Loftus railway station
54°33′08″N 0°53′38″W / 54.552236°N 0.894000°W / 54.552236; -0.894000
Loftus, previously Lofthouse, was a railway station on the Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway. It was opened on 1 April 1875 as the terminus of a line from Saltburn, and served the town of Loftus. When the line to Whitby was opened on 3 December 1883, it became a through station with two platforms and a goods yard consisting of three sidings. It closed to passenger traffic on 2 May 1960 and goods traffic on 12 August 1963;[1] the tracks through the station were lifted in 1964.[2]
Though a single track was relaid from Skinningrove by 1 April 1974 to allow freight trains to reach Boulby Mine, the station remains closed, and most buildings have been demolished. The stationmaster's house is now a private residence, the large brick-build goods shed also remains standing.[1]
References
- ^ a b Ken Mell. "Disused Stations: Loftus Station". Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ^ Chapman, Stephen (2007). Cleveland & Whitby. Todmorden: Bellcode Books. p. 83. ISBN 9781871233-18-6.
- "Scrap Book by Noel Agar". Loftus History. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008. Retrieved 6 February 2008.
Further reading
- Williams, Michael Aufrère (2012). The Whitby-Loftus Line. Jet Coast Development Trust. ISBN 978-0-9567890-1-3.
External links
- Loftus station on navigable 1955 O. S. map
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Skinningrove Line open, station closed | North Eastern Railway WR&MU | Grinkle Line open, station closed |
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