South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway
Introduction
This line is closed. A short section of track has been re-layed at Kirkby Stephen to the north of the station site. There is a hope to open the station (the main building remains intact) and the Eden Valley Railway through to Appleby.
Dates
| /03/1861 | South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Barnard Castle to Barras opened. |
| /08/1861 | South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Tebay to Barras opened. Line opened throughout. |
| 09/06/1862 | Eden Valley Railway Opened from Kirkby Stephen (South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway) to Clifton [Moor] (just south of Penrith on the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway, the junction giving access to the south). Engineer: Thomas Bouch. |
| 30/06/1862 | South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Absorbed by Stockton and Darlington Railway. |
| / /1874 | South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Much of route between Tebay and Barnard Castle doubled. The whole of the route between Kirkby Stephen and Barnard Castle was doubled - this involved the re-construction of a number of viaducts which were built next to the original ones. |
| / /1952 | South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Tebay to Kirkby Stephen closed to passengers. Diverted (and tour) passenger trains still use the route. Passenger trains continue to use the Eden Valley Railway from Penrith to Kirkby Stephen and continue to Barnard Castle. |
| / /1961 | South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Tebay to Kirkby Stephen closed. |
| 22/01/1962 | Eden Valley RailwaySouth Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Barnard Castle [2nd] to Kirkby Stephen East to Penrith (Eden Valley Junction) closed to passengers. |
| 22/01/1962 | South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Hartley (excluded) to Barnard Castle (Tees Valley Junction) (excluded) closed completely. |
| / /1963 | South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Belah viaduct, on Kirkby Stephen to Barnard Castle line, demolished for scrap - poem found in a support column. |
| / /1970 | South Durham and Lancashire Union Railway Hartley to Kirkby Stephen closed completely. |
Locations along the line
These locations are along the line.
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G H Robin collection by courtesy of the Mitchell Library, Glasgow 13/04/1951
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David Pesterfield 10/10/2021
David Pesterfield 10/10/2021
David Pesterfield 10/10/2021
David Pesterfield 10/10/2021
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Ken Strachan 31/07/2021
John Furnevel 20/03/2010
Ken Strachan 31/07/2021
John Furnevel 20/03/2010
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John Furnevel 27/03/2010
John Furnevel 27/03/2010
John Furnevel 27/03/2010
John Furnevel 10/10/2009
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John Furnevel 10/10/2009
John Furnevel 10/10/2009
Mark Bartlett 28/12/2008
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This station closed in 1962. It is partly preserved and restored with a short length of track and is now a Heritage Centre
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See also
Eden Valley Railway
John McIntyre 21/09/2013
Stephen Willetts 02/04/2022
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This was a single platform station, the platform being on the south side of the line. The railway was single track and there was a passing loop at the station, east of the platform. The loop was on the north side of the main track.
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Brian Taylor /05/2015
Brian Taylor 08/05/2015
Mark Bartlett 24/09/2008
Mark Bartlett 24/09/2008
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Brian Taylor 08/06/2015
Mark Bartlett 28/12/2008
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Mark Bartlett 28/12/2008
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Mark Bartlett 29/03/2023
Stephen Willetts 11/02/2023
Mark Bartlett 29/03/2023
Colin Kirkwood 28/11/1967
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