RAILWAY CLOSURE APPLICATIONS (Hansard, 13 July 1964)

§ THE PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT (LORD CHESHAM)

The following is the information:—

PROPOSALS FOR CLOSURES OF RAILWAY PASSENGER SERVICES OF WHICH NOTICE WAS GIVEN UNDER SECTION 56 OF THE TRANSPORT ACT, 1962, BETWEEN JUNE 1, 1963, AND JULY 6, 1964.

(Proposals to withdraw local or stopping services from lines on which other services will continue to operate are marked with an asterisk.)

(A) Proposals to which no objections were lodged

Newcastle—Washington.
Flax Bourton station, Somerset.
Exminster station, Devon.

(B) Proposals to which objections have not yet been considered by the Transport Users Consultative Committees

Liverpool Exchange—Wigan Wallgate.
^*Liverpool Lime Street—St. Helens—Wigan North Western.
Halwill—Torrington.
Dumfries—Kirkcudbright.
^*Glasgow—Dumfries—Carlisle.
Aberdeen—Ballater.
Oban—Connel Ferry—Ballachulish.
^*Fort William—Mallaig.
^*Edinburgh Princes Street—Glasgow Central.
Hamilton—Stratha/Coalburn.
Killin Junction—Killin.
^*Edinburgh Princes Street—Carstairs—Lanark.
Malton—Whitby.
Middlesbrough—Whitby—Scarborough.
Huddersfield—Clayton West/Penistone.
^*Bradford Exchange—Mirfield—Huddersfield.
^*Bradford Exchange—Halifax—Huddersfield.
Oxford—Bletchley—Cambridge.
Peterborough—Grimsby.
Firsby—Skegness.
Willoughby—Mablethorpe.
^*Manchester Central—Chinley—Derby Midland.
^*Lincoln Central—Barnetby.
Lincoln Central—Grantham.
Okehampton—Bude.
Halwill—Wadebridge.
Croxley Green—Bushey and Oxhey.
^*Manchester Piccadilly—Glossop/Hadfield.
Manchester Victoria—Bury Bolton Street.
Liverpool Central—Gateacre—Warrington.
^*Liverpool Lime Street—Chester General.
^*Crewe—Chester General.
^*Glasgow Buchanan Street—Stirling—Oban.
Greenhill station, Stirling.
^*Glasgow St. Enoch—Lugton—Kilmarnock.
Glasgow St. Enoch—Barrhead.
Glasgow St. Enoch—East Kilbride.
^*Glasgow St. Enoch—Paisley West.
^*Glasgow St. Enoch—Kilmacolm.
^*Glasgow St. Enoch—Dalry—Kilmarnock.
^*Shrewsbury—Aberystwyth.
Felixstowe Beach station, Suffolk.
^*Ipswich—Norwich.
†Stalybridge—Diggle via Micklehurst.
†Southport St. Lukes—Pool Hey Junction via Blowick.
†No objection yet lodged.

Mow Cop and Scholar Green station, Cheshire.
Workington—Penrith.
^*Carlisle—Hellifield.
Glazebrook—Stockport Tiviot Dale.
^*Manchester Exchange—Tyldesley—Wigan North Western.
Manchester Victoria—Middleton.
Wigan Central—Glazebrook.
Leek—Uttoxeter.
Gloucester Central—Hereford.
Hull—Withernsea.
Hull—Hornsea.
Darlington—Richmond.
Buckingham—Bletchley.
New Holland—Barton-on-Humber.
Cleethorpes—New Holland.
Cleethorpes—Immingham Dock.
Lincoln Central—Woodhall Junction—Firsby
Andover Junction—Romsey.
Taunton—Barnstaple Junction.
Tiverton Junction—Tiverton.
^*Taunton—Exeter St. Davids.
Bristol Temple Meads—Bath (Green Park).
Bath (Green Park)—Bournemouth, West.
Berkeley Road—Lydney Town.
Highbridge—Evercreech Junction.
^*Taunton—Weston-super-Mare.
St. Margarets—Buntingford.
Harrow and Wealdstone—Belmont.
Watford Junction—Croxley Green.
West Drayton and Yiewsley—Staines West.
Aberdeen—Fraserburgh.
Maud—Peterhead.
Glasgow Queen Street—Kirkintilloch.
Carmarthen—Aberystwyth.
^*Worcester Shrub Hill—Gloucester East Gate—Bristol Temple Meads.
Darlington—Bishop Auckland—Crook.
Monkseaton—Newbiggin.
Newcastle—Newbiggin.
Newsham—Blyth.
Darlington—Barnard Castle—Middleton-in-Teesdale.
Leeds City—Knottingley.
Wakefield—Goole
Leeds Central—Castleford Central—Pontefract.
Cambridge—St. Ives—March.
Witham—Maldon East.
Castlethorpe station, Bucks.
Roade station, Northants.
Leicester London Road—Burton-on-Trent.
Nottingham Midland—Worksop.
^*Didcot—Oxford—Leamington Spa.
Shoreham by Sea—Christ's Hospital.
Christ's Hospital—Guildford.
^*Didcot—Swindon.
Bristol Temple Meads—Portishead.
^*Swindon—Kemble—Gloucester Central.
^*Plymouth—Penzance.
Lostwithiel—Fowey.
^*Cheltenham Spa—Swansea High Street.
‡Dunstable North—Hatfield.
‡East Brixton station, London.
Widnes Loop.
St. Helens Shaw Street—Warrington Bank Quay.
Blackpool Central station, Lanes.
Wolverhampton High Level—Burton-on-Trent.
Birmingham New Street—Sutton Park—Walsall.
^*Blackpool North—Fleetwood.
Nuneaton (Trent Valley)—Coventry—Leamington Spa.
^*Stourbridge Junction—Worcester—Hereford.
Walsall—Rugeley (Trent Valley).
Edinburgh—Musselburgh.
Ballinluig—Aberfeldy.
Thornton—Crail—Dundee.
^*Aberdeen—Inverurie.
^*Aberdeen—Keith—Elgin.
Dumfries—Stranraer.
Ayr—Stranraer.
^*Perth—Blair Atholl—Struan.
Bangor—Amlwch.
Ruabon—Barmouth.
Rossett station, Denbighshire.
Bala Junction—Bala.
Bangor—Afon Wen.
Newcastle—Riverside—Tynemouth.
^*Stratford-on-Avon—Honeybourne.
Coatbridge—Dumbarton.
Lanark—Muirkirk.
^*Bath Spa—Swindon.
Bristol Temple Meads—Avonrnouth Dock.
Bristol Temple Meads—Clifton Down—Pilning.
Bristol Temple Meads—Patchway—Pilning.
Llandudno—Blaenau Ffestiniog.
Manchester Piccadilly—Buxton.
Buxton—Millers Dale.
Brent station, Devon.
Kingskerswell station, Devon.
Sunderland—South Shields.
^*‡Oxford—Worcester Shrub Hill.
‡Three Bridges—Groombridge.
‡Eridge—Hailsham.
^*‡Aviemore—Forres.
^*‡Inverness—Elgin.
‡Dalwhinnie—Aviemore—Inverness.
‡Aviemore—Craigellachie—Elgin/Keith.
‡Dalnaspidal station, Perthshire.
^*‡Glasgow Central—Carlisle.
^*‡Leeds City—Shipley—Bradford Forster Square.
^*‡Leeds City and Bradford Forster Square—Ilkley—Skipton.
^*‡Leeds City and Bradford Forster Square—Keighley—Skipton.
^*‡Nottingham Midland—Sheffield Midland.
^*‡Derby Midland—Sheffield Midland.
^*‡Pye Bridge—Kirkby-in-Ashfield East.
‡Ryde Pier Head—Ventnor/Cowes.
‡Whitchurch—Welshpool.
‡Llanymynech—Llanfyllin.
‡York—Hull.
‡Selby—Driffield.
‡Lancaster Castle/Lancaster Green Ayre—Heysham.
‡T.U.C.C. Report not yet received by Minister.

(D) Proposals to which consent given subject to the Provision of additional or improved alternative services.

Kemble—Tetbury.
Kemble—Cirencester.
Sheringham—Melton Constable.
Stoke-on-Trent—Silverdale.
Middlesbrough—Guisborough.
Porth—Maerdy.
Barry—Bridgend.
Cardiff Clarence Road—Cardiff General.
Caerphilly—Senghenydd.
Trentham station, Staffs.
Selby—Goole.
^*§Swansea—Fishguard/Pembroke Dock/Milford Haven/Neyland (Johnston—Neyland and Swansea—Milford Haven sections).
Carlisle—Silloth.
Sunderland—Durham—Bishop Auckland.
Swaffham—Thetford.
Salisbury—Fordingbridge—Bournemouth.
Brockenhurst—Ringwood—Bournemouth.
Taunton—Yeovil Pen Mill.
^*Edinburgh Waverley—Dunbar.
Langholm—Riddings Junction—Carlisle.
^*Edinburgh Waverley—Berwick-upon-Tweed.
^*Craigendoran—Arrochar.
Fraserburgh—St. Combs.
St. Boswells—Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Kilmarnock—Ardrossan.
Wivenhoe—Brightlingsea.
Dereham—Wells-next-the-Sea.
Northampton Castle—Peterborough East.
Wellingborough Midland Road—Northampton Castle.
Crowhurst—Bexhill West.
Leeds Central—Pudsey—Bradford Exchange.
Ettingshall Road and Bilston station, Staffs.
Walsall—Dudley.
^*Banbury—Woodford Halse.
Worcester—Bromyard.
Stirling—Alloa—Kinross—Perth.
Southport Chapel Street—Preston.
Southport Chapel Street—Crossens.
Audley End—Bartlow.
Gleneagles—Crief—Comrie.
Stafford—Wellington.
^*Wellington—Shrewsbury.
Wolverton—Newport Pagnell.
North Walsham—Mundesley-on-Sea.
Derby Friargate—Nottingham Victoria.
§Consent refused to closure of certain stations listed in Section (F).

(E) Proposals to which consent given subject of notification of changes in existing bus and/or rail services

Kidsgrove—Etruria (Stoke Loop).
Normacot station, Staffs.
Abercynon—Aberdare.
Leeds City—Wetherby—Harrogate.
Wetherby—Church Fenton.
^*§Swansea—Fishguard/Pembroke Dock/Milford Haven/Neyland (Clarbeston Road—Fishguard Harbour and Whitland—Pembroke Dock sections).
^*Sunderland—West Hartlepool.
Ayr—Dalmellington.
Kilmarnock—Darvel.
Elgin—Lossiemouth.
Hurstbourne station, Hants.
Knowle halt, Hants.
Puxton and Worle station, Somerset.
Spon Lane station, Staffs.
Swan Village—Great Bridge.
Dudley—Old Hill.
Banff—Tillynaught.
^*Edinburgh Princes Street—Kingsknowe.
Woodhead station, Derby.
Ford station, Devon.
Devonport (Kings Road) station, Devon.
Bradford Exchange—Batley—Wakefield.
§Consent refused to closure of certain stations listed in Section (F).

(F) Proposals to which consent refused

Cardiff Coryton.
Kilmarnock—Ayr.
Inverness—Wick/Thurso (through services).
Inverness—Kyle of Lochalsh (through services).
Gowerton North station, Glam.
Narberth station, Pembroke.
Lamphey station, Pembroke.
Clarbeston Rqad station, Pembroke.

Note—No unconditional consents have been given.