Catterick Camp railway station

Catterick Camp
General information
LocationCatterick Camp, North Yorkshire
England
Coordinates54°22′25″N 1°43′07″W / 54.373623°N 1.718498°W / 54.373623; -1.718498
Grid referenceSE183976
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
Key dates
1915opened
1964closed

Catterick Camp railway station was a railway station in North Yorkshire, England. It was built as the terminus of the sub branch of the Eryholme-Richmond branch line to serve Catterick Camp, now Catterick Garrison. Along with the rest of the stations on the branch it was closed in 1964, but the line remained open until December 1969.[1] The station had one narrow platform, and at the eastern end was a red-brick ticket office which was 18 feet (5.5 m) long.[2] The original platform was made from wood, but was rebuilt in brick by Italian prisoners of war in 1943.[3]

On 15 September 1917, a set of carriages ran away from the station and were derailed. According to the Darlington & Stockton Times of 22 September 1917, four soldiers were killed although one report claims three people were killed.[4][5]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Brompton Road Halt   Catterick Camp Military Railway   Terminus

References

  1. ^ Fowler, Peter (2013). 100 years of Catterick 1914 – 2014. York: York Publishing. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-9927819-0-3.
  2. ^ Cole, Howard N. (1972). The story of Catterick Camp, 1915-1972. Catterick: Headquarters Catterick Garrison. p. 59. ISBN 0950309206.
  3. ^ Ludlam 1993, p. 67.
  4. ^ Hoole, Ken (1982). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 3. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 22. ISBN 0-906899-05-2.
  5. ^ Lloyd, Chris (22 September 2017). "The Catterick Camp railway disaster – was it sabotage?". Darlington and Stockton Times. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
Source
  • Ludlam, A. J. (1993). The Catterick Camp Military Railway and the Richmond Branch. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-438-5


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