Rollright Halt railway station served the village of Great Rollright in Oxfordshire, England.
Rollright Halt | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Great Rollright, West Oxfordshire England |
| Grid reference | SP324302 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway Western Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 12 December 1906 | Station opens |
| 4 June 1951 | Station closes |
| 3 December 1962 | Goods siding closes |
History edit
The station was built by the Great Western Railway. Local residents had campaigned for a station to serve Great Rollright since 1875.[1] When Britain's railways were nationalised in 1948 the B&CDR became part of the Western Region of British Railways. In 1951 British Railways withdrew passenger services from the line through Rollright Halt. In 1962 BR closed the railway to freight traffic and some time thereafter the line was dismantled.
Rollright Siding edit
On 1 January 1909 a goods siding was opened 200 yards east of the passenger halt. A small platform and corrugated iron goods shed were provided. Incoming traffic was mostly coal for the local merchant James Taplin and also for Nash's of Long Compton. Outgoing traffic included pheasants and sugar beet. In April 1958 the line was blocked by a landslide between Rollright and Hook Norton, after this the siding was served from Chipping Norton only until closure in 1962.[2] The final train ran on 30 November 1962 when BR standard class 2 number 78001 removed the remaining wagons from the siding.[3] Official closure came a few days later on 3 December 1962.
Route edit
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipping Norton Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway |
Hook Norton Line and station closed |
Notes edit
- ^ Hemmings Vol.1, p.151.
- ^ Jenkins 2004, p.272.
- ^ Railway Magazine January 1963, p.66.
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.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- 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 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Hemmings, William (2004). The Banbury & Cheltenham Railway Volume One. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications. ISBN 1-874103-88-7.
- Hemmings, William (2004). The Banbury & Cheltenham Railway Volume Two. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications. ISBN 1-874103-89-5.
- Jenkins, Stanley; Bob Brown; Neil Parkhouse (2004). The Banbury & Cheltenham Direct Railway. Lydney: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 1-899889-15-9.
- "Notes and News: Closure of branches". The Railway Magazine. January 1963.