Scruton | |||||
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 Scruton railway station in September 2013 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Scruton,North Yorkshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 54°19′11″N1°32′01″W / 54.319604°N 1.533628°W /54.319604; -1.533628 | ||||
| Grid reference | SE304916 | ||||
| System | Station onheritage railway | ||||
| 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 asScruton Lane | ||||
| Unknown | RenamedScruton | ||||
| 26 April 1954 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 7 May 1956 | Closed to goods | ||||
| 26 April 2014 | Reopened | ||||
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Scruton railway station is a restored railway station on theWensleydale Railway that serves the village ofScruton, inNorth Yorkshire,England.
Opened by theYork, Newcastle and Berwick Railway on 6 March 1848 as "Scruton Lane", it was renamed "Scruton" not long afterwards.[1][2] The station became part of theLondon and North Eastern Railway upon therailway grouping of 1923 before being taken over byBritish Railways onnationalisation in 1948. It was closed to passenger traffic byBritish Railways on 26 April 1954,[1][2] with goods traffic continuing until 7 May 1956.[3]
Despite the station's closure, the line remained open for limestone traffic until 1992 after which it was taken over by theWensleydale Railway which obtained a lease of the 22 miles (35 km) from Northallerton toRedmire.[4]
By the time the Wensleydale Railway opened in 2003, Scruton station was a dilapidated and overgrown state.[5] Restoration works were undertaken with the support of Scruton Parish Council and a grant from the Railway Heritage Trust.[5] After completion of the restoration of the structure of the buildings and re-roofing, the Wensleydale Railway signed asublease with Scruton Parish Council on 27 April 2011 which passed the responsibility for maintaining and restoring the building to the Wensleydale Railway Trust.[5]
On 26 April 2014,Scruton station reopened to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the line's closure to passenger services.[6] A special reopening service was run withLeyland railbus LEV1.[7] By November 2014, although restoration of the building was virtually complete[8] 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).[7][9][10] The station did not operate until the Wensleydale's eastern terminus atNorthallerton West was completed and opened to the public on 22 November 2014.[7][11]
The station, along with that atNorthallerton West, was closed in August 2016 following a collision between a train and a car at a level crossing nearYafforth.[12] 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".[13]
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leeming Bar Terminus | Wensleydale Railway Shuttle service | Terminus | ||
| Leeming Bar towardsLeyburn | Wensleydale Railway Service suspended | Northallerton West Terminus | ||
| Proposed extension | ||||
| Leeming Bar towardsLeyburn | Wensleydale Railway | Ainderby towardsNorthallerton | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Leeming Bar Line and station open | North Eastern Railway York, Newcastle and Berwick Railway | Ainderby Line and station closed | ||
