1922 Edinburgh - KX station list

[flymo]

For no reason I can think of, I was looking at the Bradshaws 1922 timetable and thought it would be fun to list all the stations on the ECML from Edinburgh Waverley to KingsCross

Edinburgh Waverley
Abbeyhill
Piershill
Portobello
Joppa
New Hailes
Inveresk
Prestonpans for Tranent
Longniddry
Drem
East Fortune
East Linton
Dunbar
Innerwick
Cockburnspath
Grantshouse
Reston
Ayton
Burnmouth
Berwick
Tweedmouth
Scremerston
Goswick
Beal
Smeafield
Belford
Lucker
Newham
Chathill
Christon Bank
Little Mill
Longhoughton
Alnmouth
Warkworth
Acklington for Felton
Chevington
Widdrington
Longhirst
Pegswood for Bothal
Morpeth
Stannington
Plessey
Cramlington
Annitsford
Killingworth
Forest Hall
Heaton
Manors East
Newcastle
(Gateshead West)
Bensham
Low Fell
Lamesley
Birtley
Chester-le-Street
Plawsworth
Durham
Croxdale
Ferryhill
Bradbury
Aycliffe
Darlington Bank Top
Croft Spa
Cowton
Danby Wiske
Northallerton
Otterington
Thirsk
Sessay
Pilmoor
Raskelf
Alne
Tollerton
Beningbrough
York
Naburn
Escrick
Riccall
Selby
Temple Hirst
Heck
Baine
Moss
Arksey
Doncaster
Rossington
Bawtry
Scrooby
Ranskill
Barnby Moor & Sutton
Retford
Tuxford
Dukeries Junc.
Crow Park for Sutton
Carlton-on-Trent
Newark
Claypole
Heugham
Barkston
Grantham
Great Ponton
Corby
Little Bytham
Essendine
Tallington
Peterborough
Yaxley & Farcet
Holme
Abbotts Ripton
Huntingdon
Offord & Buckden
St. Neots
Tempsford
Sandy
Biggleswade
Arlesey & Shefford Road
Three Counties
Hitchin
Stevenage
Knebworth
Welwyn
Hatfield
Potters Bar
Hadley Wood
New Barnet
Oakleigh Park
New Southgate
Wood Green
Hornsey
Harringay
Finsbury Park
Kings Cross

Of course there are a few variations on what is the ECML and what have you but what the heck, here you go.

Just imagine from a ticketing point of view, if the same stations existed today, how many splits there could be....

Amazing to think how many stations have closed..:cry:

 

[DaveNewcastle]

Spelling: Great Ponton (not Poutou)

 

[flymo]

Spelling: Great Ponton (not Poutou)

Thanks - updated.

Knew there would be at least one typo.....

 

[scotsman]

13 stations in the first 30 miles...wow

 

[Blindtraveler]

13 stations in the first 30 miles...wow

many of which would be well used today if say a 321 or similar was to spend the day trundling up and down between Edinburgh, berwick and newcastle. The suburban haults in Edinburgh would also releav crouding on the 26 and 44 bus runs and East Lothian residents would have a greater choice.

 

[Aictos]

Edinburgh Waverley - Still Open
Abbeyhill - Closed
Piershi - Closed
Portobello - Closed
Joppa - Closed
New Hailes - Closed
Inveresk - Closed
Prestonpans for Tranent - Still Open, although renamed Prestonpans
Longniddry - Still Open
Drem - Still Open
East Fortune - Closed
East Linton - Closed
Dunbar - Still Open
Innerwick - Closed
Cockburnspath - Closed
Grantshouse - Closed
Reston - Closed
Ayton - Closed
Burnmouth - Closed
Berwick - Still Open, although renamed Berwick Upon Tweed
Tweedmouth - Closed
Scremerston - Closed
Goswick - Closed
Beal - Closed
Smeafield - Closed
Belford - Closed
Lucker - Closed
Newham - Closed
Chathill - Still Open
Christon Bank - Closed
Little Mill - Closed
Longhoughton - Closed
Alnmouth - Still Open, although has the suffix 'for Alnwick'
Warkworth - Closed
Acklington for Felton - Still Open, although renamed to Acklington
Chevington - Closed
Widdrington - Still Open
Longhirst - Closed
Pegswood for Bothal - Still Open, although renamed to Pegswood
Morpeth - Still Open
Stannington - Closed
Plessey - Closed
Cramlington - Still Open
Annitsford - Closed
Killingworth - Closed
Forest Hall - Closed
Heaton - Closed
Manors East - Still Open, although renamed to Manors
Newcastle - Still Open, Although just called Newcastle
(Gateshead West)
Bensham - Closed
Low Fell - Closed
Lamesley - Closed
Birtley - Closed
Chester-le-Street - Still Open
Plawsworth - Closed
Durham - Still Open
Croxdale - Closed
Ferryhill - Closed
Bradbury - Closed
Aycliffe - Closed
Darlington Bank Top - Still Open, Renamed to Darlington
Croft Spa - Closed
Cowton - Closed
Danby Wiske - Closed
Northallerton - Still Open
Otterington - Closed
Thirsk - Still Open
Sessay - Closed
Pilmoor - Closed
Raskelf - Closed
Alne - Closed
Tollerton - Closed
Beningbrough - Closed
York - Still Open
Naburn - Closed
Escrick - Closed
Riccall - Closed
Selby - Still Open
Temple Hirst - Closed
Heck - Closed
Baine - Closed
Moss - Closed
Arksey - Closed
Doncaster - Still Open
Rossington - Closed
Bawtry - Closed
Scrooby - Closed
Ranskill - Closed
Barnby Moor & Sutton - Closed
Retford - Still Open
Tuxford - Closed
Dukeries Junc. - Closed
Crow Park for Sutton - Closed
Carlton-on-Trent - Closed
Newark - Still Open, Renamed to Newark Northgate
Claypole - Closed
Heugham - Closed
Barkston - Closed
Grantham - Still Open
Great Ponton - Closed
Corby - Still Open
Little Bytham - Closed
Essendine - Closed
Tallington - Closed
Peterborough - Still Open
Yaxley & Farcet - Closed
Holme - Closed
Abbotts Ripton - Closed
Huntingdon - Still Open
Offord & Buckden - Closed
St. Neots - Still Open
Tempsford - Closed
Sandy - Still Open
Biggleswade - Still Open
Arlesey & Shefford Road - Still Open, Renamed to Arlesey
Three Counties - Closed
Hitchin - Still Open
Stevenage - Still Open
Knebworth - Still Open
Welwyn - Still Open, Note there is Welwyn North & Welwyn Garden City
Hatfield - Still Open
Potters Bar - Still Open
Hadley Wood - Still Open
New Barnet - Still Open
Oakleigh Park - Still Open
New Southgate - Still Open
Wood Green - Still Open, Renamed to Alexandra Palace
Hornsey - Still Open
Harringay - Still Open
Finsbury Park - Still Open
Kings Cross - Still Open

Basically in green are the stations which are open today and in red are stations which no longer exist, if Network Rail was to open any of the highlighted red stations which ones should they be and why?

 

[142094]

Manors East is still open (just known as Manors now).

 

[Yew]

I would say that if a LM type service was established on the ECML, some of the stations (at less in the southern ends) could be reopened, For example If the robin hood line extension took place, then it's possible tuxford might be opened again if it could connect to a service to London/Edinburgh

 

[4SRKT]

Chathill, Acklington, Widdrington and Pegswood are still open. Just.

Is the reopened Arlesey on the same site as the old Arlesey & Shefford?

 

[MidnightFlyer]

Alnmouth is now suffixed 'for Alnwick', Newcastle is sometimes suffixed 'Central', and Selby is now avoided

 

[Liam]

There are new stations at Musselburgh and Wallyford.

 

[Aictos]

Chathill, Acklington, Widdrington and Pegswood are still open. Just.

Is the reopened Arlesey on the same site as the old Arlesey & Shefford?

I've got a book Hitchin to Peterborough and by looking at two photos within the book, it looks like the existing booking office was pretty much built on the site of the old signal box so in answer to your question yes I do believe the reopened Arlesey is on the same site as the old Arlesey & Shefford station.

There are new stations at Musselburgh and Wallyford.

Where would they be if they were on the 1922 list though?

If we're discussing LM type services, I wouldn't mind seeing the existing Newark terminators being handed over to FCC using either Class 411s from Siemens upgraded to work off the UK gauge or Class 395s from Hitachi both of which could be the GN's answer to South Eastern's High Speed Services although they would see luxury items such as onboard catering, wifi, power plugs etc...thus decreasing the workload on the existing East Coast fleet and allowing it to be used on other East Coast services.

 

[flymo]

There are new stations at Musselburgh and Wallyford.

Where would they be if they were on the 1922 list though?

They would be either side* of the former station at Inveresk

Edinburgh Waverley
Abbeyhill
Piershill
Portobello
Joppa
New Hailes
Musselburgh
Inveresk
Wallyford
Prestonpans for Tranent
Longniddry
Drem
East Fortune
East Linton
Dunbar

*This is just by comparing the approximate mileages shown in the 1922 book with the present. Inveresk is shown as 6½ miles from Waverley and the current book has Musselburgh at 5¼ and Wallyford at 7½. For clarity, New Hailes is shown as 4¾ and Prestonpans for Tranent 9½.

Actually not sure why I put Gateshead West in the list, I think it was in case any train left Newcastle via the High Level Bridge.

I was also going to do the WCML but I thought there would be too much of a fight healthy debate over which was the correct line as there are several possibilities, i.e. via Northampton, Birmingham, Trent Valley etc to name but a few. If there is ever a concensus, I'll put together the WCML too. Might have to incorporate more than one possibility in it anyway.....

 

[scotsman]

Musselburgh is essentially New Hailes, maybe just a slightly different location. Inveresk is slap-bang between Musselburgh and Wallyford. Wallyford serves some 1940s/50s housing and may have been called Levenhall if the station existed in 1922.

I think FCC should probably be redrawn to not include Thameslink, but to do semi-fasts to Leeds, Doncaster and Bradford instead.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

PM on its way to you.

 

[142094]

Cramlington is also open (didn't check that one last night).