Great_Bridgeford_railway_station

Great Bridgeford railway station

Great Bridgeford railway station

Disused railway station in Staffordshire, England

Great Bridgeford railway station served the village of Great Bridgeford, Staffordshire, England from 1837 to 1959 on the Stafford-Manchester line.

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History

First station

The first station opened as Bridgeford on 4 July 1837 by the Grand Junction Railway. It had two platforms. It closed on 10 September 1840.[1]

Second station

The second station was built by the London and North Western Railway some distance from the site of the former station and was named Great Bridgeford. This station had four platforms. It opened on 1 December 1876, closed to passengers on 8 August 1949[2] and to goods traffic in 1959.[3]

Accident

On 17 June 1932 at 7:23 pm, an express train, hauled by LNWR Whale Precursor Class 4-4-0 No. 5278 Precursor, derailed at the south end of the station. Four passengers were killed and 27 were injured, 9 of these severely, including the driver. A further 24 people, including the guard, suffered minor injuries.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 89. OCLC 931112387.
  2. [2]
    Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 194. OCLC 931112387.
  3. [3]
    Historic England. "Great Bridgeford Station (502770)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Report on the Accident that occurred at Great Bridgeford on 17th June 1932 :: The Railways Archive". Railways Archive. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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