Machrihanish Farm Halt was a railway station situated at the road crossing near East Trodigal Farm[2] and close to Machrihanish, Argyll and Bute. The Argyll Colliery with its rail connection was nearby. The Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway was a 2 ft 3 in (686 mm) narrow gauge railway in Kintyre, Scotland, between the towns of Campbeltown and Machrihanish.
Machrihanish Farm Halt | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Machrihanish, Argyll and Bute Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°25′26″N 5°42′32″W / 55.4240°N 5.7089°W |
| Grid reference | NR6540220720 |
| Platforms | None |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 16 August 1906[1] | Station opened |
| November 1931[1] | Station closed |
| January 1932[1] | Station re-opened |
| May 1932[1] | Station closed to passengers |
| 1934 | Track lifted |
History edit
The station had no platforms and was located at a site where the train had to slow before crossing the road.[3]
Upgraded from a coal carrying mineral lined and opened for passenger traffic in 1906, the railway did not have stations as such, just places where the train halted to pick up passengers. Many of the passengers were day trippers from Glasgow as a turbine steamer would bring passengers to Campbeltown early enough to catch a train to Machrihanish and allow a return journey all in one day.[4]
Only three other passenger-carrying lines in the UK operated on the same gauge, all of them in Wales - the Corris Railway, the short-lived Plynlimon and Hafan Tramway and the Talyllyn Railway.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumlemble Halt | Campbeltown to Machrihanish Campbeltown and Machrihanish Light Railway |
Trodigal Halt |
Notes edit
- ^ a b c d Butt 1995, p. 234.
- ^ OS One-inch 1924 Retrieved : 2012-10-01
- ^ OS Map 1938 Retrieved : 2012-10-01
- ^ Railway Details Retrieved : 2012-09-30
References edit
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Further reading edit
- Farr, A. D. (1967). The Campbeltown & Machrihanish Light Railway The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-351-6
- Macmillan, Nigel S.C. (1970). The Campbeltown & Machrihanish Light Railway. Newton Abbot : David & Charles.
External links edit
- Machrihanish History
- Campbeltown and Machrihanish Railway
- History of the Campbeltown and Machrihanish
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