Reedsmouth railway station

Reedsmouth is a closed railway station in Northumberland, England. It was a junction station where the Wansbeck Railway (Morpeth to Reedsmouth) joined the Border Counties Railway (Hexham to Riccarton Junction). It served the village of Redesmouth, which is spelled differently.

Reedsmouth
Former Reedsmouth engine shed in 2009.
General information
Location	Redesmouth, Northumberland England
Coordinates	55.134°N 2.215°W / 55.134; -2.215
Grid reference	NY863822
Platforms	3
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Border Counties Railway
Pre-grouping	North British Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway North Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 February 1861	Station opens
15 October 1956	Closed to passengers
11 November 1963	Goods services withdrawn

Railway building at Reedsmouth Station, Redesmouth, Northumberland

Border Counties Railway
Overview
Status	Closed
Locale	Roxburghshire, Scotland Northumberland, England
Service
Type	Heavy rail
History
Commenced	11 December 1855
Opened	2 April 1858 (1858-04-02)
Completed	24 June 1862
Merged into	North British Railway - 1860
Merged into	London North Eastern Railway - 1923
Merged into	British Railways - 1948
Closed	1 September 1958 (1958-09-01) (except Reedsmouth–Bellingham, closed 11 November  1963)
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Route map Legend Waverley Route to Edinburgh Riccarton Junction Waverley Route to Carlisle Saughtree Scotland England Deadwater Kielder Lewiefield Halt Plashetts Plashetts Colliery Waggonway portion of line flooded by Kielder Water Falstone Thorneyburn Tarset Charlton Bellingham Wansbeck Railway to Morpeth Reedsmouth Countess Park (1859–1861) Wark Barrasford Chollerton Chollerford (later Humshaugh) Wall Newcastle & Carlisle Railway to Carlisle Border Counties Bridge Border Counties Junction Hexham Newcastle & Carlisle Railway to Newcastle

The station was opened in November 1864. It was closed to passengers in October 1956,^[1] but remained open for goods trains and public excursions until November 11, 1963.^[2] Today, the station can be visited on foot by going into the hamlet of Redesmouth, through the kissing gate and following the footpath signs towards Countess Park. Furthermore, there are old photos and relics to be found at Bellingham Heritage Centre and at the Carriages Tea Room which, as the name suggests, is situated in a restored railway carriage in the Heritage Centre car park.

Services

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Bellingham		London and North Eastern Railway Border Counties Railway		Wark
Terminus		North British Railway Wansbeck Railway		Woodburn

See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain

References

1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 360. OCLC 931112387.
2. "Disused Stations: Reedsmouth Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 23 September 2020.