Gainford railway station

Disused railway station in County Durham, England

54°32′55″N 1°44′17″W / 54.5486°N 1.7380°W / 54.5486; -1.7380Grid referenceNZ170171Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyDarlington and Barnard Castle RailwayPre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway (UK)Key dates9 July 1856Opened30 November 1964Closed to passengers[1]5 April 1965Closed

Gainford railway station is a disused station in Gainford, County Durham, North East England, on the Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway.

On 24 October 1905 there was an accident between Gainford and Winston at Grand bank near Tees Bridge in which 2 NER 0-6-0 engines were derailed when they ran onto track where a rail had been removed for maintenance.[2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 190. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Image of two derailed locomotives, 24 october 1905. By Science & Society Picture Library".

External links

  • Gainford at disused-stations.org,uk
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Piercebridge
Line and station closed 		  North Eastern Railway
Darlington and Barnard Castle Railway 		  Winston
Line and station closed


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