Brigham railway station

Brigham
The station in 1961
Location
Place	Brigham
Area	Allerdale
Coordinates	54°39′57″N 3°25′14″W / 54.66574°N 3.42058°W / 54.66574; -3.42058Coordinates: 54°39′57″N 3°25′14″W / 54.66574°N 3.42058°W / 54.66574; -3.42058
Grid reference	NY085310
Operations
Original company	Cockermouth & Workington Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	3^[1]
History
28 April 1847	Opened
18 April 1966	Closed^[2]
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Cockermouth and
Workington Railway

Legend

Cumbrian Coast Line

Workington Main

Cleator and Workington

Junction Railway

(two crossings)

(three crossings)

Cockermouth (C&W)

later Cockermouth goods station

Cockermouth(CK&P)

Cockermouth, Keswick

and Penrith Railway

Brigham railway station was situated on the Cockermouth and Workington Railway and served the village of Brigham, Cumbria, England.^[3]^[4]

History

A 1904 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (right) railways in the vicinity of the station

The station opened on 28 April 1847 and closed on 18 April 1966. The last train was the 20:19 DMU from Keswick to Workington Main on Saturday 16 April.^[5]

Afterlife

In 2013 remains of the station and the junction to Papcastle station were still visible by the A66 road before the Great Broughton junction; most of this track now forms part of the A66.

Preceding station		Following station
Cockermouth (C&W) 1847-65	Cockermouth & Workington Railway	Broughton Cross Line and station closed
Cockermouth 1865-1966	London and North Western Railway Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway	Broughton Cross Line and station closed
Cockermouth Reversed at Brigham	Maryport and Carlisle Railway	Papcastle Line and station closed

References

Sources

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 (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.
Marsh, John; Garbutt, John (1999). Cumbrian Railways. Alan Sutton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0750920432.
Smith, Paul; Turner, Keith (2012). Railway Atlas Then and Now. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978 0 7110 3695 6.
Suggitt, Gordon (2008). Lost Railways of Cumbria (Railway Series). Newbury: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-84674-107-4.

External links

Closed railway stations in Cumbria

Waverley Route	Kershope Foot Nook Pasture Penton Riddings Junction Scotch Dyke Longtown Gretna (Border Union) Lyneside Harker Parkhouse Halt

Caledonian Main Line	Gretna (Caledonian) Floriston Rockcliffe

Solway Junction Railway	Bowness Whitrigg Bromfield (Cumbria)

Port Carlisle Dock and Railway	Port Carlisle Glasson Drumburgh Burgh-by-Sands Kirkandrews Port Carlisle Junction Carlisle Canal

Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway	New Dykes Brow Kirkbride Sleightholme Abbey Junction Abbey Town Black Dyke Halt Causewayhead Silloth Cumberland and Westmorland Convalescent Institution Silloth Battery Extension

Maryport and Carlisle Railway	Carlisle Crown Street Carlisle Bogfield Cummersdale Curthwaite Micklethwaite Brookfield (Cumbria) Leegate Low Row Brayton High Blaithwaite Mealsgate Allhallows Colliery Baggrow Arkleby Bullgill Dearham Bridge Dearham Linefoot Dovenby Lodge Papcastle

Newcastle and Carlisle Railway	Carlisle Canal Street Carlisle London Road Scotby Heads Nook How Mill Brampton Fell Brampton Town Naworth Low Row

Lancaster and Carlisle Railway	Brisco Wreay Southwaite Calthwaite Plumpton (Cumbria) Clifton and Lowther Shap Tebay Low Gill Grayrigg Milnthorpe Burton and Holme

Ingleton Branch Line	Low Gill Sedbergh Middleton-on-Lune Barbon

Eden Valley Railway	Clifton Moor Cliburn Temple Sowerby Kirkby Thore Appleby East Warcop Musgrave

South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway	Gaisgill Ravenstonedale Smardale Barras

Settle-Carlisle Line	Scotby Cumwhinton Cotehill Little Salkeld Culgaith New Biggin Long Marton Ormside Crosby Garrett

Cleator and Workington Junction Railway	Great Broughton Camerton Colliery Halt Buckhill Colliery Halt Seaton (Cumbria) Workington Central High Harrington Distington Oatlands Arlecdon Moresby Parks Moresby Junction Halt Keekle Colliers' Platform Cleator Moor West

Harrington and Lowca Light Railway Gilgarran Branch	Harrington (Church Road) Halt Rosehill (Archer Street) Halt Rose Hill Platform Copperas Hill Micklam Lowca Parton Halt

Whitehaven, Cleator and Egremont Railway	Marron Junction Bridgefoot Branthwaite Ullock Lamplugh Rowrah Winder Yeathouse Eskett Frizington Cleator Moor East Cleator Moor Moor Row Woodend Gillfoot Egremont (Cumbria) St Thomas Cross Platform Beckermet Mines Beckermet

Whitehaven Junction Railway Whitehaven and Furness Junction Railway Furness Railway	Siddick Junction Workington North Newtown (Cumbria) Eskmeals Whitbeck Crossing Kirksanton Crossing Under Hill Dunnerholme Gate Furness Abbey Barrow (Strand) Barrow (Rabbit Hill) Island Road Barrow (Ramsden Dock) Rampside Piel Lindal Ulverston Road

Cockermouth and Workington Railway	Workington Bridge Camerton (LNWR) Broughton Cross Brigham Cockermouth (C&W)

Cockermouth, Keswick and Penrith Railway	Cockermouth Embleton Bassenthwaite Lake Braithwaite Keswick Threlkeld Troutbeck Penruddock Blencow

Coniston Railway	Coniston Torver Woodland Broughton-in-Furness

Other	North Lonsdale Crossing Conishead Priory Newby Bridge Greenodd Boot Sandside Moss Bay Cart Siding

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