Bowes railway station

Bowes railway station was situated on the South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway between Barnard Castle and Kirkby Stephen East.

Bowes
The remains of Bowes railway station in 1996.
LocationBowes, County Durham
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySD&LUR
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Key dates
8 August 1861Opened
22 January 1962Closed

History

The line was opened on 26 March 1861 when a mineral train was run, the line opened to passengers on 8 August 1861 following an opening ceremony the day before.[1][2]

The station served the village of Bowes. The station was host to a camping coach in 1933 and from 1937 to 1939 and possibly also in 1934.[3]

The station was closed by British Railways North Eastern Region on 22 January 1962.[4]

The site today

The station buildings are now (2008) in an extreme state of dereliction. A large farm shed covers a portion of the platforms and yard.

The signal box, which for many years after closure was hidden away inside the farm shed, was dismantled and is in storage.[5]

The trackbed westwards of the station (towards Stainmore Summit) is covered by the re-aligned A66 road.

Images
  • Bowes signal box in 1996.
  • The station in 1965
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Barras   South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway   Lartington

References
  1. Quick 2019, p. 85.
  2. "Stockton and Darlington Railway Company. Opening of the South Durham Line, between Barnardcastle and Tebay". Durham Chronicle. 9 August 1861. p. 4. Retrieved 1 June 2020. – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk (subscription required)
  3. McRae 1997, p. 10.
  4. Quick 2019, p. 63.
  5. http://disused-stations.org.uk/b/bowes/index.shtml

Bibliography

Further reading
  • British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer. Ian Allan Publishing. 1997 [1958]. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3.
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory Of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • Walton, Peter (1992). The Stainmore & Eden Valley Railways. Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 0-86093-306-7.


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