Crosby Garrett railway station

The station platforms were set into the cutting needing substantial protective retaining walls, as can be seen in the adjacent photographs. The station master's house still exists as a private dwelling near the overbridge, whilst the overgrown platforms have also survived and can be seen from passing trains. The nearby Crosby Garrett Tunnel is 181 yd in length. The Crosby Garrett viaduct near the edge of the village has six arches, and is 55 ft high and 110 yd long. On 15 January 1999 at circa 19:50, the 17:12 Northern Spirit passenger train from to collided with a landslip at Crosby Garrett tunnel and derailed, blocking the adjacent line. The driver, aware that another train was…