Ravenstonedale station building and eastbound platform as surviving in 2016Location of the station on 1935 map
The station was built by the SD&LUR, which was promoted by the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) and was opened on 8 August 1861. It was initially named Newbiggin until it was renamed Ravenstonedale on 1 January 1877.[1] The SD&LUR was merged into the S&DR on 1 January 1863 and the latter was merged into the North Eastern Railway (NER) on 13 July 1863.[2]
The station had two passenger platforms and a small goods siding. The main station building was erected on the northerly (eastbound) side of the line next to the road from Tebay to Ravenstonedale and Kirkby Stephen.[3]
On the railway grouping of 1 January 1923, the NER became part of the London and North Eastern Railway and British Railways North Eastern Region took over the passenger services on nationalization on 1 January 1948.
The station was host to a LNERcamping coach from 1937 to 1939 and possibly one for some of 1934.[4]
Passenger services were withdrawn and the station closed on 1 December 1952 and the line closed completely on 22 January 1962.[5]
Referencesedit
^Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
^Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 161, 162 & 164. ISBN1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
^"Ravenstonedale station on OS 25inch map Westmorland XXIX.8 (Ravenstonedale)". National Library of Scotland. 1898. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
^McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 10. ISBN1-870119-48-7.
ravenstonedale, railway, station, situated, south, durham, lancashire, union, railway, between, tebay, kirkby, stephen, east, served, villages, ravenstonedale, newbiggin, lune, contents, history, references, further, reading, external, linkshistory, edit, nbsp. Ravenstonedale railway station was situated on the South Durham amp Lancashire Union Railway SD amp LUR between Tebay and Kirkby Stephen East It served the villages of Ravenstonedale and Newbiggin on Lune Contents 1 History 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp Ravenstonedale station building and eastbound platform as surviving in 2016 nbsp Location of the station on 1935 map The station was built by the SD amp LUR which was promoted by the Stockton and Darlington Railway S amp DR and was opened on 8 August 1861 It was initially named Newbiggin until it was renamed Ravenstonedale on 1 January 1877 1 The SD amp LUR was merged into the S amp DR on 1 January 1863 and the latter was merged into the North Eastern Railway NER on 13 July 1863 2 The station had two passenger platforms and a small goods siding The main station building was erected on the northerly eastbound side of the line next to the road from Tebay to Ravenstonedale and Kirkby Stephen 3 On the railway grouping of 1 January 1923 the NER became part of the London and North Eastern Railway and British Railways North Eastern Region took over the passenger services on nationalization on 1 January 1948 The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1937 to 1939 and possibly one for some of 1934 4 Passenger services were withdrawn and the station closed on 1 December 1952 and the line closed completely on 22 January 1962 5 References edit Quick Michael 2022 2001 Railway passenger stations in Great Britain a chronology PDF version 5 04 Railway amp Canal Historical Society Archived from the original PDF on 25 November 2022 Awdry Christopher 1990 Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd pp 161 162 amp 164 ISBN 1 8526 0049 7 OCLC 19514063 CN 8983 Ravenstonedale station on OS 25inch map Westmorland XXIX 8 Ravenstonedale National Library of Scotland 1898 Retrieved 4 June 2020 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 p 10 ISBN 1 870119 48 7 Hurst Geoffrey 1992 Register of Closed Railways 1948 1991 Worksop Nottinghamshire Milepost Publications pp 8 amp 19 refs 0335 amp 0919 ISBN 0 9477 9618 5 Further reading editWalton Peter 1992 The Stainmore amp Eden Valley Railways Oxford Publishing Co ISBN 0 86093 306 7 Butt R V J 1995 The Directory Of Railway Stations Patrick Stephens Limited ISBN 1 85260 508 1 British Railways Pre Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer Ian Allan Publishing 1997 1958 ISBN 0 7110 0320 3 External links editRavenstonedale station on Disused Stations org uk Preceding station Disused railways Following station Gaisgill South Durham amp Lancashire Union Railway Smardale 54 26 34 N 2 27 48 W 54 4427 N 2 4634 W 54 4427 2 4634 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ravenstonedale railway station amp oldid 1134768600, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
