Redmarshall railway station

Redmarshall
Location
Place Carlton
Area Stockton-on-Tees
Grid reference NZ398224
Operations
Original company Clarence Railway
Pre-grouping North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 2
History
January 1836 (1836-01) Opened as Carlton
1 July 1923 Renamed Redmarshall
31 March 1952 (1952-03-31) Closed
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Redmarshall railway station was a railway station on the North Eastern Railway, in County Durham.

History

The station was opened with a section of the Clarence Railway main line in January 1836.[1] Originally named Carlton, the station was situated between Norton-on-Tees and Stillington.[2] When completed, the main line ran between Haverton Hill and Simpasture, where it joined the Stockton and Darlington Railway.[3] After a series of leases and absorptions, the Clarence Railway eventually became part of the North Eastern Railway (NER) upon the formation of the latter in 1854.[4]

In 1915 the line between Shildon and Newport was electrified. On completion of the work, there were four tracks between Stillington Junction and Carlton West Junction; the southern pair carried the freight trains and were electrified, whilst the northern pair carried the passenger trains and remained steam-worked. At Carlton station, the platforms were only on the northern pair of tracks.[5]

On 1 January 1923 the NER amalgamated with other companies to form the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).[6] On 1 July 1923 the LNER renamed the station Redmarshall.[7]

The station was closed by British Railways on 31 March 1952,[8] when passenger trains over the route between Middlesbrough and Ferryhill were withdrawn. The line is still in use for freight and occasional diverted passenger trains, but no trace of the station itself remains.[9]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Stillington
Line open, station closed
  North Eastern Railway
Clarence Railway
  Norton-on-Tees
Line open, station closed
    Stockton
Line and station open

Notes

  1. Butt 1995, p. 54.
  2. Conolly 1976, p. 28, section E5.
  3. Allen 1974, pp. 31,40.
  4. Allen 1974, pp. 42,101–3,105–7.
  5. Hoole 1988, pp. 13,16.
  6. Allen 1974, pp. 185–6,233–4.
  7. Butt 1995, pp. 54,196.
  8. Butt 1995, p. 196.
  9. Hidden Teesside - Carlton/Redmarshall StationHidden Teesside website; Retrieved 2013-09-27

References

Coordinates: 54°35′47″N 1°23′03″W / 54.5963°N 1.3843°W / 54.5963; -1.3843

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