closed
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