Cheadle railway station

Cheadle railway station
Cheadle
NSR locomotive no. 12 at Cheadle.jpg
Cheadle station in 1908, with the temporary station building on the left
Location
Place Cheadle, Staffordshire
Area Staffordshire Moorlands
Grid reference SK003425
Operations
Pre-grouping North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms 1
History
1 January 1901 Opened
17 June 1963 Closed to passengers
6 March 1978 Closed to freight
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Cheadle railway station served the town of Cheadle, Staffordshire. It was the terminus of a branch line from Cresswell and opened in 1901.[1]

Contents

Facilities

The initial station buildings were of a temporary nature and a permanent structure was built in 1910. Later that year, the goods yard was expanded and the goods shed was extended. A new loading dock was also built and a crane was later provided. Cheadle station had a loop but no turntable and so most trains left Cheadle with the locomotive running "bunker first".[1]

Later years

Passenger services were withdrawn in 1963 as a result of the Beeching Axe. Local sand traffic from nearby quarries continued and a new road-rail loading dock replaced the goods shed in the late 1960s.[1] Approximately 1,200 tons per day was being moved by this time but in the 1970s the amount of traffic reduced and on 6 March 1978 public freight working was withdrawn. A small amount of traffic for railway civil engineering use continued until 1986.[2]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Tean
Line and station closed
North Staffordshire Railway Terminus

The site today

The only trace of the station that remains today is the station master's house; the remains of the station were demolished in 1994 to make way for a new housing development.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Baker, Allan C. (1979). The Cheadle Railway. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 085361248X. 
  2. ^ a b Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1858952042. 

Coordinates: 52°58′47″N 1°59′49″W / 52.97985°N 1.99698°W / 52.97985; -1.99698


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