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Railway station in North Yorkshire, England

Scruton
Station on heritage railway
Scruton railway station in September 2013
General information
Location	Scruton, North Yorkshire England
Coordinates	54°19′11″N 1°32′01″W / 54.319604°N 1.533628°W / 54.319604; -1.533628
Grid reference	SE304916
Operated by	Wensleydale Railway
Platforms	1
History
Original company	York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway
Pre-grouping	North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
6 March 1848	Opened as Scruton Lane
Unknown	Renamed Scruton
26 April 1954	Closed to passengers
7 May 1956	Closed to goods
26 April 2014	Reopened

Scruton railway station is a restored railway station on the Wensleydale Railway that serves the village of Scruton, in North Yorkshire, England.

History

Opened by the York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway on 6 March 1848 as "Scruton Lane", it was renamed "Scruton" not long afterwards. The station became part of the London and North Eastern Railway upon the railway grouping of 1923 before being taken over by British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was closed to passenger traffic by British Railways on 26 April 1954, with goods traffic continuing until 7 May 1956.

Present day

Despite the station's closure, the line remained open for limestone traffic until 1992 after which it was taken over by the Wensleydale Railway which obtained a lease of the 22 miles (35 km) from Northallerton to Redmire.

By the time the Wensleydale Railway opened in 2003, Scruton station was a dilapidated and overgrown state. Restoration works were undertaken with the support of Scruton Parish Council and a grant from the Railway Heritage Trust. After completion of the restoration of the structure of the buildings and re-roofing, the Wensleydale Railway signed a sublease with Scruton Parish Council on 27 April 2011 which passed the responsibility for maintaining and restoring the building to the Wensleydale Railway Trust.

On 26 April 2014, Scruton station reopened to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the line's closure to passenger services. A special reopening service was run with Leyland railbus LEV1. By November 2014, although restoration of the building was virtually complete a short length of platform was required for construction to bring it into compliance with modern regulations which require platforms to be at least 60 metres (200 ft). The station did not operate until the Wensleydale's eastern terminus at Northallerton West was completed and opened to the public on 22 November 2014.

The station, along with that at Northallerton West, was closed in August 2016 following a collision between a train and a car at a level crossing near Yafforth. Scruton station has since reopened and is currently the eastern terminus of the Wensleydale Railway. The station is only served on select operating days and is home to the railway's "Living History Experience".

References

Notes

^ Butt (1995), p. 207.
^ Quick (2009), p. 345.
Clinker (1988), p. 121.
"About us". The Wensleydale Railway. 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
^ "Restoration of Scruton Station" (PDF) (Press release). Wensleydale Railway Trust. 27 April 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
"Scruton Station reopening news". Wensleydale Railway. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
^ Nigel Harris, ed. (14–27 May 2014). "Wensleydale celebrates station re-opening". RAIL (748): 21.
Richardson, Andy, ed. (21 April 2017). "Lunchtime talk to reveal history of station". Darlington & Stockton Times. No. 2017–16. p. 13. ISSN 2040-3933.
"Scruton station on Wensleydale Railway reopens after 60 years". BBC News. BBC. 27 April 2014. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
"Scruton Station Platform Appeal". Charity Choice. 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
"New Platform Opens in Hambleton". Star Radio North East. 22 November 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
Minting, Stuart. "Investigation launched after woman seriously hurt after car hit by train near Northallerton". The Northern Echo. Newsquest (North East) Ltd. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
"Scruton". Wensleydale Railway. Retrieved 20 June 2023.

Sources

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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Clinker, C. R. (1988) . Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830–1980 (2nd ed.). Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications & Services. ISBN 978-0-905466-91-0. OCLC 655703233.
Quick, Michael (2009) . Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

External links

Preceding station	Heritage railways		Following station
Leeming Bar		Wensleydale Railway	Northallerton West
	Historical railways
Leeming Bar Line and station open		North Eastern Railway York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway	Ainderby Line and station closed
	Proposed Heritage railways
Leeming Bar Line and station open		Wensleydale Railway	Ainderby Line and station closed

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Disused stations	Ainderby Alne Beningbrough Brafferton Brompton Cowton Coxwold Crakehall Danby Wiske Easingwold Husthwaite Gate Ingleby Jervaulx Newby Wiske Northallerton Town Northallerton West Otterington Pickhill Picton Pilmoor Potto Raskelf Sessay Sexhow Sinderby Stokesley Tollerton Trenholme Bar Welbury West Rounton Gates
Heritage lines	Bedale Leeming Bar Northallerton West Scruton
Notes	1: Northallerton West is disused, but is projected to be reopened if level crossing upgrades are achieved

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