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{{Short description|Disused railway station in Redcar and Cleveland, England}}
{{Short description|Disused railway station in Redcar and Cleveland, England}}
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| original = [[North Eastern Railway (UK)|North Eastern Railway]]
| original = [[North Eastern Railway (UK)|North Eastern Railway]]
| postgroup = [[London and North Eastern Railway]] <br /> [[North Eastern Region of British Railways]]
| postgroup = [[London and North Eastern Railway]] <br /> [[North Eastern Region of British Railways]]
| years = By October 1920<ref name="Private">{{cite book | last = Croughton | first = G. | last2 = Kidner | first2 = R.W.|last3= Young|first3 = A. | title = Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations | publisher = Oakwood Press | date = 1982 | location = Trowbridge, Wilts | pages = 138 | isbn = 0-85361-281-1 }}</ref>
| years = By October 1920<ref name="Private">{{cite book | last1 = Croughton | first1 = G. | last2 = Kidner | first2 = R.&nbsp;W.|last3= Young|first3 = A. | title = Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations | publisher = Oakwood Press | date = 1982 | location = Trowbridge, Wilts | pages = 138 | isbn = 0-85361-281-1 }}</ref>
| events = Opened as '''Warrenby Halt'''
| events = Opened as '''Warrenby Halt'''
| years1 = 5 May 1969<ref>{{Butt-Stations}}</ref>
| years1 = 5 May 1969<ref>{{Butt-Stations}}</ref>
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'''Warrenby Halt''' was a [[railway station]] opened in 1920 having been built to serve the village of [[Warrenby]] in [[Redcar and Cleveland]], [[England]] and the nearby [[Dorman Long]] works. It consisted of wooden platforms and brick-built shelters and was gas-lit.<ref>[http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/themarsh/page6.phtml www.communigate.com]</ref>
'''Warrenby Halt''' was a [[railway station]] opened in 1920 having been built to serve the village of [[Warrenby]] in [[Redcar and Cleveland]], [[England]] and the nearby [[Dorman Long]] works. It consisted of wooden platforms and brick-built shelters and was gas-lit.<ref>{{cite web|title= Warrenby Halt |url=http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/themarsh/page6.phtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030414020601/http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/themarsh/page6.phtml |archive-date=14 April 2003 |url-status=dead| website=This is The North East}}</ref>


In 1978 the railway was diverted to allow for the building of the [[Redcar]] steelworks, leaving [[Warrenby]] bypassed. A new station [[Redcar British Steel railway station|Redcar British Steel]] opened on the deviation line to take its place.<ref>[http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/m.h.ellison/nera/october_tour_2000.htm www.staff.ncl.ac.uk]</ref> (The replacement station was officially the quietest station on the entire British rail network with only 40 passengers in 2017/18.)
In 1978 the railway was diverted to allow for the building of the [[Redcar]] steelworks, leaving [[Warrenby]] bypassed. A new station, [[Redcar British Steel railway station|Redcar British Steel]], opened on the deviation line to take its place.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/m.h.ellison/nera/october_tour_2000.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030822123214/http://www.staff.ncl.ac.uk/m.h.ellison/nera/october_tour_2000.htm |title= North Eastern Railway Association. October 2000 Tour – Middlesbrough to Saltburn |date=October 2000|archive-date=22 August 2003|url-status=dead}}</ref> (The replacement station was officially the quietest station on the entire British rail network with only 40 passengers in 2017–18.)
[[File:63395 arrives at Newton Dale Halt..jpg|thumb|Q6 63395 arrives at Newton Dale Halt, the station being built using materials from the old Warrenby Halt railway station.]]
[[File:63395 arrives at Newton Dale Halt..jpg|thumb|Q6 63395 arrives at Newton Dale Halt, the station being built using materials from the old Warrenby Halt railway station.]]
One of Warrenby Halt's platforms survives at [[Newton Dale Halt railway station|Newton Dale Halt]] on the [[North Yorkshire Moors Railway]].<ref>[http://rememberwhen.gazettelive.co.uk/2008/11/warrenby_the_village_that_disa.html www.gazettelive.com]</ref>
One of Warrenby Halt's platforms survives at [[Newton Dale Halt railway station|Newton Dale Halt]] on the [[North Yorkshire Moors Railway]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://rememberwhen.gazettelive.co.uk/2008/11/warrenby_the_village_that_disa.html |title=www.gazettelive.com |access-date=16 January 2009 |archive-date=14 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614195712/http://rememberwhen.gazettelive.co.uk/2008/11/warrenby_the_village_that_disa.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://rememberwhen.gazettelive.co.uk/2008/11/warrenby_the_village_that_disa.html Webpage including photographs of Warrenby Halt]
*{{cite web|url=http://rememberwhen.gazettelive.co.uk/2008/11/warrenby_the_village_that_disa.html |title= Webpage including photographs of Warrenby Halt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614195712/http://rememberwhen.gazettelive.co.uk/2008/11/warrenby_the_village_that_disa.html |archive-date=14 June 2012|url-status=dead }}


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[[Category:Former North Eastern Railway (UK) stations]]
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Latest revision as of 07:46, 4 December 2024

Warrenby Halt
General information
LocationWarrenby, Redcar and Cleveland
England
Coordinates54°36′56″N 1°06′48″W / 54.61556°N 1.11347°W / 54.61556; -1.11347
Grid referenceNZ573248
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
North Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
By October 1920[1]Opened as Warrenby Halt
5 May 1969[2]Renamed Warrenby
19 June 1978[1]Closed and replaced by British Steel Redcar

Warrenby Halt was a railway station opened in 1920 having been built to serve the village of Warrenby in Redcar and Cleveland, England and the nearby Dorman Long works. It consisted of wooden platforms and brick-built shelters and was gas-lit.[3]

In 1978 the railway was diverted to allow for the building of the Redcar steelworks, leaving Warrenby bypassed. A new station, Redcar British Steel, opened on the deviation line to take its place.[4] (The replacement station was officially the quietest station on the entire British rail network with only 40 passengers in 2017–18.)

Q6 63395 arrives at Newton Dale Halt, the station being built using materials from the old Warrenby Halt railway station.

One of Warrenby Halt's platforms survives at Newton Dale Halt on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Croughton, G.; Kidner, R. W.; Young, A. (1982). Private and Untimetabled Railway Stations. Trowbridge, Wilts: Oakwood Press. p. 138. ISBN 0-85361-281-1.
  2. ^ 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  3. ^ "Warrenby Halt". This is The North East. Archived from the original on 14 April 2003.
  4. ^ "North Eastern Railway Association. October 2000 Tour – Middlesbrough to Saltburn". October 2000. Archived from the original on 22 August 2003.
  5. ^ "www.gazettelive.com". Archived from the original on 14 June 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Redcar Central
Line closed, station open 		  London and North Eastern Railway
Tees Valley Line 		  Grangetown
Line and station closed
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