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Crossford is a closed station of the
Cairn Valley Light Railway The Cairn Valley Light Railway was a rural railway line built to connect Moniaive and other communities in the Cairn Valley with the main railway network at Dumfries. It opened in 1905 but usage was disappointing, and declined further when bus ...
branch, from Dumfries. It served the rural area of Crossford in Dumfries and Galloway The line was closed to passengers in 1943.


History

The CVR was nominally independent, but was in reality controlled by the Glasgow and South Western Railway.Sanders, page 50 The line was closed to passengers on 3 May 1943, during WW2Awdry, page 64 and to freight on 4 July 1949, and the track lifted in 1953. 1947 is also quoted as a date of complete closure. The siding was worked by down trains only, goods for Dumfries being taken to the nearest station along. The points were unlocked with an Annett's key that was kept in a locked box on a post adjacent to the point.Kirkpatrick, Page 91 Trains were controlled by a 'lock and block' system whereby the trains operated treadles on the single line to interact with the block instruments.


Views at the old station

File:Crossford station Moniave.JPG, Crossford's old station master's house. File:Crossford station level crossing.JPG, Rails still in the road at the level crossing. File:Crossford Station site.JPG, The course of the trackbed running towards Moniaive.


See also

*
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Sources

* * Sanders, Keith and Hodgins, Douglas (1995). ''British Railways. Past and Present South West Scotland''. No. 19. . * Thomas, David St John & Whitehouse, Patrick (1993). ''The Romance of Scotlands Railways''. Newton Abbot : David St John Thomas. . {{coord, 55.1744, -3.8332, type:railwaystation_region:GB, display=title Disused railway stations in Dumfries and Galloway Former Glasgow and South Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1905 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1943 1905 establishments in Scotland 1943 disestablishments in Scotland