Elswick railway station
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Elswick railway station was a railway station in Newcastle upon Tyne
, England
. It was located on the former route of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
from Newcastle upon Tyne
to Carlisle
. The station opened in 1889 and closed in 1967.
which had absorbed the Newcastle and Carlisle in July 1862. The North Eastern Railway from about 1875 until the early-20th century built a number of stations with island platforms and/or over-track station buildings, and Elswick had both features. Its 25ft-wide island platform had a lengthy glazed awning supported by iron columns and spandrels with the Star of David motif – as at Heaton
(1887). The timber-built offices were above the up line. In 1895 Elswick issued more tickets than other Carlisle line intermediate stations, except Blaydon.
In June 1962, the awnings and over-track building were demolished. The station closed on 2 January 1967, and the platform was swiftly demolished. Track realignment removed all trace of the station.
On 4 October 1982 passenger services ceased to use the Newcastle – Scotswood – Blaydon route. Trains were diverted from Newcastle West Junction over King Edward Bridge, then via Norwood Junction and Dunston to Blaydon. Tracks were removed from Scotswood Bridge and eastward beyond Elswick, leaving only a one-mile siding from Newcastle.
4-6-0 No. 2115 collided with Elswick No 9, an Industrial 0-4-0 outside cylinder Hunslet 0-4-0ST HL2106 of 1888. 2115 was derailed, overturned, and fell down below the main line killing one of the footplate crew, John Shilladay. Shilladay (or Shilliday, or Shillady, spelling was rather arbitrary in those days) was born in 1872 at Carlisle the son of a railway passenger guard. His father was Irish and his mother Scottish, he had 9 brothers and sisters. By 1891 he was a railway fireman at Carlisle and by 1901 had been married, had 3 children and moved to Gateshead as a fireman. When he was killed at Elswick in 1909 he left a son and 4 daughters.
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was located on the former route of the Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
Newcastle and Carlisle Railway
The Newcastle and Carlisle Railway, occasionally referred to as the Tyne Valley Line, is a railway line in northern England. The line was built in the 1830s, and links the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear with in Cumbria. Formal opening took place on 18 June 1838.The line follows the...
from Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
to Carlisle
Carlisle railway station
Carlisle railway station, also known as Carlisle Citadel station, is a railway station whichserves the Cumbrian City of Carlisle, England, and is a major station on the West Coast Main Line, lying south of Glasgow Central, and north of London Euston...
. The station opened in 1889 and closed in 1967.
History
The station opened on 2 September 1889 and was located on the south side of Scotswood Road, about 100yd east of the junction with William Armstrong Drive. It was built at the western end of Armstrong’s huge Elswick Works site, its workforce (exceeding 11,000 by 1900) providing a significant proportion of the station’s traffic. By 1889 the operating company was the North Eastern RailwayNorth Eastern Railway (UK)
The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923...
which had absorbed the Newcastle and Carlisle in July 1862. The North Eastern Railway from about 1875 until the early-20th century built a number of stations with island platforms and/or over-track station buildings, and Elswick had both features. Its 25ft-wide island platform had a lengthy glazed awning supported by iron columns and spandrels with the Star of David motif – as at Heaton
Heaton railway station
Heaton railway station was a railway station in Newcastle upon Tyne, England near the southern boundary of Heaton with Byker. The station was built in the nineteenth century and closed on 11 August 1980.-History:...
(1887). The timber-built offices were above the up line. In 1895 Elswick issued more tickets than other Carlisle line intermediate stations, except Blaydon.
In June 1962, the awnings and over-track building were demolished. The station closed on 2 January 1967, and the platform was swiftly demolished. Track realignment removed all trace of the station.
On 4 October 1982 passenger services ceased to use the Newcastle – Scotswood – Blaydon route. Trains were diverted from Newcastle West Junction over King Edward Bridge, then via Norwood Junction and Dunston to Blaydon. Tracks were removed from Scotswood Bridge and eastward beyond Elswick, leaving only a one-mile siding from Newcastle.
Accident
In September 1909 a derailment occurred about 500 yards (457.2 m) east of Elswick station. NERNorth Eastern Railway (UK)
The North Eastern Railway , was an English railway company. It was incorporated in 1854, when four existing companies were combined, and was absorbed into the London and North Eastern Railway at the Grouping in 1923...
4-6-0 No. 2115 collided with Elswick No 9, an Industrial 0-4-0 outside cylinder Hunslet 0-4-0ST HL2106 of 1888. 2115 was derailed, overturned, and fell down below the main line killing one of the footplate crew, John Shilladay. Shilladay (or Shilliday, or Shillady, spelling was rather arbitrary in those days) was born in 1872 at Carlisle the son of a railway passenger guard. His father was Irish and his mother Scottish, he had 9 brothers and sisters. By 1891 he was a railway fireman at Carlisle and by 1901 had been married, had 3 children and moved to Gateshead as a fireman. When he was killed at Elswick in 1909 he left a son and 4 daughters.