Crossford railway station

Crossford
Crossford
General information
Location	Crossford, Dumfries and Galloway; Scotland
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Cairn Valley Light Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 March 1905	Station opened
3 May 1943	Station closed

Crossford is a closed station of the Cairn Valley Light Railway branch, from Dumfries. It served the rural area of Crossford in Dumfries and Galloway The line was closed to passengers in 1943.^[1]

History

The CVR was nominally independent, but was in reality controlled by the Glasgow and South Western Railway.^[2] The line was closed to passengers on 3 May 1943, during WW2^[3] and to freight on 4 July 1949,^[4] and the track lifted in 1953. 1947 is also quoted as a date of complete closure.^[2]

The siding was worked by down trains only, goods for Dumfries being taken to the nearest station along. The points were unlocked with an Annett's key that was kept in a locked box on a post adjacent to the point.^[5]

Trains were controlled by a 'lock and block' system whereby the trains operated treadles on the single line to interact with the block instruments.^[2]

Views at the old station

Crossford's old station master's house.
Rails still in the road at the level crossing.
The course of the trackbed running towards Moniaive.

References

Notes

^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench
^ ^a ^b ^c Sanders, page 50
^ Awdry, page 64
^ Thomas, page 203
^ Kirkpatrick, Page 91

Sources

Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0049-7. OCLC 19514063. CN 8983.
Sanders, Keith and Hodgins, Douglas (1995). British Railways. Past and Present South West Scotland. No. 19. ISBN 1-85895-074-0.
Thomas, David St John & Whitehouse, Patrick (1993). The Romance of Scotlands Railways. Newton Abbot : David St John Thomas. ISBN 0-946537-89-5.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Dunscore		Glasgow and South Western Railway Cairn Valley Railway		Kirkland

55°10′28″N 3°50′00″W / 55.1744°N 3.8332°W / 55.1744; -3.8332

[1] Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench

[Sanders50-2] Sanders, page 50

[Awdry64-3] Awdry, page 64

[4] Thomas, page 203

[5] Kirkpatrick, Page 91

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