Catterick Bridge railway station
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Catterick Bridge railway station was a railway station in what is now the Richmondshire
district of North Yorkshire
, England
. It was built to serve the villages of Brompton-on-Swale
and Catterick
. The station was near the junction between the main branch line towards Richmond
and the sub-branch to what is now Catterick Garrison
.
, built by the York and Newcastle Railway in 1846. Like most of the infrastructure of the line, Brompton station was built in the Tudor
Style.
The Richmond branch line survived the Beeching cuts
of the early 1960s, but closed only a few years later in 1969.
facility for the Richmondshire district.
Richmondshire
Richmondshire is a local government district of North Yorkshire, England. It covers a large northern area of the Yorkshire Dales including Swaledale and Arkengarthdale, Wensleydale and Coverdale, with the prominent Scots' Dyke and Scotch Corner along the centre. Teesdale lies to the north...
district of North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was built to serve the villages of Brompton-on-Swale
Brompton-on-Swale
Brompton-on-Swale is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. The village is located three miles east of Richmond. Its name comes from the fact that the River Swale is very close to the town...
and Catterick
Catterick, North Yorkshire
Catterick , sometimes Catterick Village, to distinguish it from the nearby Catterick Garrison, is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England...
. The station was near the junction between the main branch line towards Richmond
Richmond, North Yorkshire
Richmond is a market town and civil parish on the River Swale in North Yorkshire, England and is the administrative centre of the district of Richmondshire. It is situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and serves as the Park's main tourist centre...
and the sub-branch to what is now Catterick Garrison
Catterick Garrison
Catterick Garrison is a major Army base located in Northern England. It is the largest British Army garrison in the world with a population of around 12,000, plus a large temporary population of soldiers, and is larger than its older neighbour...
.
History
The station was once part of the Eryholme-Richmond branch lineEryholme-Richmond branch line
The Eryholme-Richmond branch line was opened in 1846 by the York and Newcastle Railway Company. The original section of the line ran from between a point in between Darlington and Northallerton on what is now the East Coast Main Line and the terminus at Richmond railway station.-Catterick sub...
, built by the York and Newcastle Railway in 1846. Like most of the infrastructure of the line, Brompton station was built in the Tudor
Tudor style architecture
The Tudor architectural style is the final development of medieval architecture during the Tudor period and even beyond, for conservative college patrons...
Style.
The Richmond branch line survived the Beeching cuts
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...
of the early 1960s, but closed only a few years later in 1969.
Present
The station was demolished soon after the line it served was closed, although some evidence still remains. The site of the station now forms part of the primary municipal Waste managementWaste management
Waste management is the collection, transport, processing or disposal,managing and monitoring of waste materials. The term usually relates to materials produced by human activity, and the process is generally undertaken to reduce their effect on health, the environment or aesthetics...
facility for the Richmondshire district.
External links
- Catterick Bridge, SubBrit disused stations project
- Catterick Bridge station on navigable 1947 O. S. map