Simpasture railway station
Simpasture | |
|---|---|
| Location | ROF Aycliffe, Newton Aycliffe, County Durham England |
| Coordinates | 54°36′43″N 1°34′40″W / 54.61202°N 1.57786°WCoordinates: 54°36′43″N 1°34′40″W / 54.61202°N 1.57786°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Platforms | ? |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Clarence Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Clarence Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1941 | Station Opened |
| 1954 | Station Closed |
| 1963 | Line Closed |
| Location | |
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Simpasture railway station was one of two stations that served the former ROF Aycliffe[1][2] in County Durham, England from 1941 to 1953. It was used for workers going to and from the factory as well as for freight traffic. The line closed in 1963 and the site is now occupied by Northfield Way Industrial Estate.[3][4]
History
The station was opened in 1941 along with nearby Demons Bridge on the Clarence Railway although the station was on the Shildon branch. The station was closed sometime in the 1950s and the line in the early 1960s.[5][6][7]
Routes
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shildon Line closed, station open |
North Eastern Railway Clarence Railway (Simpasture Branch) |
Terminus | ||
References
- ↑ "Life in wartime at Aycliffe". The Northern Echo. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ↑ "eaw043324 ENGLAND (1952). The town, Newton Aycliffe, from the south-east, 1952 | Britain From Above". britainfromabove.org.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ↑ "The Blue Bridge of Newton Aycliffe: Gallons of blue paint, memories of steam and a German boss". The Northern Echo. 14 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ↑ "Clarence Railway | Co-Curate". co-curate.ncl.ac.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ↑ "Newton Aycliffe Railway Station (NAY) - The ABC Railway Guide". abcrailwayguide.uk. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ↑ Johnstone, Lisa (2021-03-25). "Accidents Along The Line". Friends Of The Stockton & Darlington Railway. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ↑ Priestley, Joseph (1831). Historical Account of the Navigable Rivers, Canals and Railways of Great Britain: As a Reference to Nichols, Priestley & Walker's New Map of Inland Navigation, Derived from Original and Parliamentary Documents. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Green. Search this book on
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