The first major section of the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway (OWW), between Evesham and Stourbridge Junction, opened to public traffic on 3 May 1852, the opening ceremony having been held on 1 May.[1][2] Evesham was a terminus for just over a year, until the last major section of the OWW, from Evesham to Wolvercot Junction (to the north of Oxford), was opened on 4 June 1853.[3] The OWW became the West Midland Railway in 1860,[4] which in turn merged with the Great Western Railway in 1863.[5]
On 11 November 1860 a luggage train collided with another which was stationary at Evesham station. Four carriages were badly damaged and the engine and tender were derailed. One of the drivers was badly scalded and taken to Worcester Infirmary.[6]
On 21 October 1862[7] the 7.55pm express passenger train from Oxford to Worcester was passing through Evesham at 9.10pm at a speed of around 40 to 45 mph, it came into collision with three trucks west of the passenger platform. The driver of the train, Henry Crompton, was injured when the locomotive was derailed by the impact. The inquiry into the accident by Captain Tyler R.E. found that the foreman-porter James Callow or the horse-boy Daniel Langstone (aged 17) must have shunted the trucks onto the main line and then forgotten about them. The local magistrates fined the fore-man-porter £10 and the horse boy £5.[8]
Opening of Evesham railway station from the Illustrated London News 8 May 1852A 1904 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (centre) railways in the Evesham area. The present station is that on the yellow line, marked G.W.
On 2 June 1885, Mark Butler, under goods guard on the Midland Railway was crushed to death while coupling wagons at Evesham station. The inquest found that although coupling sticks were provided they were seldom used. Bulter was caught by a buffer whilst going between them and the verdict was accidental death.[9]
The stations were operated separately until 1932. It was then agreed to run them as a joint station when the G.W.R. stationmaster, E.T. Holloway took control of the G.W.R. and L.M.S. goods departments, and H.J. King the newly appointed station master at the L.M.S. station took full charge of passenger departments at the two stations. At the time of this arrangement, there were 47 staff in the passenger department alone.[10]
The Midland station closed to passenger traffic in June 1963 and completely a year later.[11] The original timber buildings from this station were taken to build Monsal Dale railway station in Derbyshire; the replacement stone structure still stands and is used for office accommodation. The rest of the site has been redeveloped as a housing estate.
Servicesedit
Before December 2019, services at Evesham were irregular with gaps of between 40 mins and 2 hours between services.[12]
As of December 2019, Great Western Railway now provide a more regular service to the station. The current off-peak service in trains per hour is:
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^"Evesham. The Fatal Railway Accident". Worcester Journal. England. 6 June 1885. Retrieved 16 September 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^"Railway Companies' Arrangements. New Policy for Evesham". Evesham Standard & West Midland Observer. England. 5 November 1932. Retrieved 26 September 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Evesham railway station news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message Evesham railway station is in the market town of Evesham in Worcestershire England It is between Honeybourne and Pershore stations on the Cotswold Line between Oxford and Hereford via Worcester and Great Malvern It is operated by Great Western Railway Trains to London Paddington take about 1 hour 45 minutes EveshamHST Class 43 at Evesham railway stationGeneral informationLocationEvesham WychavonEnglandCoordinates52 05 52 N 1 56 51 W 52 0979 N 1 9474 W 52 0979 1 9474Grid referenceSP037444Managed byGreat Western RailwayPlatforms2Other informationStation codeEVEClassificationDfT category EHistoryOriginal companyOxford Worcester and Wolverhampton RailwayPre groupingGreat Western RailwayPost groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates1 May 1852 1852 05 01 openedPassengers2018 190 234 million2019 200 246 million2020 2166 1642021 220 204 million2022 230 245 millionLocationNotesPassenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksHistory editThe first major section of the Oxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway OWW between Evesham and Stourbridge Junction opened to public traffic on 3 May 1852 the opening ceremony having been held on 1 May 1 2 Evesham was a terminus for just over a year until the last major section of the OWW from Evesham to Wolvercot Junction to the north of Oxford was opened on 4 June 1853 3 The OWW became the West Midland Railway in 1860 4 which in turn merged with the Great Western Railway in 1863 5 On 11 November 1860 a luggage train collided with another which was stationary at Evesham station Four carriages were badly damaged and the engine and tender were derailed One of the drivers was badly scalded and taken to Worcester Infirmary 6 On 21 October 1862 7 the 7 55pm express passenger train from Oxford to Worcester was passing through Evesham at 9 10pm at a speed of around 40 to 45 mph it came into collision with three trucks west of the passenger platform The driver of the train Henry Crompton was injured when the locomotive was derailed by the impact The inquiry into the accident by Captain Tyler R E found that the foreman porter James Callow or the horse boy Daniel Langstone aged 17 must have shunted the trucks onto the main line and then forgotten about them The local magistrates fined the fore man porter 10 and the horse boy 5 8 nbsp Opening of Evesham railway station from the Illustrated London News 8 May 1852 nbsp A 1904 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing centre railways in the Evesham area The present station is that on the yellow line marked G W Facing the present former OWW station across the car park is the former Midland Railway station of 1864 by the architect George Hunt on the Ashchurch to Barnt Green Evesham loop line On 2 June 1885 Mark Butler under goods guard on the Midland Railway was crushed to death while coupling wagons at Evesham station The inquest found that although coupling sticks were provided they were seldom used Bulter was caught by a buffer whilst going between them and the verdict was accidental death 9 The stations were operated separately until 1932 It was then agreed to run them as a joint station when the G W R stationmaster E T Holloway took control of the G W R and L M S goods departments and H J King the newly appointed station master at the L M S station took full charge of passenger departments at the two stations At the time of this arrangement there were 47 staff in the passenger department alone 10 The Midland station closed to passenger traffic in June 1963 and completely a year later 11 The original timber buildings from this station were taken to build Monsal Dale railway station in Derbyshire the replacement stone structure still stands and is used for office accommodation The rest of the site has been redeveloped as a housing estate Services editBefore December 2019 services at Evesham were irregular with gaps of between 40 mins and 2 hours between services 12 As of December 2019 Great Western Railway now provide a more regular service to the station The current off peak service in trains per hour is 1 tph to London Paddington 1 tph to Worcester Foregate Street of which some continue to Great Malvern and Hereford Preceding station nbsp National Rail Following station Pershore Great Western RailwayCotswold Line Honeybourne Historical railways FladburyLine open station closed Great Western RailwayOxford Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Littleton and BadseyLine open station closed Disused railways BengeworthLine and station closed Midland RailwayEvesham loop line HarvingtonLine and station closedReferences edit Jenkins amp Quayle 1977 pp 29 30 Butt 1995 p 93 Jenkins amp Quayle 1977 p 36 Jenkins amp Quayle 1977 p 63 Jenkins amp Quayle 1977 p 66 Evesham Railway Accident Worcester Journal England 17 November 1860 Retrieved 16 September 2021 via British Newspaper Archive The Railway Accident at Evesham Worcestershire Chronicle England 29 October 1862 Retrieved 16 September 2021 via British Newspaper Archive Accident at Evesham on 21 October 1862 Railways Archive Retrieved 26 September 2021 Evesham The Fatal Railway Accident Worcester Journal England 6 June 1885 Retrieved 16 September 2021 via British Newspaper Archive Railway Companies Arrangements New Policy for Evesham Evesham Standard amp West Midland Observer England 5 November 1932 Retrieved 26 September 2021 via British Newspaper Archive Catford Nick Evesham Midland Disused Stations Retrieved 16 December 2013 GB Rail Timetable 2013 14 Table 126Bibliography editButt R V J October 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations details every public and private passenger station halt 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