Abbots Ripton railway station
| Abbots Ripton | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Abbots Ripton |
| Area | Huntingdonshire |
| Grid reference | TL222788 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | ? |
| History | |
| 1 November 1885 | Station opens as Abbotts Ripton |
| 21 January 1876 | Abbots Ripton rail disaster |
| ? 1938 | Station renamed Abbots Ripton |
| 15 September 1958 | Station closes |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Abbots Ripton railway station was a railway station on the East Coast Main Line in the English county of Cambridgeshire. Although trains still pass on the now electrified railway the station closed in 1958.
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[edit] History
The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) on 1 November 1885 as Abbotts Ripton.[1] The GNR became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) during the Grouping on 1 January 1923. Renamed Abbots Ripton in 1938,[1] the station then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, and was closed by the British Transport Commission on 15 September 1958.[1]
[edit] Abbots Ripton rail disaster
An accident occurred at the station on 21 January 1876, when the southbound Flying Scotsman express train from Edinburgh to London was involved in a double collision during a blizzard. Heavy snow had frozen around the semaphore signal arms, causing them to stick in the "clear" position, as a result of which the driver of the express was not warned of the presence of a coal train which was backing from the main line into a siding. A collision occurred, and not long after, a northbound express from London to Leeds ran into the wreckage. There were thirteen fatalities, and 53 passengers and 6 traincrew members were injured.[2][3][4]
[edit] Routes
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon Line and station open |
Great Northern Railway East Coast Main Line |
Holme Line open, station closed |
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[edit] Notes
- ^ a b c Butt 1995, p. 11.
- ^ Tyler 1876.
- ^ Rolt & Kichenside 1982, pp. 114–120.
- ^ Kichenside 1997, pp. 183–186.
[edit] References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- A. Jowett, (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
- Kichenside, Geoffrey (1997). Dixon-Spain, Charles. ed. Great Train Disasters. Avonmouth: Parragon. ISBN 0-7525-2229-9.
- Rolt, L.T.C.; Kichenside, Geoffrey (1982) [1955]. Red for Danger (4th ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8362-0.
- Tyler, H.W. (23 February 1876). "The Report of the Court of Enquiry - Double Collision on the Great Northern Railway which occurred at Abbotts Ripton on the 21st January 1876" (PDF). http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/BoT_AbbottsRipton1876.pdf. Retrieved 26 May 2008.
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Coordinates: 52°23′35″N 0°12′20″W / 52.39306°N 0.20556°W
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