Bradfield
Bradfield station in 1963
General information
LocationBradfield, Tendring
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEastern Union Railway[1]
Eastern Counties Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
15 August 1854Opened[1]
2 July 1956Closed

Bradfield railway station served the village of Bradfield in Essex. It was on the Manningtree to Harwich branch line, which is today known as The Mayflower Line.[2] It closed in 1956. Consisting of just two through platforms it had no sidings for working local goods traffic, which was the normal scenario in rural East Anglia.[3] The station buildings on the up platform were particularly splendid for a very small station and were captured by the well known and popular transport artist Malcolm Root FGRA.[4] The facilities on the down platform were very modest by comparison. The station had a very restricted catchment area and with a local population of just 730 in 1901 and 811 in 1961, passenger numbers were always very limited.[5] A level crossing at the west end of the station was controlled by a signal box on the up side with just 12 levers.[6]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Mistley
Line and station open		   Eastern Region of British Railways
Mayflower line		   Priory Halt
Line open, station closed

References

  1. 1 2 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. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ↑ Body, Geoffrey (1986). PSL Field Guide, Railways of the Eastern Region, Vol. 1. Wellingborough: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 81. ISBN 0-85059-712-9.
  3. ↑ Mitchell, Vic (June 2011). Branch Lines to Harwich and Hadleigh. Midhurst: Middleton Press. Plan IV and Plate 29. ISBN 978-1-908174-02-4.
  4. ↑ Mitchell 2011, rear cover
  5. ↑ Mitchell 2011, plate 29
  6. ↑ Mitchell 2011, plate 30

51°56′24″N 1°06′40″E / 51.93995°N 1.11112°E / 51.93995; 1.11112


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