Wingham Colliery railway station was a railway station on the East Kent Light Railway in southeast England. It was intended to serve Wingham Colliery, a short distance to the south, but the mine was aborted without producing any coal. The railway then tried to develop a passenger business, extending the line towards Wingham Town with the long-term aim of reaching Canterbury, but ran out of money before they did so.
Wingham Colliery | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Wingham, Dover (district) England |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | East Kent Light Railway |
| Post-grouping |
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| Key dates | |
| 16 October 1916 | Opened |
| 1 November 1948 | Closed |
Today there is little trace of the station or the railway, other than a line of trees that follow the course of the old trackbed and define the edge of a field. The station buildings consisted of two small wooden structures on the north side of the track that were moved to Wingham Town when it was built; the site has now been landscaped into the field.
History
editIt opened on 16 October 1916 and the last passenger train ran on 30 October 1948. Wingham Colliery was not developed beyond a 50-foot shaft.[1]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staple | 16 October 1916 to 1920 East Kent Light Railway |
Terminus | ||
| Staple | 1920 to 31 December 1947 East Kent Light Railway |
Wingham Town | ||
| Staple | 1 January 1948 to 30 October 1948 Southern Region |
Wingham Town |
References
edit- ^ Vic Mitchell, Keith Smith (1989). The East Kent Light Railway. Midhurst, Sussex, UK: Middleton Press. ISBN 0-906520-61-4.
External links
edit- "Disused Stations: Wingham Colliery Halt". Subterranea Britannica. 20 April 2010.