Addingham railway station
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Addingham railway station was on the Midland Railway
route from Skipton
to Ilkley
. It served the village of Addingham
in West Yorkshire
, England.
, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
during the Grouping
of 1923. Passing on to the Eastern Region of British Railways
on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Railways Board
as part of the Beeching Axe
in March 1965. It was demolished several years later and the site is now a housing estate. The bridge and abutments have also been demolished,
But there are plans to rebuild them as part of the E&BASR's extension to Addingham and also a replica LMS style station on the embankment and on a rebuilt bridge abutment which also planned to be rebuild as part of the heritage lines extension plan.
back to Addingham
to a replica LMS style station on the embankment a few metres near the station site on a soon to be rebuilt bridge abutment.
The original Addingham railway station on the now removed embankment has since been demolished and redeveloped for housing, only the embankment (a few metres from the site) remains where the replica LMS Midland style station will be built along with a rebuilt bridge abutment of the old Addingham railway bridge.
The picture showing Addingham Station Fisheries is where the railway bridge crossed Addingham Main Street. The actual Addingham station was about 200yards further up the road on the left hand side. Unfortunately this has houses built there but the original goods yard is still used as an entrance drive to the houses built there and some of the old boundary walls still exist from Victoria terrace side.
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
route from Skipton
Skipton
Skipton is a market town and civil parish within the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located along the course of both the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the River Aire, on the south side of the Yorkshire Dales, northwest of Bradford and west of York...
to Ilkley
Ilkley
Ilkley is a spa town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, in the north of England. Ilkley civil parish includes the adjacent village of Ben Rhydding and is a ward within the metropolitan borough of Bradford. Approximately north of Bradford, the town lies mainly on the south bank of the River Wharfe...
. It served the village of Addingham
Addingham
Addingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of West Yorkshire. It is situated on the A65, west of Ilkley, north west of Bradford and around north west of Leeds. It is located in the valley of the River Wharfe and is only from the Yorkshire Dales National Park...
in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England.
History
Opened by the Midland RailwayMidland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four...
during the Grouping
Railways Act 1921
The Railways Act 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which...
of 1923. Passing on to the Eastern Region of British Railways
Eastern Region of British Railways
The Eastern Region was a region of British Railways from 1948. The region ceased to be an operating unit in its own right in the 1980s and was wound up at the end of 1992...
on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Railways Board
British Railways Board
The British Railways Board was a nationalised industry in the United Kingdom that existed from 1962 to 2001. From its foundation until 1997, it was responsible for most railway services in Great Britain, trading under the brand names British Railways and, from 1965, British Rail...
as part of the Beeching Axe
Beeching Axe
The Beeching Axe or the Beeching Cuts are informal names for the British Government's attempt in the 1960s to reduce the cost of running British Railways, the nationalised railway system in the United Kingdom. The name is that of the main author of The Reshaping of British Railways, Dr Richard...
in March 1965. It was demolished several years later and the site is now a housing estate. The bridge and abutments have also been demolished,
But there are plans to rebuild them as part of the E&BASR's extension to Addingham and also a replica LMS style station on the embankment and on a rebuilt bridge abutment which also planned to be rebuild as part of the heritage lines extension plan.
Preservation
There are plans in the future to extend the Embsay and Bolton Abbey Steam RailwayEmbsay and Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
The Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway is a heritage railway in North Yorkshire, England, . It is part of the former Midland Railway branch from Skipton to Ilkley . The E&BASR currently runs from Embsay via Draughton and Holywell to Bolton Abbey station, a distance of...
back to Addingham
Addingham
Addingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of West Yorkshire. It is situated on the A65, west of Ilkley, north west of Bradford and around north west of Leeds. It is located in the valley of the River Wharfe and is only from the Yorkshire Dales National Park...
to a replica LMS style station on the embankment a few metres near the station site on a soon to be rebuilt bridge abutment.
The original Addingham railway station on the now removed embankment has since been demolished and redeveloped for housing, only the embankment (a few metres from the site) remains where the replica LMS Midland style station will be built along with a rebuilt bridge abutment of the old Addingham railway bridge.
The picture showing Addingham Station Fisheries is where the railway bridge crossed Addingham Main Street. The actual Addingham station was about 200yards further up the road on the left hand side. Unfortunately this has houses built there but the original goods yard is still used as an entrance drive to the houses built there and some of the old boundary walls still exist from Victoria terrace side.