Turvey railway station
Turvey | |
|---|---|
London Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways | |
| Key dates | |
| 10 June 1872 | Opened |
| 5 March 1962 | Closed to passengers |
| 6 January 1964 | Goods facilities withdrawn |
Turvey was a
Bedford to Northampton Line which served the village of Turvey
from 1872 to 1962.
History
Opened by the
signal box stood at the Olney end of the Down platform.[8] Five trains each way ran on weekdays and none on Sundays.[9][10]
Serving a rural district with only 782 residents in 1901, traffic was light.[9] With the introduction of local bus services, passenger bookings fell from 13,207 in 1913 to 7,989 in 1922.[3] Closure of the station to passenger traffic came on 5 March 1962, leaving the goods yard to remain open for freight until 6 January 1964.[1][2][11] In its final years, the station saw few passengers.[6]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Olney Line and station closed |
Bedford to Northampton Line
|
Bedford Midland Line closed, station open |
Present day
The platforms have been demolished but the station building remains as offices used by LC Services Ltd which has redeveloped the rest of the site[12][13][6]
References
Notes
- ^ a b Butt (1995), p. 236.
- ^ a b Quick (2009), p. 388.
- ^ a b c Mitchell & Smith (2004), fig. XI.
- ^ a b Cockman (1974), p. 43.
- ^ a b Cockman (1972), p. 264.
- ^ a b c Hinitt & Leigh (1994), p. 36.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith (2004), fig. 55.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith (2004), figs. 55-56.
- ^ a b Oppitz (2000), p. 139.
- ^ Cockman (1972), p. 265.
- ^ Clinker (1988), p. 138.
- ^ Oppitz (2000), p. 140.
- ^ Shannon (1996), p. 30.
Sources
- OL 11956311M.
- Clinker, C. R. (1988) [1978]. Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830–1980 (2nd ed.). Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications & Services. OCLC 655703233.
- Cockman, F.G. (Autumn 1972). "The Bedford and Northampton Railway". Bedfordshire Magazine. 13 (102): 262–265.
- Cockman, F.G. (1974). The Railway Age in Bedfordshire. Vol. 53. Bedford: Bedfordshire Historical Record Society. ISBN 0-85155-035-5.
- Hinitt, Michael; Leigh, Chris (September 1994). "Last years of the Bedford-Northampton line". Steam World (87): 32–37.
- Mitchell, Victor E.; Smith, Keith A. (June 2004). Bedford to Wellingborough including Hitchin, Northampton and Higham Ferrers. Midhurst, West Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-314.
- Oppitz, Leslie (2000). Lost Railways of the Chilterns. Lost Railways Series. Newbury, Berkshire: Countryside Books. ISBN 978-1-85306-643-6.
- Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: OCLC 612226077.
- Shannon, Paul (1996) [1995]. Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire and West Hertfordshire. British Railways Past and Present. Wadenhoe, Peterborough: Past & Present Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85895-073-0. No. 24.
Further reading
- Munby, G.F.W. (1908). Former days at Turvey. London: James Nisbet & Co. OL 16303077M.