According to the Watton-at-Stone Parish Council, a proposal for a rail route between London and Stevenage was approved Parliament in 1898, though construction did not begin until 1906. A single-track section through Watton-at-Stone opened on 4 March 1918, with the track later being dualled.
The station saw its first passenger train run through on 6 February 1920, but did so only when a train was diverted from the East Coast Main Line as the result of an accident. Scheduled passenger services of four trains per day started on 2 June 1924, stopping on request at Watton-at-Stone.
The station's life as a passenger service was short-lived however, and it closed just 15 years later on 11 September 1939, despite the famed locomotive engineer Nigel Gresley's residency in the village.
A train station, railway station, railroad station, or depot (see below) is a railway facility where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers or freight.
It generally consists of at least one track-side platform and a station building (depot) providing such ancillary services as ticket sales and waiting rooms. If a station is on a single-track line, it often has a passing loop to facilitate traffic movements. The smallest stations are most often referred to as "stops" or, in some parts of the world, as "halts" (flag stops).
Stations may be at ground level, underground, or elevated. Connections may be available to intersecting rail lines or other transport modes such as buses, trams or other rapid transit systems.
Terminology
In the United States, the most common term in contemporary usage is train station. Railway station and railroad station are less frequent; also, American usage makes a distinction between the terms railroad and railway.
In Britain and other Commonwealth countries, traditional usage favours railway station or simply station, even though train station, which is often perceived as an Americanism, is now about as common as railway station in writing; railroad station is not used, railroad being obsolete there. In British usage, the word station is commonly understood to mean a railway station unless otherwise qualified.
Train Service From Moorgate To Letchworth Garden City Calling At Watton-At-Stone
published: 23 Sep 2018
Watton at Stone Station 7/3/19
As we get "stuck on loop" again these are the videos for each individual station that we visited on our second go round, in some of the videos we have included some of the footage from the first visits that we did back in October 2018. I did say by this point in 2019 that all the Class 313's should of be withdrawn from service but thankfully that clearly hasn't happened at all so we were given the chance to patch any gaps we had in our footage from our first visit to the Hertford Loop.
if you want to see the full video diary of our first visit back in October 2018 it can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-KNIXASFMY&t=1988s
If you want to see the full video diary of our second visit to the loop from March 2019 it can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmX6pGh7WAw...
published: 14 Mar 2019
Avanti 805006 - 5Q90 - Watton at Stone - 16.01.2024
Avanti 805006 - 5Q90 - Watton at Stone - 16.01.2024
Avanti unbranded 805006 heading to Bounds Green for Wheel Lathe attention.
published: 16 Jan 2024
6M99 (66738) - Watton at Stone - 16.01.2024
6M99 (66738) - Watton at Stone - 16.01.2024
published: 16 Jan 2024
Watton-at-Stone Station 1/10/18
The stations from our day on the Hertford Loop catching the Class 313's before they are taken out of service and replaced with newer Class 717’s which will truly mark the end of an era for this line and my childhood a bit! We had great weather and there wasn’t a better day to take one last look at these units before they are gone forever!
published: 06 Oct 2018
Trains at Watton at Stone
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published: 20 May 2019
Trains At - Watton At Stone
published: 07 May 2021
Watton at Stone
G.N.E.R and F.C.C diversions via Hertford North made this small station a little busier than normal!
published: 20 May 2007
Watton-At-Stone
We have Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) permission to fly over congested areas, for example, this flight over the village of Watton-At-Stone. Starting at the 15th century parish Church of St Mary and St Andrew, along the High Street, then heading north towards Bardolphs Farm.
published: 06 Mar 2019
Duchess of Sutherland at Watton-at-Stone
6233 Duchess of Sutherland stopping to take on water at Watton-at-Stone on her way to Windsor
As we get "stuck on loop" again these are the videos for each individual station that we visited on our second go round, in some of the videos we have included ...
As we get "stuck on loop" again these are the videos for each individual station that we visited on our second go round, in some of the videos we have included some of the footage from the first visits that we did back in October 2018. I did say by this point in 2019 that all the Class 313's should of be withdrawn from service but thankfully that clearly hasn't happened at all so we were given the chance to patch any gaps we had in our footage from our first visit to the Hertford Loop.
if you want to see the full video diary of our first visit back in October 2018 it can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-KNIXASFMY&t=1988s
If you want to see the full video diary of our second visit to the loop from March 2019 it can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmX6pGh7WAw&t=2148s
Enjoy!
As we get "stuck on loop" again these are the videos for each individual station that we visited on our second go round, in some of the videos we have included some of the footage from the first visits that we did back in October 2018. I did say by this point in 2019 that all the Class 313's should of be withdrawn from service but thankfully that clearly hasn't happened at all so we were given the chance to patch any gaps we had in our footage from our first visit to the Hertford Loop.
if you want to see the full video diary of our first visit back in October 2018 it can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-KNIXASFMY&t=1988s
If you want to see the full video diary of our second visit to the loop from March 2019 it can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmX6pGh7WAw&t=2148s
Enjoy!
The stations from our day on the Hertford Loop catching the Class 313's before they are taken out of service and replaced with newer Class 717’s which will trul...
The stations from our day on the Hertford Loop catching the Class 313's before they are taken out of service and replaced with newer Class 717’s which will truly mark the end of an era for this line and my childhood a bit! We had great weather and there wasn’t a better day to take one last look at these units before they are gone forever!
The stations from our day on the Hertford Loop catching the Class 313's before they are taken out of service and replaced with newer Class 717’s which will truly mark the end of an era for this line and my childhood a bit! We had great weather and there wasn’t a better day to take one last look at these units before they are gone forever!
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Class 313
Class 717
TOCs Included:
Great Northern
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Includes:
Class 313
Class 717
TOCs Included:
Great Northern
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We have Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) permission to fly over congested areas, for example, this flight over the village of Watton-At-Stone. Starting at the 15t...
We have Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) permission to fly over congested areas, for example, this flight over the village of Watton-At-Stone. Starting at the 15th century parish Church of St Mary and St Andrew, along the High Street, then heading north towards Bardolphs Farm.
We have Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) permission to fly over congested areas, for example, this flight over the village of Watton-At-Stone. Starting at the 15th century parish Church of St Mary and St Andrew, along the High Street, then heading north towards Bardolphs Farm.
As we get "stuck on loop" again these are the videos for each individual station that we visited on our second go round, in some of the videos we have included some of the footage from the first visits that we did back in October 2018. I did say by this point in 2019 that all the Class 313's should of be withdrawn from service but thankfully that clearly hasn't happened at all so we were given the chance to patch any gaps we had in our footage from our first visit to the Hertford Loop.
if you want to see the full video diary of our first visit back in October 2018 it can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-KNIXASFMY&t=1988s
If you want to see the full video diary of our second visit to the loop from March 2019 it can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmX6pGh7WAw&t=2148s
Enjoy!
The stations from our day on the Hertford Loop catching the Class 313's before they are taken out of service and replaced with newer Class 717’s which will truly mark the end of an era for this line and my childhood a bit! We had great weather and there wasn’t a better day to take one last look at these units before they are gone forever!
Please like and Subscribe I upload new videos every day!
Includes:
Class 313
Class 717
TOCs Included:
Great Northern
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We have Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) permission to fly over congested areas, for example, this flight over the village of Watton-At-Stone. Starting at the 15th century parish Church of St Mary and St Andrew, along the High Street, then heading north towards Bardolphs Farm.
According to the Watton-at-Stone Parish Council, a proposal for a rail route between London and Stevenage was approved Parliament in 1898, though construction did not begin until 1906. A single-track section through Watton-at-Stone opened on 4 March 1918, with the track later being dualled.
The station saw its first passenger train run through on 6 February 1920, but did so only when a train was diverted from the East Coast Main Line as the result of an accident. Scheduled passenger services of four trains per day started on 2 June 1924, stopping on request at Watton-at-Stone.
The station's life as a passenger service was short-lived however, and it closed just 15 years later on 11 September 1939, despite the famed locomotive engineer Nigel Gresley's residency in the village.
Walking through the town where you live And I dream of another day Daylight failing over the railings Past your window As another dream in the railway station You're too late You're gonna have to wait all day now 'Cause no one else will help you Follow me to the seaside It's fine for a daydream They just let you down They just let you down Summer's gone incompletely You're no one, you can disappear If you don't try now If you don't try again On a sunny day I think It gets hard to remember They won't let you down They won't let you down They won't let you down Seen something you've done Far in a distance You're waiting and watching And don't think it's helping They won't let you down They won't let you down