Rollright Halt railway station
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Rollright Halt railway station served the village of Great Rollright
in Oxfordshire
, England
.
. Local residents had campaigned for a station to serve Great Rollright since 1875. 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.
. 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. The final train ran on 30 November 1962 when BR standard class 2
number 78001 removed the remaining wagons from the siding. Official closure came a few days later on 3 December 1962.
Great Rollright
Great Rollright is a village in the civil parish of Rollright, about north of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire.The Mediaeval Church of England parish church of Saint Andrew has features dating from the Norman, Early English, Decorated and Perpendicular periods. The church tower has a ring of six...
in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
, 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...
.
History
The station was built by the Great Western RailwayGreat Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
. Local residents had campaigned for a station to serve Great Rollright since 1875. When Britain's railways were nationalised in 1948
Transport Act 1947
The Transport Act 1947 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Under it the railways, long-distance road haulage and various other types of transport were acquired by the state and handed over to a new British Transport Commission for operation...
the B&CDR became part of the Western Region of British Railways
Western Region of British Railways
The Western 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...
. In 1951 British Railways
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
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 ComptonLong Compton
Long Compton is a village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England near the extreme southern tip of Warwickshire, and close to the border with Oxfordshire. It is part of the district of Stratford-on-Avon and in the 2001 census had a population of 705....
. Outgoing traffic included pheasants and sugar beet
Sugar beet
Sugar beet, a cultivated plant of Beta vulgaris, is a plant whose tuber contains a high concentration of sucrose. It is grown commercially for sugar production. Sugar beets and other B...
. In April 1958 the line was blocked by a landslide between Rollright and Hook Norton
Hook Norton
Hook Norton is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold Hills in Oxfordshire, England. It is northeast of Chipping Norton.-Toponym and early history:...
, after this the siding was served from Chipping Norton
Chipping Norton railway station
Chipping Norton railway station served the town of Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England. The station had two platforms and a signal box.- History :...
only until closure in 1962. The final train ran on 30 November 1962 when BR standard class 2
BR standard class 2 2-6-0
The BR Standard Class 2 2-6-0 is a class of steam locomotive, one of the British Railways Standard classes of the 1950s. They were physically the smallest of the Standard classes; 65 were built....
number 78001 removed the remaining wagons from the siding. Official closure came a few days later on 3 December 1962.