Scotsgap railway station

Scotsgap was a stone-built railway station in Northumberland on the Wansbeck Railway, which served the villages of Scots' Gap and Cambo. It was located on the line between Morpeth and Reedsmouth, and was the junction for the branch line of the Northumberland Railway to Rothbury.

Scotsgap
General information
LocationScots' Gap, Northumberland
England
Grid referenceNZ039867
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWansbeck Railway
Pre-groupingWansbeck Railway
North British Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
23 July 1862Station opened as Scots Gap
15 September 1952Station closed to passengers
3 October 1966Station closed to freight

History

In 1859 Parliament authorised the Wansbeck Railway Company to build the line from Morpeth to Reedsmouth. Due to financial difficulties the line was built in stages.[1] In 1862 the line from Morpeth to Scotsgap opened, with an extension to Knowesgate opening a year later. At this time the Wansbeck Railway Company amalgamated with the North British Railway. It was only on 1 May 1865 that the line was completed. In 1923 the line and the North British Railway merged with the London and North Eastern Railway.

The station was opened as Scots Gap in 1862, but was renamed Scotsgap in October 1903. In September 1952 passenger services were withdrawn from the line,[2][3] and the goods service from much of the line in November 1963. The line was closed completely in October 1966 with the station being closed on 3 October 1966.[1] The station building and platform remain and the site is now occupied by an agricultural merchant.[1]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Middleton North
Line and station closed		   North British Railway
Wansbeck Railway
   Knowesgate
Line and station closed
Terminus   North British Railway
Rothbury Branch
   Longwitton
Line and station closed
Rothbury Branch
Overview
LocaleNorthumberland
Dates of operation1870–1963
SuccessorNorth British Railway
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length13 miles (21 km)
 Rothbury
 Brinkburn
 Fontburn Halt
Fontburn Viaduct
 Ewesley
 Longwitton
 Scotsgap
Wansbeck Railway
to Reedsmouth │ to Morpeth
Wansbeck Railway
Border Counties Railway
to Hexham │ to Riccarton Junction
 Reedsmouth
to Broomhope Valley
 Woodburn
 Knowesgate
Rothbury Branch
Brinkburn
 Ewesley
 Longwitton
Rothbury Branch
 Scotsgap
 Middleton North
 Angerton
 Meldon
Morpeth
crossing removed 1872
Morpeth
Blyth and Tyne Railway
East Coast Main Line
to Newcastle │ to Berwick-upon-Tweed

References
  1. "Disused Stations: Scotsgap Station". www.subbrit.org.uk.
  2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 380. OCLC 931112387.
  3. 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.

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