- Gailey railway station
Infobox UK disused station| name = Gailey| manager =
London and North Western Railway | locale = Gailey| borough =South Staffordshire
latitude = 52.6922| longitude = -2.1282| platforms = 2
line =Grand Junction Railway | years1 =1837 | events1 = Opened as Spread Eagle| years2 =1881 | events2 = Renamed to Gailey| years3 =1951 | events3 = Closed to passenger traffic|Gailey railway station was a
railway station built by theGrand Junction Railway in 1837. It served the small village of Gailey,Staffordshire , 7 miles north ofWolverhampton City Centre, and was located near to the junction of the A5 and A449 roads.The original name of the station was Spread Eagle railway station, and was named after a nearby
pub . It was renamed Gailey in 1881.The station closed in 1951, although the
Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line loop from theWest Coast Main Line still runs through the site of the station today.References
* [http://www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk/engine/resource/default.asp?theme=272&originator=%2Fengine%2Ftheme%2Fdefault.asp&page=11&records=414&direction=1&pointer=7483&text=0&resource=11513 Staffordshire Past Track: Gailey Railway Station image]
* [http://www.sinfin.net/railways/stations/pubs.html#S Railway Stations and Pub Names]
* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=53403 British History: Penkridge]
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