Lucker railway station
Lucker | |
|---|---|
,_Northumberland_(geograph_5912611).jpg) The site of the station, looking northwest towards Belford, in 2018 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Lucker, Northumberland England |
| Coordinates | 55°34′21″N 1°45′32″W / 55.5724°N 1.7589°W |
| Grid reference | NU153310 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER British Railways (North Eastern) |
| Key dates | |
| 29 March 1847 | Opened |
| 5 May 1941 | Closed to passengers |
| 7 October 1946 | Reopened |
| 2 February 1953 | Closed to passengers again |
| 7 June 1965 | Closed completely |
Lucker railway station served the village of Lucker, Northumberland, England, from 1847 to 1965 on the East Coast Main Line.
History
[edit]The station opened on 29 March 1847 by the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway. The station was situated north of the level crossing on the B1341 road. On the down side of the station, there were four sidings, two of which led to the coal depot. There was also a goods loading bank, but no goods depot. Lucker station was one to close during the Second World War, closing on 5 May 1941. It reopened on 7 October 1946 but the number of tickets sold was very low, (an average of 277 per year, which is around one a day) so closure hardly caused any inconvenience. The station closed for passengers in 1953[1] and completely on 7 June 1965.[2]
To the south of the station, at milepost 48 (measured from Newcastle), were Lucker water troughs. These were the first on the NER system, and were brought into use on 1 March 1898, in order that trains could run non-stop between Newcastle and Edinburgh; trains which called at Berwick took water there.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 280. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "Disused Stations: Lucker". Disused Stations. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- ^ Boddy, M.G.; Fry, E.V.; Hennigan, W.; Proud, P.; Yeadon, W.B. (July 1963). Fry, E.V. (ed.). Locomotives of the L.N.E.R., part 1: Preliminary Survey. Potters Bar: RCTS. p. 68. ISBN 0-901115-11-8.
- ^ Tomlinson, William Weaver; Hoole, Ken (1967) [1915]. Tomlinson's North Eastern Railway: Its Rise and Development. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 742.
External links
[edit]| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newham Line open, station closed |
York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway East Coast Main Line |
Belford (Northumberland) Line open, station closed | ||
- Disused railway stations in Northumberland
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1847
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1941
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1946
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1953
- 1847 establishments in England
- 1953 disestablishments in England
- Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations