Ribbleton railway station was on the Preston and Longridge Railway in Ribbleton, a suburb of Preston, Lancashire, England.
Fulwood / Ribbleton | |||||
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 The former station building in 2007 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Gamull Lane, Ribbleton, Preston England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°46′58″N 2°39′31″W / 53.7827°N 2.6587°W | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Preston and Longridge Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway/London and North Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1854 | Opened as Gammer Lane | ||||
| 1856 | Renamed Fulwood | ||||
| 1900 | Renamed Ribbleton | ||||
| 31 May 1930 | Closed | ||||
| 1980 | Line closed; tracks and bridge removed | ||||
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When the station opened in 1854 it was at first called Gammer Lane[1] (which appears to be a misspelling of Gamull Lane, on which the station was located). Two years later, the line was bought by the Fleetwood, Preston and West Riding Junction Railway and the station was renamed Fulwood Station.
Between 1863 and 1866 there was another short-lived station called Ribbleton, closer to Preston. It was not until 1900 that Fulwood Station was finally renamed Ribbleton Station. The station closed to passengers services in 1930.
The line through the station continued to be used for goods trains to and from Courtaulds Red Scar Works until 1980. After closure the Gamull Lane bridge over the line was removed. The route on either side is now a combined cycle path and footpath. The station building still stands, and was a private house with the former trackbed through its garden until 2021 when it was bought by Preston Trampower, intending to use it as their headquarters.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ Suggitt, p.50; Biddle, pl.43
- ^ Gavell, Tim (2 June 2021). "Plans for a new tramway in Preston get a boost after former railway station master's house is snapped up". Lancashire Post. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
References
edit- Biddle, G. (1989) The Railways Around Preston—A Historical Review, Scenes from the past, 6, Foxline Publishing, ISBN 1-870119-05-3
- Suggitt, G. (2003, revised 2004) Lost Railways of Lancashire, Countryside Books, Newbury, ISBN 1-85306-801-2, pp. 50, 51 & 55.
- Potter, T. (1993), Reflections on Preston, Sigma Leisure, Wilmslow, ISBN 1-85058-387-0, p. 46.
- Preston to Longridge Disused Railway, Lancashire County Council website, accessed 15 June 2007
External links
edit- Preston Station Past and Present — page specifically covering the Longridge Line
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Deepdale Street Terminus |
Preston and Longridge Railway until 1856 |
Grimsargh towards Longridge | ||
| Deepdale towards Preston |
L&YR / L&NWR joint Fleetwood, Preston and West Riding Junction Railway from 1856 |
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