Cheadle railway station
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| 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 Railways |
| Platforms | 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–Z |
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Cheadle railway station served the town of Cheadle, Staffordshire. It was the terminus of a branch line from Cresswell and opened in 1901.[1]
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Passenger services were withdrawn in 1963 as a result of the Beeching Axe.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being moved by this time but in the 1970s the amount of traffic reduced and on 6 March 1978 public freight working was withdrawn.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]
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]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Line and station closed
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North Staffordshire Railway | Terminus |
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.
