Countess Park

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Countess Park (1860-1861)

Opened on the Border Counties Railway.

Description

This was one of the short lived termini of the Border Counties Railway which opened in a series of steps northwards from Hexham.

This station was south of Reedsmouth Junction and Countess Park itself.

Tags

Station terminus


Nearby stations
Reedsmouth
Wark
Bellingham (North Tyne)
Woodburn
Charlton [BCR]
Barrasford
Tarset
Tarset Viaduct
Chollerton
Ray House (Halt)
Humshaugh
Thorneyburn
Wall
Fourstones
Knowesgate
Reedsmouth Shed
Reedsmouth Viaduct
Ridsdale Range
Steele Junction
Broomhope Quarry
Gunnerton Colliery
Gunnerton Colliery
Gunnerton Colliery
Quarry
Gunnerton Quarry
Woodburn Quarries
Quarry
Quarry
Tourist/other
Reedsmouth Crossing
Chipchase Castle
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.


Chronology Dates

01/12/1859Border Counties Railway
Extended from Chollerford to Countess Park (a little south of Reedsmouth).
01/02/1861Border Counties Railway
Extended from Countess Park to Thorneyburn.

Books


A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Scotland - The Lowlands and the Borders v. 6 (Regional railway history series)

Border Counties Railway Through Time

Border Country Branch Line Album

Branches & Byways: Southwest Scotland and the Border Counties

Hexham to Hawick: The Border Counties Railway (Country Railway Routes)

The Border Counties Railway Steam Memories 1950's-1960's: Newcastle to Reedsmouth No. 68, pt. 1