Scotsgap railway station

Scotsgap was a stone-built railway station in Northumberland on the Wansbeck Railway, which served the villages of Scots' Gap and Cambo. It was located on the line between Morpeth and Reedsmouth, and was the junction for the branch line of the Northumberland Railway to Rothbury.

Scotsgap
Location	Scots' Gap, Wansbeck, Northumberland England
Grid reference	NZ039867
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Wansbeck Railway
Pre-grouping	Wansbeck Railway Company North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway North Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
23 July 1862	Station opened as Scots Gap
15 September 1952	Station closed to passengers
3 October 1966	Station closed to freight

History

In 1859 Parliament authorised the Wansbeck Railway Company to build the line from Morpeth to Reedsmouth. Due to financial difficulties the line was built in stages.[1] In 1862 the line from Morpeth to Scotsgap opened, with an extension to Knowesgate opening a year later. At this time the Wansbeck Railway Company amalgamates with the North British Railway. It was only on 1 May 1865 that the line was completed. In 1923 the line and the North British Railway merged with the London and North Eastern Railway.

The station was opened as Scots Gap in 1862, but was renamed Scotsgap in October 1903. In September 1952 passenger services were withdrawn from the line, and the goods service from much of the line in November 1963. The line was closed completely in the October 1966 with the station being closed on 3 October 1966.[1] The station building and platform remain and the site is now occupied by an agricultural merchant.[1]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Middleton North Line and station closed		North British Railway Wansbeck Railway		Knowesgate Line and station closed
Terminus		North British Railway Rothbury Branch		Longwitton Line and station closed

Rothbury Branch
Overview Locale Northumberland Dates of operation 1870–1963 Successor North British Railway Technical Track gauge 4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) Length 13 miles (21 km)
Rothbury Brinkburn Fontburn Halt Fontburn Viaduct Ewesley Longwitton Scotsgap Wansbeck Railway to Reedsmouth │ to Morpeth

Wansbeck Railway
Border Counties Railway to Hexham │ to Riccarton Junction Reedsmouth to Broomhope Valley Woodburn Knowesgate Rothbury Branch Rothbury  Brinkburn Ewesley Rothley Rothbury Branch Scotsgap Middleton North Angerton Meldon Morpeth crossing removed 1872 Morpeth Blyth and Tyne Railway East Coast Main Line to Newcastle │ to Berwick-upon-Tweed

References

1. "Disused Stations: Scotsgap Station". www.subbrit.org.uk.

External links

• Scotsgap Station on Northumbrian Railways
• ScotsGap Station on Disused Stations
• Scotsgap Station on a navigable 1956 O. S. map
• The line on RailScot