Ladysbridge railway station

Ladysbridge railway station was a station in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Opened as Lady's Bridge railway station in 1859[1] it was renamed Ladysbridge railway station by June 1886.[1] The station was in the Parish of Boyndie close to the Banff County Lunatic Asylum or Ladysbridge Hospital.[2] The line from Tillynaught opened in 1859 and a temporary terminus opened at Banff on 30 July 1859 and a permanent station opened in 1860.[3] There was a single platform.

Ladysbridge

Lady's Bridge
Ladysbridge in 1964
General information
LocationBanff, Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Coordinates57.660888°N 2.586143°W / 57.660888; -2.586143
Grid referenceNJ 6512 6359
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBanff, Portsoy and Strathisla Railway
Pre-groupingGreat North of Scotland Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
30 July 1859[1]Opened as Lady's Bridge
June 1886[1]Renamed Ladysbridge
6 July 1964[1]Closed to passengers
1968line closed to all traffic

The Great North of Scotland Railway (GNoSR) took over the line in 1867 and operated it until grouping in 1923. Passing into British Railways ownership in 1948, the line was, like the rest of the former GNoSR lines along the Moray coast, considered for closure as part of the Beeching report and closure notices were issued in 1963.[4] Passenger services were withdrawn in July 1964 and the entire line, including Banff station finally closed to all traffic in 1968.

Station infrastructure

The station was located on a single line with no passing loop, a wooden ticket office and waiting room and a single siding with a loading dock.[5] In 1928 two sidings, an island loading dock, several goods yard buildings and a weighing machine are shown with an additional building near the ticket office. No signal box is indicated. Two semi-detached station cottages are shown.[6] In 1963 the station was still staffed and signals were present, on the wood faced platform and on the line towards Banff.[7][8]

The old station building served for 30 years as changing rooms at Whitehills before being demolished in 2011.[9] The station site has been redeveloped and nothing remains of the station.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Ordens
Towards Grange		   Great North of Scotland
Banff branch		   Bridgefoot Halt
Towards Banff
Banff, Portsoy and
Strathisla Railway
 Banff
 Golf Club House
 Bridgefoot Halt
 Ladysbridge
 Ordens
 Portsoy Harbour
 Portsoy
(first) (
goods only
after 1884
)
 Portsoy
(second)
Left arrow Moray Coast Rly
 Tillynaught
 Cornhill
 Glenbarry
 Knock
 Millegin
Up arrow
Great North of Scotland Railway
to Keith
 Grange
curve to Aberdeen
opened 1886
 Cairnie Junction
 Rothiemay
 Huntly
Down arrow
Great North of Scotland Railway
to Aberdeen

See also

References
Notes
  1. Butt (1995), p. 137.
  2. RCHAMS Site.
  3. Quick (2009), p. 71.
  4. Maxtone (2005), p. 80.
  5. Banffshire, Sheet IV (includes: Banff; Boyndie; Fordyce). Survey date: 1866 Publication date: 1871.
  6. Banffshire 004.15 (includes: Banff; Boyndie). Publication date: 1930. Revised: ca. 1928/1928.
  7. Maxtone 2005, p. 70.
  8. Maxtone 2005, p. 71.
  9. Banff Journal Archived 27 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine
Sources
  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • Maxtone, G.R. (2005). The railways of the Banff & Moray coast. Keith & Dufftown Railway Association. ISBN 0-9547346-1-0.
  • Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.


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