Crosby Garrett railway station

Crosby Garrett railway station
The site of Crosby Garrett station
Location
Place	Crosby Garrett
Area	Eden
Coordinates	54°28′57″N 2°25′28″W / 54.4825°N 2.4245°WCoordinates: 54°28′57″N 2°25′28″W / 54.4825°N 2.4245°W
Grid reference	NY725098
Operations
Original company	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 May 1876	Opened[1]
6 October 1952	Closed[1]
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Crosby Garrett was a railway station which served the village of Crosby Garrett in Cumbria, England. It was situated on the Settle-Carlisle Line 38 ¹⁄₄ miles (61.6 km) south of Carlisle. The station was built by the Midland Railway and opened in 1876. It closed by the British Railways Board as an economy measure in 1952.^[2][3]

History

The station platforms were set into the cutting needing substantial protective retaining walls, as can be seen in the adjacent photographs. The station master's house still exists as a private dwelling near the overbridge, whilst the overgrown platforms have also survived and can be seen from passing trains. The nearby Crosby Garrett Tunnel is 181 yards in length.^[4] The Crosby Garrett viaduct near the edge of the village has six arches, and is 55 feet high and 110 yards long.^[5]

The site of the station looking south in 2016

On 15 January 1999 at circa 19:50, the 17:12 Northern Spirit passenger train from Huddersfield to Carlisle collided with a landslip at Crosby Garrett tunnel and derailed, blocking the adjacent line. The driver, aware that another train was approaching on this line, followed laid down procedures and was able to warn the oncoming English, Welsh and Scottish Railway (EW&SR) coal train by using a warning light and placing a track detonator. The freight train driver slowed his train but was not able to prevent it running into the derailed passenger train, which was consequently pushed back circa 90 metres into the tunnel. The train crew required hospital treatment but none of the 22 passengers were injured. The passengers were taken to the nearby village and were assisted by the villagers, resulting in a donation being made to the community by Northern Spirit.^[6]

References

Notes

1. Quick 2009, p. 139.
2. Cumbria Gazetteer Retrieved : 2012-09-06
3. Daniels, Gerald David; Dench, Leslie Alan (February 1963) [1962]. Passengers No More 1952–1962. Closures of stations and branch lines (PDF) (2nd ed.). Brighton: GLO. p. 11. OCLC 504319235.
4. Railway Photos Retrieved : 2012-09-06
5. Visit Cumbria Retrieved : 2012-09-06
6. Crosby Garrett derailment and collision Retrieved : 2012-09-06

Sources

Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

External links

• Crosby Garrett station
• Flickr