Riding Mill

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Riding Mill (1835-)

Station code: RDM National Rail
Where: North East England, England
Opened on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway.

Description

This is a two platform station at Riding Mill, just to the east of Riding. The two storey stone built station building on the westbound platform is now a house and coffee shop The Station Coffee House Riding Mill . An attractive footbridge crosses between the platforms.

The goods yard was on the south side of the line, approached from the west. The site is now housing.

Just to the east of the station the line crossing Riddingmill Burn.

Tags

Station

External links

NLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
NLS Map
NLS Map



Books


A History of North Eastern Railway Architecture: A Mature Art v. 2

A History of North Eastern Railway Architecture: Pioneers v. 1

A History of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, 1824 - 1870: The First Line Across Britain

A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: The North-east v. 4 (A regional history of the railways of Great Britain)

An Illustrated History of Carlisle's Railways

Hexham to Carlisle: Including the Alston and the Brampton Branches (Eastern Main Lines)

Newcastle (Rail Centres)

Newcastle to Hexham: Including the Allendale Branch (Eastern Main Lines)

North Eastern Railway: Historical Maps

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