Lockerbie railway station

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox station Lockerbie railway station serves the town of Lockerbie, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is a stop on the on the West Coast Main Line, located Template:Convert south of Template:Rws and Template:Convert north of Template:Rws. The station is owned by Network Rail and is managed by ScotRail.

History

The station was opened along with the first section of the Caledonian Railway's main line from Template:Rws in September 1847. The line initially terminated at Template:Rws, but was completed through to Glasgow and Edinburgh early the following year. A branch line from here to Template:Rws 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 stationmaster and the local inspection regime were all criticised for their actions in the subsequent report on the crash.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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. With the exception of Lockerbie, all other local stations on the main line between Template:Rws and Template:Rws were closed during the 1960s. British Rail's first electrically-operated passenger services ran in May 1974, when the West Coast Main Line electrification project between Weaver Junction and Glasgow was completed.

Services northwards to Glasgow Central and Template:Rws 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.<ref>Lamington Viaduct to remain closed until March ITV News; retrieved 19 January 2016</ref>

In 2023, open access operator Grand Union Trains announced plans to serve the station with four trains per day on a Stirling to London Euston service, to begin in June 2025.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Stationmasters

• James Chesney from 1863<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> (formerly stationmaster at Beattock)
• John Wallace 1875 - 1881
• John Stothart 1881<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> - 1883 (formerly stationmaster at West Calder)
• David Wightman 1883<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> - 1901 (formerly stationmaster at Busby)
• Kenneth Wilson 1901<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> - 1905 (formerly stationmaster at Kelvinbridge)
• Samuel Kerr 1905 - 1914<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> (formerly stationmaster at Uddingston, later stationmaster at Lanark)
• William Steele 1914<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> - 1924 (formerly stationmaster at Peebles)
• John Dickson 1924<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> - 1925 (formerly stationmaster at Peebles)
• William Scougall 1925<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> - 1931 (formerly stationmaster at Peebles)
• William Tinning from 1931<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> (formerly stationmaster at Newmains)
• James W. Collins 1938 - 1939<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> (formerly stationmaster at Dumbarton, later stationmaster at Stirling)
• William Copland 1948<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> - 1949 (formerly stationmaster at Gleneagles)
• David M.Tyndall 1949<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> - 1958 (formerly stationmaster at Brechin)

Services

Lockerbie station with its footbridge in July 2022, with new lifts so both platforms are accessible

Lockerbie station is managed by ScotRail, although the company does not provide any services to or from the station. It is one of only two National Rail railway stations in Scotland not served by ScotRail trains; the other is Template:Rws.

Services are provided by two train operating companies, with the following general off-peak pattern in trains per hour (tph) / day (tpd):

Avanti West Coast

• 3 tpd to Template:Rws, with 2tpd on Saturdays and 1tpd on Sundays
• 2 tpd to Template:Rws, with 1tpd on Sundays
• 1 tpd to Template:Rws, except Saturdays.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

TransPennine Express:

• 1 tph to Template:Rws
• 3 tpd to Template:Rws
• 1 train every two hours to Template:Rws
• 1 train every two hours to Glasgow Central (from Manchester Airport)
• 3 tpd to Glasgow Central (from Liverpool Lime Street).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

References

Sources

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• RAILSCOT on Caledonian Railway
• Lockerbie railway station on navigable OS map

External links

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