Catterick Camp railway station was a railway station in what is now the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. It was built as the terminus of the sub branch of the Eryholme-Richmond branch line to serve Catterick Camp, now Catterick Garrison. Along with the rest of the stations on the branch it was closed in 1964.
Catterick Camp | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Catterick Camp, Richmondshire England |
| Coordinates | 54°22′25″N 1°43′07″W / 54.373623°N 1.718498°W |
| Grid reference | SE183976 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| Key dates | |
| 1915 | opened |
| 1964 | closed |
On 15 September 1917, a set of carriages ran away from the station and were derailed. According to the Darlington & Stockton Times of 22 September 1917, four soldiers were killed although one report claims three people were killed.[1][2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brompton Road Halt | Catterick Camp Military Railway | Terminus |
References
edit- ^ Hoole, Ken (1982). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 3. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 22. ISBN 0-906899-05-2.
- ^ Lloyd, Chris (22 September 2017). "The Catterick Camp railway disaster – was it sabotage?". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- Source
- Ludlam, A. J. (1993). The Catterick Camp Military Railway and the Richmond Branch. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-438-5
External links
edit- Camp Centre, Catterick Camp, Sub Brit disused stations project
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