Ribbleton railway station

Ribbleton railway station was on the Preston and Longridge Railway in Ribbleton, a suburb of Preston, Lancashire, England.

Fulwood / Ribbleton
The former station building in 2007
General information
LocationGamull Lane, Ribbleton, Preston
England
Coordinates53.7827°N 2.6587°W / 53.7827; -2.6587
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyPreston and Longridge Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway/London and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1854Opened as Gammer Lane
1856Renamed Fulwood
1900Renamed Ribbleton
31 May 1930Closed
1980Line closed; tracks and bridge removed
Location
Fulwood / Ribbleton is located in Preston
Fulwood / Ribbleton
Fulwood / Ribbleton
Location in Preston, Lancashire
Fulwood / Ribbleton is located in Lancashire
Fulwood / Ribbleton
Fulwood / Ribbleton
Location in present-day Lancashire, England

When the station opened in 1854 it was at first called Gammer Lane[1] (which appears to be a misspelling of Gamull Lane, on which the station was located). Two years later, the line was bought by the Fleetwood, Preston and West Riding Junction Railway and the station was renamed Fulwood Station.

Between 1863 and 1866 there was another short-lived station called Ribbleton, closer to Preston. It was not until 1900 that Fulwood Station was finally renamed Ribbleton Station. The station closed to passengers, along with the line, in 1930.

The line through the station continued to be used for goods trains to and from Courtaulds Red Scar Works until 1980. After closure the Gamull Lane bridge over the line was removed. The route on either side is now a combined cycle path and footpath. The station building still stands, and was a private house with the former trackbed through its garden until 2021 when it was bought by Preston Trampower, intending to use it as their headquarters.[2]

Notes

  1. Suggitt, p.50; Biddle, pl.43
  2. Gavell, Tim (2 June 2021). "Plans for a new tramway in Preston get a boost after former railway station master's house is snapped up". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

References

  • Biddle, G. (1989) The Railways Around PrestonA Historical Review, Scenes from the past, 6, Foxline Publishing, ISBN 1-870119-05-3
  • Suggitt, G. (2003, revised 2004) Lost Railways of Lancashire, Countryside Books, Newbury, ISBN 1-85306-801-2, pp. 50, 51 & 55.
  • Potter, T. (1993), Reflections on Preston, Sigma Leisure, Wilmslow, ISBN 1-85058-387-0, p. 46.
  • Preston to Longridge Disused Railway, Lancashire County Council website, accessed 15 June 2007
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Deepdale Street
Terminus
  Preston and Longridge Railway
until 1856
  Grimsargh
towards Longridge
Deepdale
towards Preston
  L&YR / L&NWR joint
Fleetwood, Preston and West Riding Junction Railway
from 1856
 
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