- Delph railway station
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Delph Location Place Delph Area Oldham Coordinates 53°33′48″N 2°01′18″W / 53.5634°N 2.0216°WCoordinates: 53°33′48″N 2°01′18″W / 53.5634°N 2.0216°W Grid reference SD986074 Operations Original company London and North Western Railway Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway History 1 September 1851 Station opened 2 May 1955 Station closed 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–ZDelph Railway Station served the village of Delph between 1851 and 1955.
History
The station was opened on 1 September 1851[1] as the terminus of the London and North Western Railway branch from Greenfield.
The station closed on 2 May 1955,[1] when the Delph Donkey passenger train service from Oldham to Delph via Greenfield was withdrawn. The station building (complete with platform) still survives as a private residence, now much hemmed in by later development.
For a period after closure the station yard became home to a small, privately owned, collection of railway rolling stock, including two steam locomotives. The locomotives were Hunslet 0-6-0ST Darfield No.1, built in 1953 and Hunslet 0-6-0ST Brookes No. 1, built in 1941. Other stock consisted of a BR Mk 1 bogie coach, an oil tank wagon and a goods brake van. Both locomotives have gone on to enjoy useful lives on preserved lines, but the coach and wagons were cut up on site.
References
- An Illustrated History of Oldham's Railways by John Hooper (ISBN 1-871608-19-8)
- steam '76, the official Association of Railway Preservation Societies Year Book & Steam Guide 1976
External links
Preceding station Disused railways Following station Measurements
Line and station closedL&NW
Delph DonkeyTerminus Categories:- Disused railway stations in Oldham
- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1851
- Railway stations closed in 1955
- Greater Manchester railway station stubs
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