Stewartby is a stop on the Marston Vale line in Bedfordshire between
Millbrook and
Kempston Hardwick.
Information |
Type: |
National Rail
(Marston Vale Line) |
Station code: |
SWR |
Opened: |
1905 |
Platforms: |
2 |
Stewartby was opened by the London North Western Railway in 1905, however when it was opened it was called
Wootton Pillinge Halt as it served a nearby village of the same name. "Stewartby" was a model village which did not exist until 1926! Stewartby was built for workers of the nearby London Brick Company works, the station was renamed Stewartby in 1935 [1].
Near Stewartby were extensive sidings for the brick works which reached a production peak in the early 1970s. However the brick works went into a quick decline and brick traffic ceased on the line in the mid-1980s [2]. Stewartby the station remains though but has been unstaffed since 1968.
The station has two platforms staggered either side of a level crossing. The station is rather basic with just a couple of bus shelters and information displays for passengers.
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LNWR 230 003 heads off for Bedford |
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Level crossing |
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Looking down the line |
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Kimberley College is nearby |
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Another view of the level crossing, barriers up! |
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LNWR 230 003 arrives bound for Bletchley |
[1] Vic Mitchell & Keith Smith, Bletchley to Cambridge (Middleton Press, 2007) Map. XIII
[2] Ibid. Fig. 51