Lybster was a railway station located on the Wick and Lybster Railway in the Highland area of Scotland. The station building now serves as the clubhouse for the Lybster golf course
The station had a loop, a goods yard with several sidings and a 1½ ton crane to the south of the passenger facilities and a turntable accessed from the goods yard.[2][3]
The station was host to a LMScaravan from 1937 to 1938.[4]
As with the other stations on the line, the station was closed from 3 April 1944.[1]
Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN1-870119-48-7.
The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. ISBN0-7153-5120-6.
Further readingedit
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. ISBN978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
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lybster, railway, station, lybster, railway, station, located, wick, lybster, railway, highland, area, scotland, station, building, serves, clubhouse, lybster, golf, courselybster, 2008general, informationlocationlybster, highlandscotlandcoordinates58, 3045, 2. Lybster was a railway station located on the Wick and Lybster Railway in the Highland area of Scotland The station building now serves as the clubhouse for the Lybster golf courseLybsterLybster railway station in 2008General informationLocationLybster HighlandScotlandCoordinates58 18 16 N 3 17 03 W 58 3045 N 3 2841 W 58 3045 3 2841Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOpened1 July 1903 120 years ago 1903 07 01 Closed3 April 1944 79 years ago 1944 04 03 Original companyWick and Lybster RailwayPre groupingWick and Lybster Railway operated by Highland RailwayPost groupingLMS Contents 1 History 2 References 2 1 Notes 2 2 Sources 2 3 Further readingHistory editThe station was opened as part of the Wick and Lybster Railway on 1 July 1903 1 The station had a loop a goods yard with several sidings and a 1 ton crane to the south of the passenger facilities and a turntable accessed from the goods yard 2 3 The station was host to a LMS caravan from 1937 to 1938 4 As with the other stations on the line the station was closed from 3 April 1944 1 Preceding station Disused railways Following stationTerminus Highland RailwayWick and Lybster Light Railway Parkside HaltStation and Line closedReferences editNotes edit a b Butt 1995 p 151 Lybster station on OS 25inch map Caithness XXXIV 9 Latheron National Library of Scotland 1906 Retrieved 28 June 2020 The Railway Clearing House 1970 p 351 McRae 1997 page 22 Sources edit Butt R V J October 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations details every public and private passenger station halt platform and stopping place past and present 1st ed Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 978 1 85260 508 7 OCLC 60251199 OL 11956311M McRae Andrew 1997 British Railway Camping Coach Holidays The 1930s amp British Railways London Midland Region Vol Scenes from the Past 30 Part One Foxline ISBN 1 870119 48 7 The Railway Clearing House 1970 1904 The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 1970 D amp C Reprint ed Newton Abbot David amp Charles Reprints ISBN 0 7153 5120 6 Further reading edit 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 978 1 85260 086 0 OCLC 22311137 Jowett Alan 2000 Jowett s Nationalised Railway Atlas 1st ed Penryn Cornwall Atlantic Transport Publishers ISBN 978 0 906899 99 1 OCLC 228266687 nbsp This article about a railway station in the Highland council area of Scotland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lybster railway station amp oldid 1115458834, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
