What happened to England's forgotten railway stations?

What happened to England's forgotten railway stations?

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Near where I live is the village/small town of Potton where its original station still stands, a road, originally a railway bridge stands at one end of the platform and an industrial estate stands at the other end, the platform still has the steel platform cover, minus its glass, a section of track and signs and the station is now a house and lived in by a transport enthusiast, it also still has its original car park at the front.

Martin P

Edited By martin perman on 11/01/2015 13:56:41

Ady1, at least some of the stations have been saved !. Birmingham Snow Bill wasnt though, bas*****. Brainless traitors in local government. Even worse in my view, were the numbers of beautiful stately homes knocked down because the owners couldnt or wouldnt pay the inheritance tax. wtf.!.

How about a railway station, still in use with no public access........

Guess where

Bob

Corrour. Know it well.

Lots of the smaller ones became private houses, I remember branch line stations being advertised for sale towards the end of my time with BR (couldn't afford them then, or now).

Edited By V8Eng on 11/01/2015 17:14:35

Hindsight shows us that although it may have been necessary to close some lines for economic reasons, the actual routes should have been preserved as public byeways with grandfather rights to re-establish a rail line if necessary.

Imagine being able to walk or cycle from Bath to Bournemouth having little contact with vehicular traffic If the route of the Great Central had been preserved, would we need HS2?

Gordon.

I think Bob may be referring to Smallbrook on the Isle of Wight. By no public access, I take that to mean by road or footpath.

Steve

Useful listings, here

MichaelG.

Know of one at Wombourne near Wolverhampton that as been turned into a tea room with some pleasant walks along the old track bed and though not a station not to far away in Essington a railway signal box which as been turned into a dwelling.

H

Correct Steve, access is by old underground train network rail or a Steam one from Havenstreet opened in 1991 so relatively new.

Many, many moons ago I was responsible for a marvellous nature reserve on an abandoned railway cutting. there was a pressure group who wanted to put a cycle path right through my lovely orchids!

Sticking with Wolverhampton the Smestow Valley visitor centre/rangers office is in an old station.

Neil

Well, thats two then!

Horton Park station, adjacent to Bradford Park avenue Football and cricket grounds is now a Mosque.

Regards Ian.

Friends had a shop / and later lived in the old cream station at Robertsbridge, stayed there with them a couple of times, it only took a few hours to get used to the passing trains. this building is on the opposite side of the tracks to the passenger station.

Ian S C

I remember the TV comedian Jim Bowen used to own and live in a converted old station at Arkholme on the Leeds to Morecambe line.

Edited By Lathejack on 12/01/2015 12:19:42

Edited By Lathejack on 12/01/2015 12:20:45

The old station near us that was on the Cambridge-Colchester line (I think) is now a private house. Guess its name....

Booking Hall!

Quite witty I thought.