Barons Lane Halt | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location |
Purleigh,
Maldon England |
| Grid reference | TL846025 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Eastern Railway [1] |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 10 July 1922 [1] | Opened |
| 10 September 1939 [1] | Closed |
Barons Lane Halt railway station was a halt that served the village of Purleigh, Essex. It was 4 miles 24 chains (6.92 km) from Wickford Junction. [2] The sidings at this location were opened with the line on 1 October 1889, [3] but the halt was not opened until 10 July 1922 by the Great Eastern Railway on the branch line ( Engineer's Line Reference WFM) from Woodham Ferrers to Maldon East.
It was closed in September 1939 but the line remained in use for goods traffic until 1959. [4] Vic Mitchell says that freight traffic ceased on 1 April 1953. [3]
References
- ^ a b c Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ "ELR railway codes".
- ^ a b Mitchell, Vic (2010). Branch Lines to Southend and Southminster. Midhurst Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-76-5.
- ^ David St. John Thomas, Henry Patrick White (1968). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Phoenix House.
External links
- History of the Crouch valley Line
- Barons Lane Halt on navigable old O. S. map
- GER Society webpage containing photograph of the station in the 1920s
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maldon West Halt |
Great Eastern Railway Maldon to Woodham Ferrers branch line |
Cold Norton |
51°41′26″N 0°40′12″E / 51.6906°N 0.6701°E
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Barons Lane Halt | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location |
Purleigh,
Maldon England |
| Grid reference | TL846025 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Eastern Railway [1] |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 10 July 1922 [1] | Opened |
| 10 September 1939 [1] | Closed |
Barons Lane Halt railway station was a halt that served the village of Purleigh, Essex. It was 4 miles 24 chains (6.92 km) from Wickford Junction. [2] The sidings at this location were opened with the line on 1 October 1889, [3] but the halt was not opened until 10 July 1922 by the Great Eastern Railway on the branch line ( Engineer's Line Reference WFM) from Woodham Ferrers to Maldon East.
It was closed in September 1939 but the line remained in use for goods traffic until 1959. [4] Vic Mitchell says that freight traffic ceased on 1 April 1953. [3]
References
- ^ a b c Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ "ELR railway codes".
- ^ a b Mitchell, Vic (2010). Branch Lines to Southend and Southminster. Midhurst Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-76-5.
- ^ David St. John Thomas, Henry Patrick White (1968). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Phoenix House.
External links
- History of the Crouch valley Line
- Barons Lane Halt on navigable old O. S. map
- GER Society webpage containing photograph of the station in the 1920s
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maldon West Halt |
Great Eastern Railway Maldon to Woodham Ferrers branch line |
Cold Norton |
51°41′26″N 0°40′12″E / 51.6906°N 0.6701°E
|
| This article about a railway station in the East of England is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |