Appleby East railway station

Former railway station in Westmorland, England

Appleby East is located in the former Eden District
Appleby East
Appleby East
Location in present-day Eden, Cumbria
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Appleby East is located in Cumbria
Appleby East
Appleby East
Location in present-day Cumbria, England
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Appleby East is a closed railway station that was a stop on the Eden Valley Railway in Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumberland (now in Cumbria), England; it was located between Kirkby Stephen East and Penrith. The station was formerly one of two that served the town, the other being Appleby West on the Midland Railway's Settle to Carlisle line; the latter station is still open, albeit now simply called Appleby.

History

Appleby stations in 1903 (right of diagram)

Opened by the Eden Valley Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Passing to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, it was then closed by the British Transport Commission in 1962.[1]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Kirkby Thore   North Eastern Railway
Eden Valley Railway 		  Warcop

The site today

Remains of the station in 1991

The station is fairly intact and is used currently by a scrap merchant.[2]

In 1995, the Eden Valley Railway Society was formed with the aim of restoring the line and reintroducing a train service. The society, now renamed the Eden Valley Railway Trust, operates a heritage service from Warcop station and is upgrading the track towards Appleby East for public service.

References

  1. ^ Jenkins, Stanley C.; Loader, Martin (2016). The London, Midland and Scottish Railway Volume Three Leeds to Carlisle. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1445643861.
  2. ^ "Appleby East Station".

Sources

  • Walton, Peter (1992). The Stainmore & Eden Valley Railways. Oxford Publishing Co. ISBN 0-86093-306-7.
  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas And Gazetteer. Ian Allan Publishing. 1997 [1958]. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3.

External links

  • Station on navigable O.S. map. Northerly of the two stations.
  • Cumbria's Lost Railways - Appleby East Station
  • Appleby and the Eden Valley Railway

54°34′52″N 2°29′02″W / 54.581°N 2.484°W / 54.581; -2.484

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