Scotby [NER]

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Scotby [NER] (1836-1959)

Note: text in square brackets is added for clarity and was not part of the location's name.

Opened on the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway.

Description

This was a two platform station in the north of Scotby, to the east of Carlisle.

The passenger station was to the west with the goods yard to the east, on the north side of the line. The station building, of two storeys, was on the north side. A footbridge, crossing a goods siding, crossed to the two platforms.

The station closed in 1959 although the line remains open. The station building is now a house.

Tags

Station

External links

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