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Coordinates: 54°21′52.2″N 1°25′30.1″W / 54.364500°N 1.425028°W / 54.364500; -1.425028
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This article is about Brompton railway station. For the station in Brompton-on-Swale, see Brompton Road Halt railway station.

Brompton
Brompton station looking north-eastwards towards Eaglescliffe, in 1961
General information
LocationBrompton, Hambleton
England
Coordinates54°21′52.2″N 1°25′30.1″W / 54.364500°N 1.425028°W / 54.364500; -1.425028
Grid referenceSE374966
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLeeds Northern Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1854 (1854)Station opened
6 September 1965 (1965-09-06)Station closed
The site of the station as it appeared in 2015

Brompton railway station was a railway station that served the community of Brompton, 1 mile (1.6 km) north east of Northallerton in North Yorkshire, England. It was opened in 1854 and closed in 1965. The line it was on is still open and carries passenger traffic to and from Sunderland and Middlesbrough to Manchester Airport and London King's Cross.

History

The Leeds Northern Railway line between Northallerton and Eaglescliffe was opened in 1852;[1] the station opened in 1854.[2] It was equipped with three sidings to the south of the level crossing: a weighbridge, a coal drop, and a private siding.[3] The principal freight from the station was hay and clover.[4] The level crossing is still in operation,[1][5] though the station buildings were demolished in the early 2000s.[6]

Passenger trains in 1906 amounted to six stopping trains either way. Most ran between Leeds and Hartlepool; the remainder were services between Northallerton and Hartlepool.[7]

The station was closed on 6 September 1965.[4] It was the last intermediate station still in operation between Northallerton and Eaglescliffe[8] (although Yarm railway station reopened in 1996).[9]

The railway is still in operation[10] for passenger trains to and from Sunderland (Grand Central), and to and from Middlesbrough (TransPennine Express). The line is also used for freight trains between the northeast and the south.[11]

1924 accident

On 17 March 1924, a train between Northallerton and West Hartlepool derailed after travelling through a crossover at 40 miles per hour (64 km/h). Men were working on the line and crossings to replace worn out tracks and fittings. Unwittingly, the gauge at the crossover was too wide and the last four coaches of the train derailed, with some mounting the platform on the opposite side of the line.[12][13]

References

  1. ^ a b Body, Geoffrey (1989). Railways of the Eastern Region. Wellingborough: Stephens. p. 137. ISBN 1-85260-072-1.
  2. ^ Ellis, Norman (1995). North Yorkshire railway stations. Ochiltree: R. Stenlake. p. 41. ISBN 1-872074-63-4.
  3. ^ Hoole 1985, p. 211.
  4. ^ a b Hoole 1985, p. 155.
  5. ^ Brailsford, Martyn (2016). Railway Track Diagrams Book 2; Eastern (4 ed.). Frome: TRACKmaps. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
  6. ^ Lloyd, Chris (18 January 2014). "On the track of lost cottages". The Northern Echo. p. 27. ISSN 2043-3077.
  7. ^ "Bradshaw 1906". archive.org. Blacklock & Co. 1 February 1906. pp. 578 579. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  8. ^ Burgess, Neil (2011). The lost railways of Yorkshire's North Riding. Catrine: Stenlake. p. 53. ISBN 9781840335552.
  9. ^ Piggott, Nick, ed. (April 1996). "New station opens at Yarm". The Railway Magazine. Vol. 142, no. 1140. London: IPC. p. 18. ISSN 0033-8923.
  10. ^ "Disused Stations: Northallerton Low Level Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Route Specifications 2017 London North Eastern and East Midlands" (PDF). networkrail.co.uk. April 2017. p. 61. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  12. ^ Hall, G L. "Brompton train crash 17 March 1924" (PDF). railwaysarchive.co.uk. Ministry of Transport. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  13. ^ Riordan, Michael (2002). The History of Northallerton, North Yorkshire, from Earliest Times to the Year 2000. Pickering: Blackthorn Press. p. 380. ISBN 0-9540535-0-8.

Sources

  • Hoole, Ken (1985). Railway Stations of the North East. Newton Abbott: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-8527-5.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Northallerton Town
Line open; station closed 		  North Eastern Railway
Northallerton–Eaglescliffe line 		  Welbury
Line open; station closed
Northallerton
Line and station open 		   
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