Cold Norton railway station
Cold Norton | |
|---|---|
 Location of the railway bridge and railway workers cottages in 1984 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Cold Norton, Maldon England |
| Coordinates | 51°40′18″N 0°40′26″E / 51.6718°N 0.6738°E |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Eastern Railway[1] |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 October 1889[1] | Opened |
| 10 September 1939[1] | Closed |
Cold Norton railway station served the village of Cold Norton, Essex. It was opened on 1 October 1889 by the Great Eastern Railway on a single-track branch line (Engineer's Line Reference WFM) from Woodham Ferrers to Maldon East. The station was 3 miles 31 chains (5.45 km) from Wickford Junction[2] and had a single platform on the west side of the running line and a passing (goods) loop, a station building, a parcels shed, goods sidings, and a 30-level signal box which was reduced to a ground frame in 1939.[3] The station name was originally Cold Norton for Purleigh and Stow Maries this was later changed to Cold Norton for Latchingdon.[3]
There was a fatal railway accident near Cold Norton in 1899.[4]
The station was closed to passengers in September 1939 but the line remained in use for goods traffic until 1953[5] 1959.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ "ELR Railway codes".
- ^ a b Mitchell, Vic (2010). Branch Lines to Southend and Southminster. Midhurst Sussex: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-76-5.
- ^ "Essex Family History".
- ^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench
- ^ David St. John Thomas, Henry Patrick White (1968). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain. Phoenix House.
External links
[edit]- Cold Norton station on navigable 1945 O. S. map
- GER Society webpage containing photograph of the station in 1911
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Barons Lane Halt | Great Eastern Railway Maldon to Woodham Ferrers branch line |
Stow St. Mary Halt |
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