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Minor stations of the Furness Railway
The Furness Railway and its antecedent companies had at different times a number of halts and non-public timetable stations. Halts were small, unstaffed stations with few, if any, facilities. Non-public timetable stations were stations that did not feature in the publicly advertised railway timetable and were, for example, for internal railway use only or only served by excursion trains rather than regular services.
| Name | Grid reference & co-ordinates | Opened | Closed | Line | Preceding station | Next station | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bees Golf Club halt | NX 970 107 54°28′53″N 3°25′28″W / 54.48139°N 3.42444°W | 23 July 1910 | February 1918 | Barrow – Whitehaven | St Bees | Nethertown | Opened for the use of golfers visiting the St Bees golf club in 1910.[1] Closed in February 1918 after the agreement between the golf club and the railway company expired.[2] |
| Monk Moor halt | SD 089 925 54°19′15″N 3°24′6″W / 54.32083°N 3.40167°W | 1914 (1) 1940 (2) | 1920 (1) 9 June 1958 (2) | Barrow – Whitehaven | Bootle | Eskmeals | Non public halt used during both World Wars for the use of workers and service personnel engaged at the adjacent Vickers gun range.[3] Sometimes spelt as Monks Moor |
| Whitbeck Crossing halt | SD 115 838 54°14′35″N 3°21′30″W / 54.24306°N 3.35833°W | 1850 | 1861 | Barrow – Whitehaven | Silecroft | Bootle | Short lived station opened and closed by the Whitehaven & Furness Junction Railway before that company was amalgamated into the Furness company.[4] In later years only served by trains on market days in Whitehaven.[5] After closure was used at least once in 1893 to allow people to attend an auction at the nearby Town End Farm.[6] |
| Kirksanton Crossing halt | SD 142 806 54°12′54″N 3°19′1″W / 54.21500°N 3.31694°W | 1850 | 1861 | Barrow – Whitehaven | Millom | Silecroft | Short lived station opened and closed by the Whitehaven & Furness Junction Railway before that company was amalgamated into the Furness company.[7] In later years only served by trains on market days in Whitehaven.[5] |
| Under Hill halt | SD 185 828 54°14′06″N 3°15′2″W / 54.23500°N 3.25056°W | 1850 | 1860 | Barrow – Whitehaven | Green Road | Millom | Short lived station opened and closed by the Whitehaven & Furness Junction Railway before that company was amalgamated into the Furness company.[8] |
| Dunnerholme Gate | unknown | unknown | unknown | Barrow – Whitehaven | Askam | Kirkby-in-Furness | Mentioned in volume 14 of the Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain but no contemporary records.[9] |
| Salthouse halt | SD 218 688 54°6′34″N 3°11′49″W / 54.10944°N 3.19694°W | May 1920 | 1921 | Piel branch | Barrow-in-Furness | Rampside | Operated summer Saturdays only for services between Barrow and Piel. Did not open after 1921.[10] |
| Wraysholme halt | SD 381 753 54°10′13″N 2°56′55″W / 54.17028°N 2.94861°W | 1911 | 1922 | Carnforth – Barrow | Cark and Cartmel | Kents Bank | Non-public station opened 1911 for use by the Territorial Force. Closed c. 1922.[11] |
References Edit
- ^ "Opening of new station at St Bees". Lancashire Evening Post. No. 7, 384. 25 July 1910. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 395.
- ^ Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 277. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- ^ Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 479.
- ^ a b "Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway". Cumberland Pacquet. Vol. LXXXVII, no. 4, 491. 29 January 1861. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Sales by Auction". West Cumberland Times. Vol. XIX, no. 1, 508. 21 January 1893. p. 4 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 268.
- ^ Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 390. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- ^ Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- ^ Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
- ^ Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 420. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.