Lambley | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Lambley, Northumberland England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°55′01″N 2°30′33″W / 54.9170°N 2.5093°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NY674581 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Newcastle and Carlisle Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | |||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 21 May 1852 | Opened | ||||
| 3 May 1976 | Closed | ||||
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Lambley was a railway station on the Alston Branch Line, which ran between Haltwhistle and Alston. The station, situated 4+3⁄4 miles (8 km) south-west of Haltwhistle, served the village of Lambley in Northumberland.
The station was opened by the North Eastern Railway on 21 May 1852, following the completion of Lambley Viaduct.[1] The imposing stone viaduct is located the north-east of the former station, and was designed by Sir George Barclay Bruce. It spans a length of 850 feet (260 m) over the River South Tyne. The viaduct was designated a Grade II* listed structure on 23 August 1985.[2]
There were a number of unscheduled calling points on the section of the line between Lambley and Slaggyford, including those at Burnstones, Softley and Whitwham.[3] Trains regularly stopped to allow passengers to board and alight, despite no platform or facilities being available at these locations.
- ^ Quick, Michael (2009). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology. Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 243. ISBN 978-0901461575.
- ^ Historic England, "Railway Viaduct Across River South Tyne (Grade II*) (1042918)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 November 2020
- ^ Quick, Michael (2009). Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain: A Chronology. Railway and Canal Historical Society. pp. 99, 370 and 428. ISBN 978-0901461575.