Sorbie railway station

Sorbie (NX4351447562) was a railway station that was located close to the village of Sorbie on the then Wigtownshire Railway branch line to Whithorn, from Newton Stewart, later becoming the Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway. It served a very rural district in Wigtownshire, however it lay next to a creamery, a waulk mill and Creech Mill. The station closed for passengers in 1950, and the line closed to goods in 1964.[2]

Sorbie
LocationSorbie, Wigtownshire
Scotland
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWigtownshire Railway
Pre-groupingCaledonian, Glasgow & South Western, Midland and London North Western Railways
Key dates
2 August 1875[1]Opened
25 September 1950[1]Closed to passengers
1964Line closed completely

History

The nearby road was diverted via an overbridge and the single platformed station with signalbox, ticket office, etc. built on its old course. The single track line had a passing loop and a single siding beside a loading dock with a weighing machine present in 1895[2] and 1906.[3] The original station was rebuilt after a fire in 1880 by the Wigtownshire Railway.[4] The stationmaster's house and station building still survive as private dwellings (datum 2013).

The Sorbie creamery was built opposite the station in 1892, and until 1991 it produced cheddar cheese when all local cheese production was concentrated at Stranraer. At a siding near the station, a small slaughterhouse operated, sending lamb as carcases for the Smithfield market in London. Meat or milk could be put on the train in the early evening to be in London, Liverpool, or Newcastle next morning.[5]

Other stations

References
Notes
  1. Butt, Page 214
  2. 25 Inch 1894 OS Map Retrieved : 2013-01-14
  3. 25 Inch 1906 OS Map Retrieved : 2013-01-13
  4. RCAHMS Retrieved : 2013-01-13
  5. Whithorn History Retrieved : 2013-01-13
Sources
  • Butt, R. V. J. (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.
  • Casserley, H.C.(1968). Britain's Joint Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-0024-7.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Whauphill
Line and station closed		   Caledonian, Glasgow & South Western,
Midland and London North Western Railways
Portpatrick and Wigtownshire Joint Railway
   Millisle
Line and station closed
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