Racks railway station

Racks
Racks
	Racks station in 1900
General information
Location	Dumfries, Dumfries and Galloway; Scotland
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway
Pre-grouping	Glasgow and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
23 August 1848	Opened
6 December 1965	Closed
6 May 1964	Closed to goods traffic

Racks railway station was a railway station in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, south of Dumfries, OS NGR NY 033 743, serving and effectively creating^[2] the village of Racks near the Lochar Water, 4 miles ESE of Dumfries; a rural community within the Parish of Torthorwald. ^[3]^[4]

History

The station, 62.64 miles south of Glasgow Saint Enoch station, opened in July 1848.^[5] The station is now closed, although the line running through the station remains open. The station building has been converted into a private dwelling. The difference in height between the main building and platform level was overcome by the use of two fenced diagonal ramps built into the slope, with the remainder of the area occupied by a profusion of shrubbery and flower beds.

Racks station was opened by the Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway, which then became part of the Glasgow and South Western Railway. In 1923, it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway at the Grouping, passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways following the 1948 nationalisation of the railways. It had been a 'Wednesday Only' station since 1860 before becoming a fully open station on 2 January 1865.^[6] It was closed by the British Railways Board under the Beeching Axe in 1965.

Services

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Dumfries Line open; station open		Glasgow and South Western Railway Glasgow, Dumfries and Carlisle Railway		Ruthwell Line open; station closed

Views of Racks in 2010

The site of the old station
The old station buildings
Racks village from the railway overbridge

References

^ ^a ^b Butt 1995, p. 193.
^ History of Torthorwald Church. Accessed : 2010-07-11
^ "Racks railway station". Retrieved 25 October 2009.
^ "Ordnance Gazetteer for Scotland". Retrieved 25 October 2009.
^ Lindsay, David M. E. (2002). G&SWR Register of stations, routes & lines. G&SWR Association. Part 6.3, Page 20
^ Stephenson Locomotive Society (1950). The Glasgow and South Western Railway. The Stephenson Locomotive Society. p. 12.

Sources

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.

External links

55°03′14″N 3°30′53″W / 55.0540°N 03.5148°W / 55.0540; -03.5148

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[FOOTNOTEButt1995193-1] Butt 1995, p. 193.

[2] History of Torthorwald Church. Accessed : 2010-07-11

[3] "Racks railway station". Retrieved 25 October 2009.

[4] "Ordnance Gazetteer for Scotland". Retrieved 25 October 2009.

[5] Lindsay, David M. E. (2002). G&SWR Register of stations, routes & lines. G&SWR Association. Part 6.3, Page 20

[6] Stephenson Locomotive Society (1950). The Glasgow and South Western Railway. The Stephenson Locomotive Society. p. 12.

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