Postcard showing Carlton Station which was renamed Redmarshall Station in 1923. Postcard courtesy of Dave Summerfield 
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Postcard showing Carlton Station which was renamed Redmarshall Station in 1923. Postcard courtesy of Dave Summerfield
The station nameboards were found by myself and signalman Derek Short in one of the rooms. It was all of 9ft long x 3ft 10″ high and 3″ thick. I bought both and managed to get one home slung under the chassis of Dereks car. Other items were recovered and given to Middlesbrough Model Railway Club. Unfortunately all these have since disappeared but I still have a signal box register from 1962-63 and makes fascinating reading. I would love a copy of the postcard to go with all the hundreds of photo”s of Stockton”s railways. Chris
On the bend of the road to the bridge coming from Thorpe Thewles. There is a large house. Has the house any connection with the station? Yes I will need to pop along and take a closer look at the wall.
Yes, its the same bridge Martin – look at the wall in the centre of the east parapet & you can see where the stairway to the platforms started, its in a different colour brick. The railway lines have been moved since the platform was removed so its hard to picture how it was.
Is this the bridge that is between Carlton and Thorpe Thewles? If it is, I”m amazed to think a station existed here. I spend many happy cycling hours up and down these quiet back roads on warm summer evenings and stopping for a breather on the bridge looking to this wide space of the railway yard.
Carlton Station which was renamed Redmarshall Station in 1923 – the station finally closed to passengers in 1952 & for freight in 1958. The postcard shows two separate railways – the lines either side of the platform form part of the Ferryhill to Stockton/Hartlepool line & are part of the old Clarence Railway, the two lines on the left of the picture formed part of the mineral line which ran from Newport yards in Middlesbrough to Shildon yards & was operated as an electrified railway between 1913-1935. Although the Ferryhill to Stockton line is still used there is no trace of the Station – the road bridge in the background is still in use & surprisingly the part of the bridge that used to span the electrified line still has the protective metal spikes which were in place to discourage people from leaning over the parapet & risking electrocution.