Lockerbie railway station is a railway station serving the town of Lockerbie, on the West Coast Main Line, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is located 75 miles (121 kilometres) south of Glasgow Central and 324 miles (521 kilometres) north of London Euston. The station is owned by Network Rail.
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 The exterior of Lockerbie station in June 2010 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland | ||||
| Coordinates | 55°07′23″N 3°21′15″W / 55.1231°N 3.3541°W | ||||
| Grid reference | NY137817 | ||||
| Managed by | ScotRail | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | LOC | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Caledonian Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Caledonian Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LMS | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 10 September 1847 | Station opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  0.273 million | ||||
| 2019/20 |  0.252 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 34,596 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.159 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.111 million | ||||
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History
editThe station was opened along with the first section of the Caledonian Railway's main line from Carlisle in September 1847. The line initially terminated at Beattock, but was completed through to Glasgow & Edinburgh early the following year. A branch line from here to Dumfries via Lochmaben was completed in September 1863 – this was constructed by the independent Dumfries, Lochmaben & Lockerbie Railway, but was absorbed by the Caledonian company two years later. Though this route allowed the Caledonian company to reach Dumfries and thus compete with the rival Glasgow and South Western Railway, it never developed beyond country branch status.
On 4 May 1882, an accident occurred when the branch service from Stranraer via the Dumfries, Lochmaben and Lockerbie Railway passed a signal and entered the station at 23:25. It collided at low speed, with a goods train already on the northbound line. This collision, though minor, forced carriages from the goods train onto the southbound line and into the path of the speeding Glasgow Express which smashed into the wreckage and derailed onto the station platform. Seven people were killed, including the driver and fireman of the express. The guard from the express ran down the line to warn another approaching train of the accident and prevented a further collision. There were 300 injuries. The driver of the first train, the Lockerbie station master and the local inspection regime were all criticised for their actions in the subsequent report on the crash.[2]
The branch to Dumfries was closed to passenger services by the British Transport Commission in May 1952. Goods traffic continued until 1966, when the line fell victim to the Beeching Axe. Except Lockerbie all other local stations on the main line between Carlisle and Carstairs closed during the 1960s. The first electrically operated passenger services operated by British Rail in May 1974 when the West Coast Main Line electrification project between Weaver Junction & Glasgow was completed.
Services northwards to Glasgow and Edinburgh were suspended in January 2016 and replaced by buses, whilst major repairs were carried out the River Clyde viaduct at Lamington that was damaged by Storm Frank. Trains resumed on 22 February 2016.[3]
Open access operator Grand Union Trains plans to serve the station with four trains a day on a Stirling to London Euston service to begin in June 2025.[4][5]
Stationmasters
edit- James Chesney from 1863[6] (formerly station master at Beattock)
- John Wallace 1875 - 1881
- John Stothart 1881[7] - 1883 (formerly station master at West Calder)
- David Wightman 1883[8] - 1901 (formerly station master at Busby)
- Kenneth Wilson 1901[9] - 1905 (formerly station master at Kelvinbridge)
- Samuel Kerr 1905 - 1914[10] (formerly station master at Uddingston, afterwards station master at Lanark)
- William Steele 1914[11] - 1924 (formerly station master at Peebles)
- John Dickson 1924[12] - 1925 (formerly station master at Peebles)
- William Scougall 1925[13] - 1931 (formerly station master at Peebles)
- William Tinning from 1931[14] (formerly station master at Newmains)
- James W. Collins 1938 - 1939[15] (formerly station master at Dumbarton, afterwards station master at Stirling)
- William Copland 1948[16] - 1949 (formerly station master at Gleneagles)
- David M.Tyndall 1949[17] - 1958 (formerly station master at Brechin)
Services and operations
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Lockerbie station is managed by ScotRail, although the company does not provide any services to or from the station. Lockerbie is one of only two railway stations in Scotland not served by ScotRail (the other being Reston). All services are provided by Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express.
TransPennine Express
editTransPennine Express provide most services, As of 2022 there is an hourly service to Manchester Airport, a two-hourly service to Edinburgh Waverley (with one larger gap leaving a four-hour gap between services), and a two-hourly service to Glasgow Central, with hourly departures from 7 pm to 12 pm.
Most services are run using Class 397 Civity trains, however a few services between Manchester and Edinburgh used Hitachi Class 802 A-Trains as of 16 May 2022.
Avanti West Coast
editAvanti West Coast operate six services on weekdays. There are three trains per day to Glasgow Central, two to London Euston and one to Crewe. On Saturdays, four services call at Lockerbie, two southbound to London and two northbound to Glasgow. On Sundays, three Avanti trains call at Lockerbie, providing services to Glasgow Central, London Euston and Crewe.[18][19]
Avanti West Coast services are provided using British Rail Class 390 Pendolinos.
References
editNotes
edit- ^ Brailsford, Martyn, ed. (December 2017) [1987]. "Gaelic/English Station Index". Railway Track Diagrams 1: Scotland & Isle of Man (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. ISBN 978-0-9549866-9-8.
- ^ "News & Star: The Lockerbie Disaster of 1882". Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
- ^ Lamington Viaduct to remain closed until March ITV News; retrieved 19 January 2016
- ^ "Grand Union optimistic of approval for spacious new Stirling-London train service on west coast main line". The Scotsman. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "ORR: Open access services given green light between London and Stirling | Office of Rail and Road". www.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Moffat". Daily Review (Edinburgh). Scotland. 6 April 1863. Retrieved 6 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Railway Appointment". Annandale Observer and Advertiser. Scotland. 17 June 1881. Retrieved 6 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Lockerbie Stationmaster". Glasgow Evening Citizen. Scotland. 11 October 1883. Retrieved 6 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Railway Notes". Dundee Evening pOst. Scotland. 6 April 1901. Retrieved 6 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Promotion for Lockerbie Station Agent". Dumfries and Galloway Standard. Scotland. 21 January 1914. Retrieved 6 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Peebles Stationmaster". Southern Reporter. Scotland. 12 March 1914. Retrieved 6 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Presentations". Southern Reporter. Scotland. 12 June 1924. Retrieved 6 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "West Calder". West Lothian Courier. Scotland. 4 September 1925. Retrieved 6 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Stationnmaster's Appointment". Wishaw Press. Scotland. 15 May 1931. Retrieved 6 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Lockerbie Presentation". Dundee Courier. Scotland. 18 January 1939. Retrieved 6 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Stationmaster for Gleneagles". Dundee Evening Telegraph. Scotland. 19 December 1947. Retrieved 6 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Mr.D.M. Tyndall". Dundee Courier. Scotland. 30 March 1949. Retrieved 6 November 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scheduled timetable book for 11 December 2022 to 20 May 2023" (PDF). Avanti West Coast.
- ^ "Scheduled timetable book for 21 May 2023 to 9 December 2023" (PDF). Avanti West Coast.
Sources
edit- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- RAILSCOT on Caledonian Railway
- Lockerbie railway station on navigable OS map
External links
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Media related to Lockerbie railway station at Wikimedia Commons
