Dovenby Lodge railway station
| Dovenby Lodge railway station | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Dovenby |
| Area | Allerdale |
| Coordinates | 54°40′45″N 3°24′30″W / 54.6793°N 3.4083°WCoordinates: 54°40′45″N 3°24′30″W / 54.6793°N 3.4083°W |
| Grid reference | NY092324 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Maryport & Carlisle Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 1[1] |
| History | |
| 1867 | Opened |
| 29 April 1935 | Line and station closed[2][3] |
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Legend |
Dovenby Lodge railway station was on the single track Derwent Branch of the Maryport and Carlisle Railway (M&CR) in the then county of Cumberland, now Cumbria, England.
The station was opened in 1867. It was a private station solely for the use of the Ballentine-Dykes family of Dovenby Lodge, one of whom was Chairman of the Maryport and Carlisle Railway in the 1840s.[4]
The station is variously referred to as "Dovenby", "Dovenby Park" and "Dovenby Lodge"; an image of a ticket bearing the name Dovenby Lodge is included in the standard work on non-public stations.[5] It never appeared in public timetables.
The station was available for use until the line closed in 1935. Unusually for those times the tracks were lifted not long after closure, with a tragic consequence, when a bridge was being demolished a girder fell on two men and killed them.[6]
Afterlife
By 2008 the station was in use as a dwelling.[4]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linefoot Line and station closed |
Maryport & Carlisle Railway Derwent Branch |
Papcastle Line and station closed | ||
See also
- Maryport & Carlisle Railway
- Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway
- Cleator and Workington Junction Railway
- Cockermouth & Workington Railway
References
- ↑ Suggitt 2008, p. 95.
- ↑ Quick 2009, p. 152.
- ↑ Robinson 2002, p. 14.
- 1 2 Suggitt 2008, p. 96.
- ↑ Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982, p. 33.
- ↑ Suggitt 2008, p. 97.
Sources
- Croughton, Godfrey; Kidner, Roger W.; Young, Alan (1982). Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations, Halts and Stopping Places X 43. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0 85361 281 1.
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978 0 901461 57 5. OCLC 612226077.
- Robinson, Peter W. (2002). Cumbria's Lost Railways. Stenlake Publishing. ISBN 1 84033 205 0.
- Suggitt, Gordon (2008). Lost Railways of Cumbria (Railway Series). Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-84674-107-4.
Further reading
- Colman, C. V. (January 1982). Peascod, Michael, ed. "Passenger Services on the Bolton and Derwent Branches". Cumbrian Railways (Pinner: Cumbrian Railways Association) 2 (9). ISSN 1466-6812.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
External links
- The station on an Edwardian OS map, via National Library of Scotland
- The station on the branch, with mileages, via Railway Codes
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