Aysgarth railway station

Aysgarth railway station is a disused railway station in North Yorkshire, England, near Aysgarth Falls. It was part of the Hawes Branch of the North Eastern Railway from its opening in 1877 until closure in April 1954.

Aysgarth
General information
LocationAysgarth, Richmondshire
England
Coordinates54°17′47″N 1°58′54″W / 54.296256°N 1.981759°W / 54.296256; -1.981759
Grid referenceSE012889
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 February 1877Station opened
26 April 1954Station closed

The Wensleydale Railway Association aims to rebuild the railway from Northallerton (from its current western terminus at Redmire) to Garsdale and plans to re-open the station.

History

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The station was opened by the North Eastern Railway on 1 February 1877.[1][2] The line became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) during the Grouping of 1923.

The station was host to a camping coach from 1935 to 1939 and could possibly have had a coach in 1933 and/or 1934.[3] The station was also one of those used by the LNER touring camping coach service in 1935.[4]

The line passed to the North Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was closed by the British Transport Commission in April 1954,[1] although goods traffic continued until the Redmire to Hawes section closed to all traffic in 1964.

Aysgarth site today

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The track has been lifted through the station site. The station site has now been sold on into private hands after The Wensleydale Railway stated that it was costing too much to keep on their books.[5] The nearest track on the line runs from Redmire eastward, providing rail access for military traffic to local training areas. The Wensleydale Railway is a heritage line which operates from Redmire to Leeming Bar and Northallerton West.[6] As of June 2022, track at the station has been re-instated.[7]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Askrigg
Line and station closed
  North Eastern Railway
Hawes Branch
  Redmire
Line closed, station open
   Proposed Heritage railways
Askrigg
Line and station closed
  Wensleydale Railway   Redmire
Line closed, station open

References

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  1. ^ a b Quick 2022, p. 61.
  2. ^ "Opening of the Wensleydale Railway". York Herald. 2 February 1877. p. 6. Retrieved 1 June 2020. – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
  3. ^ McRae 1997, p. 10.
  4. ^ McRae 1997, p. 12.
  5. ^ Flanagan, Emily (15 September 2017). "Heritage railway decides to sell historic station in bid to develop ten-mile steam line". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  6. ^ Gleeson, Janet (25 August 2017). "Station sale plans spark fears for the future of Wensleydale Railway". York Press. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  7. ^ @steve220459 (7 June 2022). "Aysgarth Station in Wensleydale is emerging from its slumber. Last trains ran through here in 1964. Watch this sp…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

Bibliography

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Further reading

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