Crossford railway station
{{Short description|Former railway station in Scotland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Crossford
| status = Disused
| image =
| borough = Crossford, Dumfries and Galloway
| country = Scotland
| original = Cairn Valley Light Railway
| pregroup = Glasgow and South Western Railway
| postgroup = London, Midland and Scottish Railway
| years1 = {{Start date|1905|03|01|df=yes}}
| events1 = Station opened
| years2 = {{end date|1943|05|03|df=y}}
| events2 = Station closed
}}
Crossford is a closed station of the Cairn Valley Light Railway branch, from Dumfries. It served the rural area of Crossford in Dumfries and Galloway The line was closed to passengers in 1943.Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench
History
The CVR was nominally independent, but was in reality controlled by the Glasgow and South Western Railway.Sanders, page 50 The line was closed to passengers on 3 May 1943, during WW2Awdry, page 64 and to freight on 4 July 1949,Thomas, page 203 and the track lifted in 1953. 1947 is also quoted as a date of complete closure.
The siding was worked by down trains only, goods for Dumfries being taken to the nearest station along. The points were unlocked with an Annett's key that was kept in a locked box on a post adjacent to the point.Kirkpatrick, Page 91
Trains were controlled by a 'lock and block' system whereby the trains operated treadles on the single line to interact with the block instruments.
Views at the old station
File:Crossford station Moniave.JPG|Crossford's old station master's house.
File:Crossford station level crossing.JPG|Rails still in the road at the level crossing.
File:Crossford Station site.JPG|The course of the trackbed running towards Moniaive.
See also
References
= Notes =
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= Sources =
- {{Awdry-RailCo}}
- Sanders, Keith and Hodgins, Douglas (1995). British Railways. Past and Present South West Scotland. No. 19. {{ISBN|1-85895-074-0}}.
- Thomas, David St John & Whitehouse, Patrick (1993). The Romance of Scotlands Railways. Newton Abbot : David St John Thomas. {{ISBN|0-946537-89-5}}.
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Category:Disused railway stations in Dumfries and Galloway
Category:Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1905
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1943