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'''Challow railway station''' is a former railway station about {{convert|2|mi|0}} south of [[Stanford in the Vale]] on the [[A417 road]] between [[Wantage]] and [[Faringdon]]. It is named after the villages of [[West Challow]] and [[East Challow]], which are {{convert|1.5|mi}} and {{convert|2.5|mi|0}} southeast respectively of the former station. |
'''Challow railway station''' is a former railway station about {{convert|2|mi|0}} south of [[Stanford in the Vale]] on the [[A417 road]] between [[Wantage]] and [[Faringdon]]. It is named after the villages of [[West Challow]] and [[East Challow]], which are {{convert|1.5|mi}} and {{convert|2.5|mi|0}} southeast respectively of the former station. |
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When the [[Great Western Railway]] extended its main line from {{rws|Reading}} through the [[Vale of White Horse]] in 1840 it opened the station as '''Faringdon Road station'''. After the [[Faringdon Railway]] between {{rws|Uffington}} and {{rws|Faringdon}} opened in 1864, the GWR renamed Faringdon Road "Challow" to avoid confusion.{{cn|date=April 2009}} |
When the [[Great Western Railway]] extended its main line from {{rws|Reading}} through the [[Vale of White Horse]] in 1840 it opened the station as '''Faringdon Road station'''. After the [[Faringdon Railway]] between {{rws|Uffington}} and {{rws|Faringdon}} opened in 1864, the GWR renamed Faringdon Road "Challow" to avoid confusion.{{cn|date=April 2009}} |
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[[Freight trains]] now use the relief lines from between Challow and Wantage Road to wait for [[British Rail Class 43 (HST)|High Speed Trains]] to overtake them. |
[[Freight trains]] now use the relief lines from between Challow and Wantage Road to wait for [[British Rail Class 43 (HST)|High Speed Trains]] to overtake them. |
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In the omnibus edition of his memoirs, Vaughan describes his time in the early 1960s as a Lad Porter at Challow station. Appendices show track layout and signalling. |
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*{{Cite book |last=Vaughan |first=Adrian |year=1982 |title=Signalman's Morning |location=London |publisher=John Murray |isbn=0-7195-3827-0 |ref=harv }} |
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Challow | |
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 Challow station in 2007, with little remaining of the original station | |
| General information | |
| Location | District of Vale of White Horse |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | GWR Western Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 20 July 1840 | Opened as Faringdon Road |
| 1864 | Renamed Challow |
| 7 December 1964 | Closed |
Challow railway station is a former railway station about 2 miles (3 km) south of Stanford in the Vale on the A417 road between Wantage and Faringdon. It is named after the villages of West Challow and East Challow, which are 1.5 miles (2.4 km) and 2.5 miles (4 km) southeast respectively of the former station.
History
When the Great Western Railway extended its main line from Reading through the Vale of White Horse in 1840 it opened the station as Faringdon Road station. After the Faringdon Railway between Uffington and Faringdon opened in 1864, the GWR renamed Faringdon Road "Challow" to avoid confusion.[citation needed]
Four tracks ran through the station, two fast straddled by two slow. The station's platforms stood outside the slow lines, with at least one of them having a "Pagoda" building, apparently for use as a waiting room.[1]
On 7 December 1964 British Railways withdrew passenger services from Challow and all other intermediate stations between Didcot and Swindon.
The station today
Few parts of the station survive. The northern platform has almost disappeared completely and the southern platform is used by Network Rail, although no buildings remain and the buildings used by Network Rail are only small portable cabins, including a relay room. New buildings have been built around the site. The most noticeable is the bail depot on the site of the northern platform. One nearby public house, the Prince of Wales, was burnt down in 1999 and the site has been levelled.
Freight trains now use the relief lines from between Challow and Wantage Road to wait for High Speed Trains to overtake them.
Reflist
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Sources
- Robertson, Kevin (2004) [1999]. Odd Corners of the GWR: From the Days of Steam. Stroud, Glos: Sutton Publishing Ltd. ISBN 0 7509 3458 1.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Vaughan, Adrian (1982). Signalman's Morning. London: John Murray. ISBN 0-7195-3827-0.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Vaughan, Adrian (1984). Signalman's Twilight. London: John Murray. ISBN 0-7195-3973-0.
{{cite book}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help)
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Wantage Road Line open, station closed |
British Rail Western Region Great Western Main Line |
Uffington Line open, station closed | ||
51°36′44″N 1°29′19″W / 51.61222°N 1.48872°W
- ^ Robertson 2004, p. 4.