West Cornforth Railway station "Doggie"

[railways80]

Hello All,

I was just wondering if anyone had information / history and/or any photos of the old railway station that used to be in West Cornforth?

 

[Spaceflower]

No, I'm too young. But I do remember the platform. It was just west of the level crossing adjacent to what used to be a scrapyard. At the time (around 1992), I was told by another kid who lived in the village, that it was being trip worked by a shunter from Raisby Quarry, to Ferryhill on a daily basis. At that time, the branch only ran as far as the quarry (the line beyond to Wingate having been lifted long ago) but there was ample railway infrastructure around the quarry to keep a mischevious Kelloe kid occupied. The were a couple of abandoned signal boxes, sidings and an old engine shed (the shunter was being maintained in a modern looking shed up a hill near the dreaded security).

For researching 'Doggy' station itself, try this site....

www.disused-stations.org.uk

 

[Gloster]

Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear to be listed on disused-stations . The only book that I can see would be Ken Hoole’s A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume IV The North east (David & Charles, 1974) or a book on the York, Newcastle & Berwick Railway, but I doubt there would be much information in either, possibly no more than a short paragraph about the line itself. Otherwise try a local history group: is there one in Coxhoe?

EDIT: Coxhoe is in disused-stations .

 

[Spaceflower]

Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear to be listed on disused-stations . The only book that I can see would be Ken Hoole’s A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume IV The North east (David & Charles, 1974) or a book on the York, Newcastle & Berwick Railway, but I doubt there would be much information in either, possibly no more than a short paragraph about the line itself. Otherwise try a local history group: is there one in Coxhoe?

EDIT: Coxhoe is in disused-stations .

Yeah, that was on a different line. IIRC, it was 'Coxhoe Bridge' on the Cornforth route

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Tis' on Wiki like (as is everything).

West Cornforth railway station - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Mcr Warrior]

I was just wondering if anyone had information / history and/or any photos of the old railway station that used to be in West Cornforth?

Be right in saying that "Doggy" is the local nickname for 'West Cornforth' in County Durham, and this so isn't a search for another Ruswarp statue (Garsdale station)?

 

[Gloster]

Yeah, that was on a different line. IIRC, it was 'Coxhoe Bridge' on the Cornforth route

Coxhoe Bridge was the station on the Cornforth route and Coxhoe the station on the stub. However, the disused-stations entry on the latter will give a bit of background information.

 

[Mcr Warrior]

As noted in the Wikipedia article, the station wasn't always known as 'West Cornforth'. It only changed to that on Wednesday 1st July 1891. Before that, it had originally been known as 'Thrislington'. The station was closed effective Monday 9th June 1952.

 

[Spaceflower]

Coxhoe Bridge was the station on the Cornforth route and Coxhoe the station on the stub. However, the disused-stations entry on the latter will give a bit of background information.

It also appears that the Wikipedia author for the Coxhoe Bridge entry has also mixed up information for the two.

 

[weepingwillowb]

First, third and tenth posts here https://www.facebook.com/groups/1730959503584733/search/?q=Cornforth have some now and then photos of West Cornforth station.