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== History ==
== History ==
The station opened as Newbiggin on 1 March 1872 as a terminus of the [[Blyth and Tyne Railway]].{{efn|The station name is sometimes quoted with ''-by-the-Sea'', and sometimes without. Quick (2019) records that the company timetables, Bradshaw, and tickets were all without and that it was mainly the [[Railway Clearing House]] that used it in their ''Handbook of Railway Stations''<ref name="Quick">{{Quick-stations-5|page=296}}</ref><ref name="rch">{{cite book |last=The Railway Clearing House |origyear=1904 |year=1970 |edition=1970 D&C Reprint |title=The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 |location=Newton Abbot |publisher=David & Charles Reprints |isbn=0-7153-5120-6 |page=392}}</ref>, the station running in boards were all without,<ref name=NewbigginStationInfo>{{cite web|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/n/newbiggin|title=Newbiggin station|work=Disused Stations|accessdate=7 March 2017}}</ref>}}<ref name="Quick"/>
The station opened as Newbiggin on 1 March 1872 as a terminus of the [[Blyth and Tyne Railway]].{{efn|The station name is sometimes quoted with ''-by-the-Sea'', and sometimes without. Quick (2022) records that the company timetables, Bradshaw, and tickets were all without and that it was mainly the [[Railway Clearing House]] that used it in their ''Handbook of Railway Stations'',<ref name="Quick">{{Quick-stations-5|page=332}}</ref><ref name="rch">{{cite book |last=The Railway Clearing House |orig-year=1904 |year=1970 |edition=1970 D&C Reprint |title=The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 |location=Newton Abbot |publisher=David & Charles Reprints |isbn=0-7153-5120-6 |page=392}}</ref> the station running in boards were all without,<ref name=NewbigginStationInfo>{{cite web|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/n/newbiggin|title=Newbiggin station|work=Disused Stations|access-date=7 March 2017}}</ref>}}<ref name="Quick"/>


It was situated on the west side of Front Street (now the B1334) and north of what is now the junction with the Buteland Terrace.
It was situated on the west side of Front Street (now the B1334) and north of what is now the junction with the Buteland Terrace.


The station had a long island platform onto which the station building faced. There were sidings on both sides of the station which handled a variety of goods traffic, mainly potatoes and livestock, it was equipped with a one ton crane. There was a signal box and a turntable.<ref name="rch"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Newbiggin station on OS 25 inch map Northumberland (Old Series) LXV.10 (Ashington; Newbiggin By The Sea; Woodhorn Demesne) |year=1905 |url=https://maps.nls.uk/view/132267380#zoom=6&lat=4164&lon=4068&layers=BT |website=National Library of Scotland |accessdate=15 July 2020}}</ref>
The station had a long island platform onto which the station building faced. There were sidings on both sides of the station which handled a variety of goods traffic, mainly potatoes and livestock, it was equipped with a one-ton crane. There was a signal box and a turntable.<ref name="rch"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Newbiggin station on OS 25 inch map Northumberland (Old Series) LXV.10 (Ashington; Newbiggin By The Sea; Woodhorn Demesne) |year=1905 |url=https://maps.nls.uk/view/132267380#zoom=6&lat=4164&lon=4068&layers=BT |website=National Library of Scotland |access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref>


A [[camping coach]] was positioned here by the [[North Eastern Region of British Railways|North Eastern Region]] from 1959 to 1964.<ref>{{cite book|last=McRae|first=Andrew|title=British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s |volume=Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two) |publisher=Foxline |year=1998 |isbn=1-870119-53-3|page=40}}</ref>
A [[camping coach]] was positioned here by the [[North Eastern Region of British Railways|North Eastern Region]] from 1959 to 1964.<ref>{{cite book|last=McRae|first=Andrew|title=British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s |volume=Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two) |publisher=Foxline |year=1998 |isbn=1-870119-53-3|page=40}}</ref>


The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 2 November 1964.<ref name="Quick"/><ref>{{cite book |last=Hurst |first=Geoffrey |date=1992 |title=Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991 |url=https://archive.org/details/registerofclosed0000hurs |location=Worksop, Nottinghamshire |publisher=Milepost Publications |isbn=0-9477-9618-5 |page=32 (ref 1523)}}</ref>
The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 2 November 1964.<ref name="Quick"/><ref>{{cite book |last=Hurst |first=Geoffrey |date=1992 |title=Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991 |url=https://archive.org/details/registerofclosed0000hurs |location=Worksop, Nottinghamshire |publisher=Milepost Publications |isbn=0-9477-9618-5 |page=32 (ref 1523)}}</ref>

===Potential reopening===
Provision has been made when building the [[Northumberland Line]] stations, especially at {{rws|Ashington}} so that if there is a separate scheme, the line could be extended to {{rws|Woodhorn}} and Newbiggin.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.northumberlandline.uk/stations|title=Northumberland Line Station Guides: Ashington|publisher=Nothumberland County Council|accessdate=2 February 2024}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 21:41, 15 December 2024

Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
General information
LocationNewbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland
England
Coordinates55°11′00″N 1°30′59″W / 55.1833°N 1.5165°W / 55.1833; -1.5165
Grid referenceNZ308877
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBlyth and Tyne Railway
Pre-groupingNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
British Rail (North Eastern)
Key dates
1 March 1872 (1872-03-01)Opened
2 November 1964 (1964-11-02)Closed

Newbiggin-by-the-Sea railway station, also referred to as Newbiggin station, served the town of Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, England from 1872 to 1964 on the Blyth and Tyne Railway.

History

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The station opened as Newbiggin on 1 March 1872 as a terminus of the Blyth and Tyne Railway.[a][1]

It was situated on the west side of Front Street (now the B1334) and north of what is now the junction with the Buteland Terrace.

The station had a long island platform onto which the station building faced. There were sidings on both sides of the station which handled a variety of goods traffic, mainly potatoes and livestock, it was equipped with a one-ton crane. There was a signal box and a turntable.[2][4]

A camping coach was positioned here by the North Eastern Region from 1959 to 1964.[5]

The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 2 November 1964.[1][6]

Potential reopening

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Provision has been made when building the Northumberland Line stations, especially at Ashington so that if there is a separate scheme, the line could be extended to Woodhorn and Newbiggin.[7]

References

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  1. ^ The station name is sometimes quoted with -by-the-Sea, and sometimes without. Quick (2022) records that the company timetables, Bradshaw, and tickets were all without and that it was mainly the Railway Clearing House that used it in their Handbook of Railway Stations,[1][2] the station running in boards were all without,[3]
  1. ^ a b c Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 332. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. p. 392. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.
  3. ^ "Newbiggin station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Newbiggin station on OS 25 inch map Northumberland (Old Series) LXV.10 (Ashington; Newbiggin By The Sea; Woodhorn Demesne)". National Library of Scotland. 1905. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  5. ^ McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. p. 40. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
  6. ^ Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. p. 32 (ref 1523). ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
  7. ^ "Northumberland Line Station Guides: Ashington". Nothumberland County Council. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Ashington
Line closed and station open 		  North Eastern Railway
Blyth and Tyne Railway 		  Terminus
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