Santon Railway Station - Parcels & Livestock

Parcels & Livestock

For many years the station played unofficial host to the railway's left luggage; legend has it that once uncollected parcels and such were not claimed after a certain period they were sent here for storage; such was the regularity of this occurrence that by the time of its closure in 1958 (it became an unmanned halt after this time) the covered storage areas were packed full with passengers' unclaimed belongings. Situated as it is, in a largely rural area, the siding here was once extremely active with cattle traffic and despite its tranquil location the station was busy with farm traffic; such was demand that it remained a manned station until relatively late in the railway's history; the development of suitable road vehicles to transport livestock eventually saw to the demise of this. The cattle dock remains in situ today, used as a ballast storage area.