Scruton railway station
Encyclopedia
Scruton railway station was a railway station that served the village of Scruton
, in North Yorkshire
, England
.
during the Grouping
of 1923.The line then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways
on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board
.
which operates west from Leeming Bar
.
As of August 2011, work is currently well underway on carefully restoring the station to its former glory and re-open it in (spring 2012) to serve the heritage line itself as part of the extension towards Northallerton
.
It is expected that restoration work on the station will be completed by (and re-open Scruton station in) Spring 2012. Plus a run-round loop could be constructed trains to run-round and as a siding out of harms way.
Scruton
Scruton is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It is five miles west of Northallerton. According to the 2001 census the village had a population of 442.-History:...
, in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, 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 by the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway, it became part of the London and North Eastern RailwayLondon and North Eastern Railway
The London and North Eastern Railway was the second-largest of the "Big Four" railway companies created by the Railways Act 1921 in Britain...
during the 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...
of 1923.The line then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways
Eastern Region of British Railways
The Eastern Region was a region of British Railways from 1948. The region ceased to be an operating unit in its own right in the 1980s and was wound up at the end of 1992...
on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board
British Railways Board
The British Railways Board was a nationalised industry in the United Kingdom that existed from 1962 to 2001. From its foundation until 1997, it was responsible for most railway services in Great Britain, trading under the brand names British Railways and, from 1965, British Rail...
.
Scruton site today
Track still passes through the station site, providing rail access for the Wensleydale RailwayWensleydale Railway
The Wensleydale Railway is a railway line in Wensleydale and Lower Swaledale in North Yorkshire, England and the name of the company that operates services on the line....
which operates west from Leeming Bar
Leeming Bar railway station
Leeming Bar railway station is the current rail passenger terminus of the Wensleydale Railway and serves the villages of Leeming Bar and Leeming in North Yorkshire, England. Trains are timed to link in with Dales and District service buses to Northallerton to connect with the National Rail network...
.
As of August 2011, work is currently well underway on carefully restoring the station to its former glory and re-open it in (spring 2012) to serve the heritage line itself as part of the extension towards Northallerton
Northallerton railway station
Northallerton railway station serves the town of Northallerton in North Yorkshire, England. The station lies on the East Coast Main Line north of York...
.
It is expected that restoration work on the station will be completed by (and re-open Scruton station in) Spring 2012. Plus a run-round loop could be constructed trains to run-round and as a siding out of harms way.