Stepford (NX864815) was one of the minor request stop stations on the Cairn Valley Light Railway branch from Dumfries. It served a very rural area in Dumfries and Galloway The line was closed to passengers during the Second World War.[1] Cairn Valley Junction lay to the east.
Stepford railway station | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Stepford, Dumfries and Galloway Scotland |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Cairn Valley Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Glasgow & South Western |
| Key dates | |
| 1 March 1905 | Opened |
| 3 May 1943 | Closed to passengers |
| 4 July 1949 | Closed to freight |
The CVR was nominally independent, but was in reality controlled by the Glasgow and South Western Railway.[2] The line was closed to passengers on 3 May 1943, during the Second World War[1] and to freight on 4 July 1949,[3] and the track lifted in 1953.
The station was very basic with just a short wooden platform with a tin shelter and a siding with a loading bank for goods traffic.[4] A station master's house was provided, designed by the company with a pyramid roof truncated by a central chimney stack.[4] The shelter had been demolished by 1949.[4] The station master's house, a simple cottage, rather than the standard company design, survives as a private dwelling.
Morrington Quarry was nearby and was rail connected,[5] however the contract was lost to a road haulier in around 1943.[6]
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.[7]
Trains were controlled by a 'lock and block' system whereby the trains operated treadles on the single line to interact with the block instruments.[2]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newtonairds | Glasgow and South Western Railway Cairn Valley Railway |
Dunscore | ||