Bradfield | |
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![]() Bradfield station in 1963 | |
General information | |
Location |
Bradfield,
Tendring England |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company |
Eastern Union Railway
[1] Eastern Counties Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
15 August 1854 | Opened [1] |
2 July 1956 | Closed |
Bradfield railway station served the village of Bradfield in Essex. It was on the Manningtree to Harwich branch line, which is today known as The Mayflower Line. [2] It closed in 1956. Consisting of just two through platforms it had no sidings for working local goods traffic, which was the normal scenario in rural East Anglia. [3] The station buildings on the up platform were particularly splendid for a very small station and were captured by the well known and popular transport artist Malcolm Root FGRA. [4] The facilities on the down platform were very modest by comparison. The station had a very restricted catchment area and with a local population of just 730 in 1901 and 811 in 1961, passenger numbers were always very limited. [5] A level crossing at the west end of the station was controlled by a signal box on the up side with just 12 levers. [6]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Mistley Line and station open |
Eastern Region of British Railways Mayflower line |
Priory Halt Line open, station closed |
51°56′24″N 1°06′40″E / 51.93995°N 1.11112°E
Bradfield | |
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![]() Bradfield station in 1963 | |
General information | |
Location |
Bradfield,
Tendring England |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company |
Eastern Union Railway
[1] Eastern Counties Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
15 August 1854 | Opened [1] |
2 July 1956 | Closed |
Bradfield railway station served the village of Bradfield in Essex. It was on the Manningtree to Harwich branch line, which is today known as The Mayflower Line. [2] It closed in 1956. Consisting of just two through platforms it had no sidings for working local goods traffic, which was the normal scenario in rural East Anglia. [3] The station buildings on the up platform were particularly splendid for a very small station and were captured by the well known and popular transport artist Malcolm Root FGRA. [4] The facilities on the down platform were very modest by comparison. The station had a very restricted catchment area and with a local population of just 730 in 1901 and 811 in 1961, passenger numbers were always very limited. [5] A level crossing at the west end of the station was controlled by a signal box on the up side with just 12 levers. [6]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Mistley Line and station open |
Eastern Region of British Railways Mayflower line |
Priory Halt Line open, station closed |
51°56′24″N 1°06′40″E / 51.93995°N 1.11112°E