Crossford is a closed station of the Cairn Valley Light Railway branch, from Dumfries. It served the rural area of Crossford in Dumfries and Galloway The line was closed to passengers in 1943.[1]
Crossford | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Crossford, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Cairn Valley Light Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 March 1905 | Station opened |
| 3 May 1943 | Station closed |
History edit
The CVR was nominally independent, but was in reality controlled by the Glasgow and South Western Railway.[2] The line was closed to passengers on 3 May 1943, during WW2[3] and to freight on 4 July 1949,[4] and the track lifted in 1953. 1947 is also quoted as a date of complete closure.[2]
The siding was worked by down trains only, goods for Dumfries being taken to the nearest station along. The points were unlocked with an Annett's key that was kept in a locked box on a post adjacent to the point.[5]
Trains were controlled by a 'lock and block' system whereby the trains operated treadles on the single line to interact with the block instruments.[2]
Views at the old station edit
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Crossford's old station master's house. -
Rails still in the road at the level crossing. -
The course of the trackbed running towards Moniaive.
See also edit
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Sources edit
- Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
- Sanders, Keith and Hodgins, Douglas (1995). British Railways. Past and Present South West Scotland. No. 19. ISBN 1-85895-074-0.
- Thomas, David St John & Whitehouse, Patrick (1993). The Romance of Scotlands Railways. Newton Abbot : David St John Thomas. ISBN 0-946537-89-5.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunscore | Glasgow and South Western Railway Cairn Valley Railway |
Kirkland | ||