Delph railway station

Delph
Location
Place	Delph
Area	Oldham
Coordinates	53°33′48″N 2°01′18″W / 53.5634°N 2.0216°W / 53.5634; -2.0216Coordinates: 53°33′48″N 2°01′18″W / 53.5634°N 2.0216°W / 53.5634; -2.0216
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 (1851-09-01)	Station opened
2 May 1955 (1955-05-02)	Station closed
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Delph 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station closed on 2 May 1955,^[1] when the Delph Donkey passenger train service from Oldham to Delph via Greenfield was withdrawn.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

1. ^ ^{a b} Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 77. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508. 

• 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

• Delph Station on navigable O.S. map
• British Railways 1960, Delph to Uppermill

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Measurements Line and station closed		L&NW Delph Donkey		Terminus