Scratby Halt was a railway station on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway which served the Norfolk village of Scratby, England.
Scratby Halt | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Scratby, Great Yarmouth England |
| Grid reference | TG509147 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Post-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 17 July 1933 | Opened |
| September 1939 | Closed |
| June 1948 | Reopened |
| 27 September 1958 | Last day of services |
| 2 March 1959 | Official closure |
History
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In 1933 the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway introduced a small railcar “Tantivy” to enhance the summer service on the line between Yarmouth and Stalham. This allowed the introduction of seven new halts, which saved people walking a mile or more to the nearest station. The new halts were for Newton, Caister Holiday Camp, California, Scratby, Little Ormesby, Potter Heigham Bridge and Sutton Staithe. Each of these was a request stop[1]
The station was closed as a wartime measure before passing briefly to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948 only to be closed by British Railways in 1959.[2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Ormesby | Midland and Great Northern Yarmouth Line |
California Halt |
References
edit- ^ "M. & G.N. Innovation". Lynn News & County Press. England. 18 July 1933. Retrieved 11 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 207. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
52°40′23″N 1°42′37″E / 52.6730°N 1.7103°E
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