Crossways railway station

Crossways railway station was the upper terminus of the short-lived Jaywick Miniature Railway in Essex, England.[1]

Crossways
General information
LocationJaywick, Essex
England
Coordinates51°46′49″N 1°06′54″E / 51.7802°N 1.115°E / 51.7802; 1.115
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyJaywick Miniature Railway
Key dates
31 July 1936station opens
September 1939station closes

Crossways had a single platform made of concrete (that at Jaywick Sands was of wood) which had bench seating and palisade fencing. The station had a water tank and a coal bunker. The tank would seem to have been moved some time after opening. Beside the station was a large sales office used by Tudor Estate Company which marketed Jaywick as a resort.[2]

The station closed along with the line in 1939, and unlike Jaywick Sands, did not reopen for the 1949 season. The site of the station is now beneath the front garden of a private residence. When foundations were excavated there for a new front wall, the old concrete platform was uncovered by accident.[3]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Jaywick Miniature Railway   Jaywick Sands

References

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  1. ^ Mitchell, V. Branch Lines to Clacton and Walton. 2011. Middleton Press. pp.95-97
  2. ^ Little, L. A Single to the Seashore, The Jaywick Miniature Railway.Narrow Gauge Railway Society. p.10
  3. ^ Little, L. A Single to the Seashore, The Jaywick Miniature Railway.Narrow Gauge Railway Society. p.23