Bowes railway station
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Bowes railway station was situated on the South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway between Barnard Castle
and Kirkby Stephen East
. It served the village of Bowes
. The station opened to passenger traffic on 26 March 1861, and closed on 22 January 1962.
The signal box
, which for many years after closure was hidden away inside the farm shed, was dismantled by the Eden Valley Railway
on 10 and 11 May 1997, and is in storage, awaiting reconstruction at some future point along their line.
The trackbed westwards of the station (towards Stainmore Summit
) is covered by the re-aligned A66 road
.
Barnard Castle railway station
Barnard Castle railway station was situated on the South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway between Bishop Auckland and Kirkby Stephen East. The railway station served the town of Barnard Castle. The first station opened to passenger traffic on 9 July 1856, and was replaced with a new station on 1...
and Kirkby Stephen East
Kirkby Stephen East railway station
Kirkby Stephen East railway station was situated on the South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway between Barnard Castle and Tebay. It served the town of Kirkby Stephen in England. The station opened to passenger traffic on 8 August 1861, and closed on 22 January 1962.The station had an extensive...
. It served the village of Bowes
Bowes
Bowes is a village in County Durham, England. Located in the Pennine hills, it is situated close to Barnard Castle. It is built around the medieval Bowes Castle.-Civic history:...
. The station opened to passenger traffic on 26 March 1861, and closed on 22 January 1962.
The site today
The station buildings are now (2008) in an extreme state of dereliction. A large farm shed covers a portion of the platforms and yard.The signal box
Signal box
On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetable...
, which for many years after closure was hidden away inside the farm shed, was dismantled by the Eden Valley Railway
Eden Valley Railway
The Eden Valley Railway was a railway in Cumbria, England. It ran between Clifton Junction near Penrith and Kirkby Stephen via Appleby-in-Westmorland....
on 10 and 11 May 1997, and is in storage, awaiting reconstruction at some future point along their line.
The trackbed westwards of the station (towards Stainmore Summit
Stainmore Summit
Stainmore Summit is the highest point on the trans-Pennine South Durham & Lancashire Union Railway, also known as the Stainmore Railway in Northern England. Located between Barras and Bowes stations, the railway over the summit was the highest in England at 1370 feet until its closure in 1962...
) is covered by the re-aligned A66 road
A66 road
The A66 is a major road in northern England which in part follows the course of the Roman road from Scotch Corner to Penrith. It runs from east of Middlesbrough in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire to Workington in Cumbria...
.