Sleightholme railway station
| Sleightholme | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | 1 mile SW of Newton Arlosh |
| Area | Allerdale |
| Coordinates | 54°52′16″N 3°15′21″W / 54.8712°N 3.2557°WCoordinates: 54°52′16″N 3°15′21″W / 54.8712°N 3.2557°W |
| Grid reference | NY195536 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Carlisle & Silloth Bay Railway & Dock Company |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| September 1856 | First appeared in Bradshaw, Saturdays Only |
| June 1857 | Last appeared in Bradshaw[1] |
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Sleightholme was an early, short lived railway station near Newton Arlosh, Cumbria on the Carlisle & Silloth Bay Railway & Dock Company's branch from Carlisle to Silloth
The station served the small hamlet of Newton Arlosh and its rural surrounds, but was named after a farm which was nearer than the village.
Its timetable entries show trains calling on Saturdays Only. It only appeared in public timetables from September 1856 to June 1857.
By 1866 no trace of the station could be seen on OS maps.[2] It is possible that this was a "use it or lose it" stopping place where no platforms were built.
The line through the station site closed on 7 September 1964.[3]
History
The North British Railway (NBR) leased the line from the Carlisle & Silloth Bay Railway & Dock Company in 1862, and absorbed them in 1880, The NBR, in turn, was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923, passing to British Railways in 1948.
References
- ↑ Quick 2009, p. 355.
- ↑ Sleightholme bridge in 1866, via National Library of Scotland
- ↑ Cumbria Railways Retrieved : 2012-08-21
Sources
- 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.
External links
- The station site on an Edwardian 6" OS map, via National Library of Scotland
- The line with period photographs, via Holme St Cuthbert History Group
- Cumbria Gazetteer
- The station via Rail Map Online
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Kirkbride Line and station closed |
North British Railway Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway |
Abbeyholme Line and station closed | ||