Hornby Train Station
Description
- Media Type
- Image
- Item Type
- Photographs
- Description
- Construction of the Credit Valley Railway Line, with a stop at Hornby, was begun in 1874 by George Laidlaw, opened from Toronto (Parkdale) to Milton in 1877 and finished in 1881. The CPR then took over the nearly bankrupt company in 1883.
You can view the Credit Valley Railway Line public timetable from 1883 that lists Hornby station and other railroad information at the Old Time Trains website link under the photographs for further information.
The Hornby Station was on the east side of Trafalgar Road (Seventh Line). The station agent and his family lived in the back. Ticket service, baggage handling, telegraph service and freight shed were in front. John Garrett was the first ticket agent; over the years, Mr. Stout was agent in about 1910, Mr. Riordin in the 1930's, Mr. Kennedy from 1940 to 1945 when the CPR closed the ticket office, Mr. St. John in the early 1950's until the station was closed in 1955. The building was demolished in 1963.
- Notes
- The 2nd picture enclosed with this record was taken in August 1962. (Click above on "Pages" "Select".) It shows that the roof had gone from the abandoned station building. But we do not know the date of the first, full-building photograph - just that it was not in summer.
More information on George Laidlaw can be found at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Laidlaw
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- TTOIIMS0006
- Collection
- Trafalgar Township Historical Society
- Language of Item
- English
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.56681 Longitude: -79.83293
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- Copyright Statement
- Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.
- Recommended Citation
- Hornby Train Station
- Contact
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Trafalgar Township Historical Society Sponsor: Jeff Knoll, Local & Regional Councillor for Oakville Ward 5 – Town of Oakville/Regional Municipality of Halton
