Rollright Halt railway station

Rollright Halt railway station served the village of Great Rollright in Oxfordshire, England.

Rollright Halt
General information
LocationGreat Rollright, West Oxfordshire
England
Grid referenceSP324302
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
12 December 1906Station opens
4 June 1951Station closes
3 December 1962Goods siding closes

History

The station was built by the Great Western Railway. Local residents had campaigned for a station to serve Great Rollright since 1875.[1] When Britain's railways were nationalised in 1948 the B&CDR became part of the Western Region of British Railways. In 1951 British Railways withdrew passenger services from the line through Rollright Halt. In 1962 BR closed the railway to freight traffic and some time thereafter the line was dismantled.

Rollright Siding

On 1 January 1909 a goods siding was opened 200 yards east of the passenger halt. A small platform and corrugated iron goods shed were provided. Incoming traffic was mostly coal for the local merchant James Taplin and also for Nash's of Long Compton. Outgoing traffic included pheasants and sugar beet. In April 1958 the line was blocked by a landslide between Rollright and Hook Norton, after this the siding was served from Chipping Norton only until closure in 1962.[2] The final train ran on 30 November 1962 when BR standard class 2 number 78001 removed the remaining wagons from the siding.[3] Official closure came a few days later on 3 December 1962.

Route
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Chipping Norton
Line and station closed		   Great Western Railway
Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway		   Hook Norton
Line and station closed

Notes
  1. Hemmings Vol.1, p.151.
  2. Jenkins 2004, p.272.
  3. Railway Magazine January 1963, p.66.

References
  • 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.
  • Hemmings, William (2004). The Banbury & Cheltenham Railway Volume One. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications. ISBN 1-874103-88-7.
  • Hemmings, William (2004). The Banbury & Cheltenham Railway Volume Two. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications. ISBN 1-874103-89-5.
  • Jenkins, Stanley; Bob Brown; Neil Parkhouse (2004). The Banbury & Cheltenham Direct Railway. Lydney: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 1-899889-15-9.
  • "Notes and News: Closure of branches". The Railway Magazine. January 1963.

51.9695°N 1.5296°W / 51.9695; -1.5296

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