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Longdon Road Station
Longdon Road Station should have by rights been named
'Darlingscott' after the nearby hamlet of that name, but was instead named by
the GWR after a nearby manor house. The 'Emmett' style wooden building on the
single short platform was situated on the down side of the line. A
corrugated-iron shed was later erected to provide additional accommodation for
parcels, bicycles and other miscellaneous items. The station had a distinct
feature in that almost opposite the corrugated-iron parcel hut was a
loading-gauge, a rare feature to see on the running line and not on the sidings
itself. To the west of the of the station separated by a level crossing was the
small two siding goods yard. One of the two sidings was in fact laid on the
path of the original Shipston-on-Stour spur that came off the Moreton-in-Marsh
to Stratford upon Avon tramway. A horse landing stage stood on the junction
between the original tramway route and the new curve installed when the route
was upgraded for steam traction. This curve was tightly graded was considered a
bit of a challenge to loco crews. The second siding was used mainly by local
coal merchants who also used the small weighbridge that was installed by the
goods yard's entrance.
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