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List of private railway stations in Great Britain

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This is a list of railway stations which at some time have been private halts. It details the name of the railway station, its location, dates where known, reason for its existence and any additional information that may aid the researcher. The station names in bold are still available for use today.
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opened 1954 when Conon Valley Hydro Electric Scheme raised the height of Loch Luichart.
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The station building was renamed Avenue House and remained in-situ until the 1960s.
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The station building has been extended and is now used as a residential building.
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Redcastle Station is the only Black Isle Railway station still standing today.
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was so proud of Broomielaw station that he named one of his horses after it.
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Provided as part considerations in the conveyance of land for the tramway.
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in Buildings of England (Penguin Books, 1957) as "small but decorative".
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A private platform for Lady Ashburnton on the Lochluichart Lodge estate.
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Director of Vale of Clwyd Railway. Right to stop trains expired in 1871
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https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1894/02/11/106897756.pdf
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Wardle built a tunnel through his land to avoid spoiling his view!
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Private station for the Grey family and guests to Fallodon Hall
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Trains stop when required for visitors to Dduallt Manor
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On special gala days at Buckinghamshire Railway Centre
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Not in timetable. Advertised by special notices only
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Served Ashton Hall and the station is still standing
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Archived from 573:Later on a driveway from the Lanhydrock House to 307:Private Halt for Lord Ashton, local businessman 1079:"Disused Stations: Londesborough Park Station" 147:Private until 1965 then became public station 288:Not listed - driver stops at own discretion. 8: 947:Watchingwell (Isle of Wight) railway station 712:Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Railway 464:The trains were known as "E.F.W. specials" 1158:Lists of railway stations in Great Britain 966:Positioned to serve his Swainston Estate. 445:Earl Fitzwilliam's private railway station 285:For use of the residents of Ty Hovington. 909:Private Halt for James Douglas Fletcher. 828:Private halt for Air Force Depot workers 698:A private halt for the Trevelyan Estate. 340:In return for leasing the land, even the 802:Built for Lord Bateman of Shobdon Court 784:Added to the public time table in 1958. 29: 1093:"Disused Stations: Long Witton Station" 1019: 536:Hundred of Manhood & Selsey Tramway 1065:"Disused Stations: Lemsford Road Halt" 758:Did not appear in public time tables. 725:For members of New Luffness Golf Club 604:Did not appear on public time tables. 569:Henry Agar-Ellis, 3rd Viscount Clifden 207:Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway 1133:"Disused Stations: Medina Whatf Halt" 168:A private station for Boreham House. 7: 622:A private station for Whitehall Dod 524:Built at request of local landowner 458:Private Halt to transport guests to 22:Broomielaw Station (remains) in 1965 362:For Sir M.H.Brisco of Crofton Hall 229:Campbell's Platform railway station 76:Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway 667:A short-lived private station for 655:Londesborough Park railway station 583:Lemsford Road Halt railway station 337:Private Halt for Sir Robert Leys. 14: 742:Medina Wharf Halt railway station 701:Became a public station in 1875. 383:For Dykes family of Dovenby Hall 1008:List of private railway stations 888:Rosehaugh Halt railway station 857:Private halt for Lord Saltoun. 439:Advertised in public timetable 575:Bodmin Parkway railway station 1: 841:Formartine and Buchan Railway 732:Golf club paid a rent to the 543:To transport farm produce to 376:Maryport and Carlisle Railway 355:Maryport and Carlisle Railway 83:To serve Treloar's Hospital. 777:For customers of the nearby 418:Duke of Sutherland's Railway 263:For use of the Grant family 245:A siding from 1962 to 1966. 117:to stop any ordinary train. 930:To serve the estate of The 1174: 506:trains stopped on request 503:Built for local landowner 485:trains stopped on request 429:1870-1965; re-opened 1985 396:Keith and Dufftown Railway 1028:"First Stop Buggleskelly" 961:Sir John Barington Simeon 636:Dingwall and Skye Railway 496:Dingwall and Skye Railway 391:Drummuir Curlers Platform 1153:Private railway stations 727:Image:Luffness Links.jpg 470:Fallodon railway station 299:Glasson Dock branch line 124:allowed him to do this. 90:was filmed on the line. 1003:Private railway station 970:Upper Watchingwell Halt 932:Marquess of Londonderry 187:A private halt for the 144:to serve Arisaig House 771:, Republic of Ireland 764:Mosney railway station 152:Boreham House station 23: 734:North British Railway 660:York to Beverley Line 615:Vale of Clwyd Railway 500:1873-1887 and 1964-? 251:Castle Grant Platform 215:Private Halt for Sir 21: 686:- opened as Rothley 256:Strathspey, Scotland 194:Private until 1942, 968:Sometimes known as 963:, Southampton M.P. 736:for the privilege. 527:all trains stopped 491:Glencarron Platform 460:Wentworth Woodhouse 365:Stopped on request 344:had to stop there. 175:Broomielaw station 51:Aboyne Curling Pond 1113:on 6 February 2012 673:Londesborough Hall 517:West Highland Line 452:, South Yorkshire 434:Duke of Sutherland 277:Ffestiniog Railway 235:Ffestiniog railway 203:Butterton station 137:West Highland Line 24: 994: 993: 959:Private halt for 707:Luffness Platform 664:(unknown) - 1867 567:Private halt for 122:Act of Parliament 1165: 1137: 1136: 1129: 1123: 1122: 1120: 1118: 1109:. Archived from 1103: 1097: 1096: 1089: 1083: 1082: 1075: 1069: 1068: 1061: 1055: 1050: 1044: 1043: 1041: 1039: 1034:on 16 April 2009 1024: 805:Private station 591:, Hertfordshire 331:, Aberdeenshire 294:Ashton Hall halt 272:Coed y Bleiddiau 209:, Staffordshire 161:Hatfield Peverel 30: 1173: 1172: 1168: 1167: 1166: 1164: 1163: 1162: 1143: 1142: 1141: 1140: 1131: 1130: 1126: 1116: 1114: 1107:"Branching Out" 1105: 1104: 1100: 1091: 1090: 1086: 1077: 1076: 1072: 1063: 1062: 1058: 1051: 1047: 1037: 1035: 1026: 1025: 1021: 1016: 999: 967: 895: 892:Fortrose Branch 873:Buckinghamshire 843: 818: 719:, East Lothian 714: 597:For workmen at 421: 412:Dunrobin Castle 323: 321:Deeside Railway 115:Lord Malmesbury 96:Avon Lodge Halt 56:Deeside Railway 12: 11: 5: 1171: 1169: 1161: 1160: 1155: 1145: 1144: 1139: 1138: 1124: 1098: 1084: 1070: 1056: 1045: 1018: 1017: 1015: 1012: 1011: 1010: 1005: 998: 995: 992: 991: 989: 987: 984: 979: 973: 972: 964: 957: 954: 949: 943: 942: 935: 928: 925: 920: 914: 913: 910: 907: 904: 889: 885: 884: 881: 878: 875: 870: 862: 861: 858: 855: 852: 838: 832: 831: 829: 826: 823: 813: 811:Parkhouse Halt 807: 806: 803: 800: 797: 792: 786: 785: 782: 781:Holiday Camp. 775: 772: 766: 760: 759: 756: 753: 750: 745: 738: 737: 730: 723: 720: 709: 703: 702: 699: 696: 693: 687: 680: 679: 676: 665: 662: 657: 651: 650: 644: 641: 638: 633: 627: 626: 623: 620: 617: 612: 606: 605: 602: 595: 592: 586: 579: 578: 571: 565: 562: 556: 552: 551: 548: 541: 538: 533: 529: 528: 525: 522: 519: 514: 508: 507: 504: 501: 498: 493: 487: 486: 483: 480: 477: 475:Northumberland 472: 466: 465: 462: 456: 453: 447: 441: 440: 437: 430: 427: 415: 407: 406: 404: 401: 398: 393: 387: 386: 384: 381: 378: 373: 367: 366: 363: 360: 357: 352: 346: 345: 338: 335: 332: 325:Crathes Castle 318: 312: 311: 308: 305: 302: 296: 290: 289: 286: 283: 280: 274: 268: 267: 264: 261: 258: 253: 247: 246: 243: 240: 237: 232: 224: 223: 220: 213: 210: 204: 200: 199: 192: 185: 182: 179:Barnard Castle 176: 172: 171: 169: 166: 163: 153: 149: 148: 145: 142: 139: 134: 126: 125: 118: 111: 108: 98: 92: 91: 88:Oh, Mr Porter! 84: 81: 78: 73: 67: 66: 64: 61: 58: 53: 47: 46: 43: 40: 37: 34: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1170: 1159: 1156: 1154: 1151: 1150: 1148: 1134: 1128: 1125: 1112: 1108: 1102: 1099: 1094: 1088: 1085: 1080: 1074: 1071: 1066: 1060: 1057: 1054: 1049: 1046: 1033: 1029: 1023: 1020: 1013: 1009: 1006: 1004: 1001: 1000: 996: 990: 988: 985: 983: 982:Herefordshire 980: 978: 977:Westmoor Flag 975: 974: 971: 965: 962: 958: 955: 953: 952:Isle of Wight 950: 948: 945: 944: 940: 937:Described by 936: 933: 929: 926: 924: 923:County Durham 921: 919: 916: 915: 911: 908: 905: 903: 899: 893: 890: 887: 886: 882: 879: 876: 874: 871: 869: 868: 867:Quainton Road 864: 863: 859: 856: 853: 851: 850:Aberdeenshire 847: 842: 839: 837: 836:Philorth Halt 834: 833: 830: 827: 824: 822: 817: 816:Waverley Line 814: 812: 809: 808: 804: 801: 798: 796: 795:Herefordshire 793: 791: 788: 787: 783: 780: 776: 773: 770: 767: 765: 762: 761: 757: 754: 751: 749: 748:Isle of Wight 746: 743: 740: 739: 735: 731: 728: 724: 721: 718: 713: 710: 708: 705: 704: 700: 697: 694: 692: 688: 685: 682: 681: 677: 674: 670: 669:George Hudson 666: 663: 661: 658: 656: 653: 652: 648: 645: 642: 639: 637: 634: 632: 629: 628: 624: 621: 618: 616: 613: 611: 608: 607: 603: 600: 596: 593: 590: 587: 584: 581: 580: 576: 572: 570: 566: 563: 560: 557: 554: 553: 549: 546: 542: 539: 537: 534: 531: 530: 526: 523: 520: 518: 515: 513: 510: 509: 505: 502: 499: 497: 494: 492: 489: 488: 484: 481: 478: 476: 473: 471: 468: 467: 463: 461: 457: 454: 451: 448: 446: 443: 442: 438: 435: 431: 428: 426:, Sutherland 425: 419: 416: 414: 413: 409: 408: 405: 402: 399: 397: 394: 392: 389: 388: 385: 382: 379: 377: 374: 372: 371:Dovenby Lodge 369: 368: 364: 361: 358: 356: 353: 351: 348: 347: 343: 339: 336: 333: 330: 326: 322: 319: 317: 314: 313: 309: 306: 303: 301:, Lancashire 300: 297: 295: 292: 291: 287: 284: 281: 278: 275: 273: 270: 269: 265: 262: 259: 257: 254: 252: 249: 248: 244: 241: 238: 236: 233: 231: 230: 226: 225: 221: 218: 217:Thomas Wardle 214: 211: 208: 205: 202: 201: 197: 193: 190: 186: 183: 180: 177: 174: 173: 170: 167: 164: 162: 158: 154: 151: 150: 146: 143: 140: 138: 135: 133: 132: 128: 127: 123: 119: 116: 112: 109: 107: 103: 99: 97: 94: 93: 89: 85: 82: 79: 77: 74: 72: 69: 68: 65: 62: 59: 57: 54: 52: 49: 48: 44: 41: 38: 35: 32: 31: 28: 20: 16: 1127: 1115:. 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Index


Aboyne Curling Pond
Deeside Railway
Alton Park
Basingstoke and Alton Light Railway
Oh, Mr Porter!
Avon Lodge Halt
Ringwood
Christchurch
Lord Malmesbury
Act of Parliament
Beasdale
West Highland Line
Chelmsford
Hatfield Peverel
Barnard Castle
Bowes-Lyon
John Bowes
Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway
Thomas Wardle
Campbell's Platform railway station
Ffestiniog railway
Castle Grant Platform
Strathspey, Scotland
Coed y Bleiddiau
Ffestiniog Railway
Ashton Hall halt
Glasson Dock branch line
Crathes
Deeside Railway

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