Cumberland and Westmorland Convalescent Institution railway station
Cumberland and Westmorland Convalescent Institution | |
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The station with a typical train, around the beginning of the 20th Century
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Place | Silloth |
Area | Allerdale |
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Grid reference | NY104531 |
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Original company | Carlisle & Silloth Bay Railway & Dock Company |
Pre-grouping | North British Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Platforms | 1[1] |
History | |
1862 | Opened |
Unclear,[2] either about 1928[3] or after 1937[4] | Closed |
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Cumberland and Westmorland Convalescent Institution railway station was a terminus off the short Blitterlees Branch off the Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway, within Silloth itself.[5] The larger railway ran from Carlisle, England. It does not appear on standard railway maps.[6]
The station's sole purpose was to serve the convalescent home of the same name. Although this was the home's formal title, it was widely referred to as "Silloth Convalescent Home", as was the station. The station never appeared in public timetables.[7]
"Invalid Trains" to the station were run on an ad hoc basis, though for may years they commonly ran on Thursdays around 15:00, preceded by a shunter or a guard on foot.[4]
The unstaffed station was minimalist, consisting of a single wooden platform next to the singe track.
The home and station opened in 1862. One source states that the station is believed to have closed around 1928, whilst another, with local knowledge, refers to it as both mentioned in the 1937 Sectional Appendix and "open during the Second World War".[4] In 2015 the home was still operating.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ The station, via Cumbrian Railways Association
- ↑ Croughton, Kidner & Young 1982, p. 126.
- ↑ Quick 2009, p. 353.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Thomlinson 1985, p. 74.
- ↑ Suggitt 2008, p. 103.
- ↑ Jowett 2000, Map 36.
- ↑ Robinson 2002, p. 41.
- ↑ The convalescent home, via Its own website
Sources
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External links
- The station on a navigable Edwardian OS map, via National Library of Scotland
- The station on the branch, with mileages, via Railway Codes
- The line with period photographs, via Holme St Cuthbert History Group
- The line and station, via Cumbrian Railways Association
- The station via Rail Map Online
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Black Dyke Halt Line and station closed |
North British Railway Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway |
Terminus |