- Cheadle railway station
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For the disused station in Greater Manchester, see Cheadle LNW railway station.
Cheadle 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 RailwaysPlatforms 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–ZCheadle railway station served the town of Cheadle, Staffordshire. It was the terminus of a branch line from Cresswell and opened in 1901.[1]
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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Passenger services were withdrawn in 1963 as a result of the Beeching Axe.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being moved by this time but in the 1970s the amount of traffic reduced and on 6 March 1978 public freight working was withdrawn.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 TeanLine and station closedNorth 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
- ^ a b c Baker, Allan C. (1979). The Cheadle Railway. The Oakwood Press. ISBN 085361248X.
- ^ a b Ballantyne, Hugh (2005). British Railways Past & Present: North Staffordshire and the Trent Valley. Past & Present Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1858952042.
Categories:- Buildings and structures demolished in 1994
- Disused railway stations in Staffordshire
- Railway stations closed in 1963
- Railway stations opened in 1901
- Former North Staffordshire Railway stations
- Beeching closures in England
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