Ettington railway station
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Ettington railway station was a railway station located one mile to the north of Ettington
, Warwickshire
, England
.
to Fenny Compton
.
The station had two platforms with a passing loop
for the otherwise single line. Its buildings were of brick and to a design virtually standard for the line. There was a small waiting shelter on the down platform, access to which was by a barrow crossing. There were three sidings
including one each to the goods shed and cattle pens.
Four years after opening the station had its passenger service withdrawn due to lack of business. An extension to Broom Junction
was incorporated in 1873 by means of a railway called the Evesham Redditch and Stratford-upon-Avon Junction Railway which opened in 1879. As trade picked up, the station was reopened on 22 February 1885.
The line became part of the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway
in a merger of 1908 and at grouping
in 1923 it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
.
The LMS found it a useful link between its Bristol and London routes in competition with GWR goods traffic to the Capital.
In common with normal single line working, tokens would be exchanged at the signal boxes associated with each station loop. Initially there was one block from Stratford to Ettington, and another from Ettington to Kineton. In 1911 the facility was added to switch Ettington box out during the night, and work with one long block - a novel system at that time.
The station closed on 7 April 1952 although through traffic continued to gain access to the Great Western Railway
until 5 July 1965.
During the Second World War the station was used to transport munitions and troops to nearby RAF Wellesbourne Mountford
. There is little evidence of the station left apart from one of the goods sheds and the site is now used as a timber merchants and stables.
Ettington
Ettington is a village in Warwickshire, England. It is located eight kilometres south-east of Stratford upon Avon and is less than a mile west of the Fosse Way...
, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
, 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...
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History
Opened on 1 July 1873 the station was situated on the East and West Junction Railway route from Stratford-upon-AvonStratford-upon-Avon railway station
Stratford-upon-Avon railway station is a railway station that serves the town of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. It was once a through station on the Great Western Railway route from Birmingham to Cheltenham, but has been the terminus of the line since 1976.There are plans for a new...
to Fenny Compton
Fenny Compton West railway station
Fenny Compton West railway station was a railway station serving Fenny Compton in the English county of Warwickshire.-History:It was opened by East and West Junction Railway between Stratford upon Avon and...
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The station had two platforms with a passing loop
Passing loop
A passing loop is a place on a single line railway or tramway, often located at a station, where trains or trams in opposing directions can pass each other. Trains/trams in the same direction can also overtake, providing that the signalling arrangement allows it...
for the otherwise single line. Its buildings were of brick and to a design virtually standard for the line. There was a small waiting shelter on the down platform, access to which was by a barrow crossing. There were three sidings
Rail siding
A siding, in rail terminology, is a low-speed track section distinct from a running line or through route such as a main line or branch line or spur. It may connect to through track or to other sidings at either end...
including one each to the goods shed and cattle pens.
Four years after opening the station had its passenger service withdrawn due to lack of business. An extension to Broom Junction
Broom Junction railway station
Broom Junction was a railway station and interchange between the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway and the Barnt Green to Ashchurch line. Although initially only an exchange station, it was opened to the public from 1880 and remained in service until 1963...
was incorporated in 1873 by means of a railway called the Evesham Redditch and Stratford-upon-Avon Junction Railway which opened in 1879. As trade picked up, the station was reopened on 22 February 1885.
The line became part of the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway
Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway
The Stratford Upon Avon & Midland Junction Railway was a small independent railway company which ran a line across the empty, untouched centre of England. It visited the counties of Northamptonshire, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire and a little of Buckinghamshire, only existing as the SMJR from 1909 to...
in a merger of 1908 and at grouping
Railways Act 1921
The Railways Act 1921, also known as the Grouping Act, was an enactment by the British government of David Lloyd George intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, move the railways away from internal competition, and to retain some of the benefits which...
in 1923 it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London, Midland and Scottish Railway
The London Midland and Scottish Railway was a British railway company. It was formed on 1 January 1923 under the Railways Act of 1921, which required the grouping of over 120 separate railway companies into just four...
.
The LMS found it a useful link between its Bristol and London routes in competition with GWR goods traffic to the Capital.
In common with normal single line working, tokens would be exchanged at the signal boxes associated with each station loop. Initially there was one block from Stratford to Ettington, and another from Ettington to Kineton. In 1911 the facility was added to switch Ettington box out during the night, and work with one long block - a novel system at that time.
The station closed on 7 April 1952 although through traffic continued to gain access to the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
until 5 July 1965.
During the Second World War the station was used to transport munitions and troops to nearby RAF Wellesbourne Mountford
RAF Wellesbourne Mountford
RAF Wellesbourne Mountford was a Royal Air Force station located in Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England, east of Stratford-on-Avon.RAF Wellesbourne Mountford was operational from 1941 to 1964...
. There is little evidence of the station left apart from one of the goods sheds and the site is now used as a timber merchants and stables.
Routes
External links
- Ettington railway station on the website Warwickshire Railways