Kirkland railway station (NX810897) was one of the minor stations on the Cairn Valley Light Railway branch, from Dumfries. It served the rural area around Kirkland as a request stop, close to the terminus at Moniaive in Dumfries and Galloway The line was closed to passengers during WW2.[1]
The CVR was nominally independent, but was in reality controlled by the Glasgow and South Western Railway.[2] The line was closed to passengers on 3 May 1943, during WW2[1] and to freight on 4 July 1949,[3] and the track lifted in 1953.
The station had a simple tin shelter and a short siding with a loading bank. A station master's house was provided, designed by the company with a pyramid roof truncated by a central chimney stack.[4] The shelter had been demolished by 1949.[5] The stationmaster's house survives as a private dwelling.
The siding was worked by down trains only, goods for Dumfries being taken to the nearest station along. The points were unlocked with an Annett's key that was kept in a locked box on a post adjacent to the point.[6]
Trains were controlled by a 'lock and block' system whereby the trains operated treadles on the single line to interact with the block instruments.[2]
kirkland, railway, station, nx810897, minor, stations, cairn, valley, light, railway, branch, from, dumfries, served, rural, area, around, kirkland, request, stop, close, terminus, moniaive, dumfries, galloway, line, closed, passengers, during, kirklandgeneral. Kirkland railway station NX810897 was one of the minor stations on the Cairn Valley Light Railway branch from Dumfries It served the rural area around Kirkland as a request stop close to the terminus at Moniaive in Dumfries and Galloway The line was closed to passengers during WW2 1 KirklandGeneral informationLocationDunscore Dumfries and GallowayScotlandPlatforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyCairn Valley Light RailwayPre groupingGlasgow and South Western RailwayPost groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1 March 1905 1905 03 01 Opened3 May 1943Closed to passengers4 July 1949Closed to freightHistory editThe CVR was nominally independent but was in reality controlled by the Glasgow and South Western Railway 2 The line was closed to passengers on 3 May 1943 during WW2 1 and to freight on 4 July 1949 3 and the track lifted in 1953 The station had a simple tin shelter and a short siding with a loading bank A station master s house was provided designed by the company with a pyramid roof truncated by a central chimney stack 4 The shelter had been demolished by 1949 5 The stationmaster s house survives as a private dwelling The siding was worked by down trains only goods for Dumfries being taken to the nearest station along The points were unlocked with an Annett s key that was kept in a locked box on a post adjacent to the point 6 Trains were controlled by a lock and block system whereby the trains operated treadles on the single line to interact with the block instruments 2 See also editList of closed railway stations in BritainReferences editNotes a b Awdry page 64 a b Sanders page 50 Thomas page 203 Kirkpatrick Page 21 Kirkpatrick Page 71 Kirkpatrick Page 91 Sources Awdry Christopher 1990 Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 1 8526 0049 7 OCLC 19514063 CN 8983 Kirkpatrick Ian 2000 The Cairn Valley Light Railway Usk The Oakwood Press ISBN 0 85361 567 5 Sanders Keith and Hodgins Douglas 1995 British Railways Past and Present South West Scotland No 19 ISBN 1 85895 074 0 Thomas David St John amp Whitehouse Patrick 1993 The Romance of Scotlands Railways Newton Abbot David St John Thomas ISBN 0 946537 89 5 Preceding station Historical railways Following station Crossford Glasgow and South Western RailwayCairn Valley Railway Moniaive 55 11 14 N 3 52 09 W 55 1872 N 3 8692 W 55 1872 3 8692 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kirkland railway station amp oldid 1126528657, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
