Alne railway station
| Alne | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Alne |
| Area | Hambleton |
| Coordinates | 54°05′36″N 1°13′53″W / 54.093430°N 1.231290°WCoordinates: 54°05′36″N 1°13′53″W / 54.093430°N 1.231290°W |
| Grid reference | SE503666 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great North of England Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 3 |
| History | |
| 31 March 1841 | Station opens |
| 5 May 1958 | Station closes |
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Alne railway station was a station which served the village of Alne in the English county of North Yorkshire. It was served by trains on the main line between York and Thirsk. From 1891 to 1957 it was the junction of the Easingwold Railway which connected the main line to the town of Easingwold. The station was 11 miles 14 chains (18.0 km) north of York Station.[1]
History
Opened by the Great North of England Railway it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Eastern Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission.
In 1930, a third track was added at Alne and in 1959 fourth track was laid down. The station buildings were demolished in 1964 and since then, the line between York and Northallerton has been four tracks - two up lines and two down lines.[2]
Bradshaws Railway Timetable of 1922 indicates that there was eight trains per day in each direction on the Easingwold line. The branch is listed as being only 2½ miles long; it has been noted that this is then the shortest standard gauge branch line in Britain.[3]
Accidents and incidents
- In 1877 the boiler of a locomotive exploded whilst it was hauling a freight train. Fragments were thrown up to 539 feet (164 m) away.[4]
The site today
Trains still pass at speed on the now electrified East Coast Main Line. Electrification was completed between York and Newcastle in 1990. [5]
References
- ↑ Jacobs, Gerald (2006). Railway Track Diagrams - Eastern. Bradford-On-Avon: Trackmaps. pp. 20A. ISBN 0-9549866-2-8.
- ↑ "History". www.alnevillage.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ↑ "Disused Stations: Alne Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ↑ Hoole, Ken (1983). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 4. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 31. ISBN 0 906899 07 9.
- ↑ "ECML Completion" (PDF). The Railways Archive.
Further reading
- Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- John Scott - Morgan (1980). British Independent Light Railways. David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-7933-X.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tollerton | North Eastern Railway | Raskelf | ||
| Terminus | Easingwold Railway | Easingwold | ||