Stafford Common railway station
- Stafford Common railway station
Stafford Common railway station was a former British railway station on the outskirts of Stafford..
It was opened by the Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway in 1874 about seven years after the line opened. There was a single platform with a stationmaster's office and waiting room, but it included a goods yard and an engine shed. It became the headquarters of the line, to reduce dependence on the LNWR at Stafford station.
This was to the southwest of the Marston Road bridge (now Common Road). When the GNR doubled the line the station was rebuilt on the other side of the bridge and bordering on Aston Terrace. This had two platforms and opened in 1882. [Jones P (1981) "The Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway," Salisbury: The Oakwood Press] The station buildings were on the bridge, timber throughout, with covered steps to the platforms where there were small shelters.
Passenger services finished in 1939, though it remained open as Stafford Common Air Ministry Sidings until 1952. [Butt, R.V.J., (1995) "The Directory of Railway Stations," Yeovil: Patrick Stephens]
From there the line climbed steeply at 1 in 70 before falling at 1 in 75 to Salt and Sandon.
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