Danby Wiske railway station was a station on the East Coast Main Line. It was located approximately 0.5 miles (0.8 km) east of Danby Wiske, in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire. Opened on 1 December 1884[1][2] the station was closed to passengers on 15 September 1958.[3]
Danby Wiske | |
|---|---|
 Site of the station in 1991 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Danby Wiske, Hambleton England |
| Coordinates | 54°23′05″N 1°28′21″W / 54.384634°N 1.472606°W |
| Grid reference | SE343989 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1884 | Opened |
| 15 September 1958 | Closed |
Near to the station were water troughs to allow fast steam locomotives to take on water whilst still running. Because of the spray when they collected water, the troughs could not be located at big stations (such as Northallerton or Darlington) with Danby Wiske being one of six locations on the East Coast Main Line that had the water troughs.[4]
In October 1937, a railway inspector received fatal injuries at the Danby Wiske water troughs; he was on the footplate of an A4 Pacific (4492, "Dominion of New Zealand") heading south when it encountered another locomotive hauled express going north. The northbound train had lowered their scoop to its limit, which when the water filled the tender, was unable to be retracted because of the force holding it there. The overflowing water hit the southbound express causing widespread damage, but critically, it forced out the glass from the locomotive's windows. The glass hit the railway inspector at the base of the neck and left him unconscious. He was taken off the train at Northallerton but later died in hospital.[5]
References edit
- ^ Cobb, Colonel M. H. (2003). The Railways of Great Britain - A Historical Atlas. Vol. 1&2. Shepperton, Ian Allan. ISBN 0711030022.
- ^ Lloyd, Chris (26 February 2016). "Back on track in Danby Wiske". The Northern Echo. ProQuest 1966415408.
- ^ Burgess, Neil (2011). "Stations closed on lines still open to passengers — Darlington - York (East Coast Main Line)". The Lost Railways of Yorkshire's North Riding. Stenlake Publishing Ltd. p. 51. ISBN 9781840335552.
- ^ Lloyd, Chris (4 March 2016). "Tanking it at Danby Wiske". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
- ^ Semmens, P. W. B. (June 1969). "A Locomotive Inspector's Notebook". The Railway Magazine. Vol. 115, no. 818. London: IPC. pp. 307–311. ISSN 0033-8923.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northallerton Line and station open |
North Eastern Railway East Coast Main Line |
Cowton Line open, station closed | ||