Audlem railway station

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Audlem
Audlem station site geograph-3243718-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The station's location (1990)
General information
Location Audlem, Cheshire East
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
20 October 1863Station opens
9 September 1963Station closes

Audlem railway station was a station on the former Great Western Railway between Market Drayton and Nantwich, opened in 1863.

Contents

It served the village of Audlem in Cheshire, England until closure in 1963. [1] The station was immortalised in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.

History

The station was built by the Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway (N&MDR) and opened on 20 October 1863, [2] although the line was operated by the Great Western Railway from its opening, and the N&MDR eventually amalgamated with the Great Western Railway in 1897. [3] The line passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, and was then closed to passengers by the British Railways Board on 9 September 1963. [2]

Stationmasters

  • James Ralphs
  • Samuel Lloyd ca. 1865 - 1867 [4]
  • Mr. Edwards from 1867
  • Thomas Neggington ca. 1869
  • Thomas Diggory ca. 1871
  • Thomas Peate ca. 1879 - 1893 [5]
  • John Evans ca. 1896
  • William Richards ca. 1898 - 1905
  • J.R. Martin 1905 - 1909
  • Henry Rickard 1909 - 1918 [6] (formerly station master at Adderley)
  • Archibald Stewart Rickard 1918 - 1931 [7] (formerly station master at Peplow)
  • R. Hughes 1931 - 1936 [8]
  • William Griffin 1936 - 1940 [9] (formerly station master at Berrington)
  • H.S. Stockton 1940 [10] - 1942
  • W.N. Owen 1942 - 1949 [11] (formerly station master at Peplow, afterwards station master at Church Stretton)
  • C. Corley ca. 1949

Routes

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Coxbank Halt   Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway
Great Western Railway
  Coole Pilate Halt

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References

  1. "Audlem Village History website". Archived from the original on 13 February 2008.
  2. 1 2 Butt 1995 , p. 21
  3. MacDermot, E.T. (1931). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. II: 1863-1921. Paddington: Great Western Railway. p. 7. OCLC   55853736.
  4. "Audlem Supper" . Wellington Journal. England. 9 March 1867. Retrieved 27 June 2022 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Audlem. Funeral of the Late Stationmaster" . Wellington Journal. England. 6 May 1893. Retrieved 26 June 2022 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Audlem. Death of the Stationmaster" . Nantwich Guardian. England. 25 January 1918. Retrieved 26 June 2022 via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Obituary. Mr. A.S. Rickard" . Nantwich Chronicle. England. 19 September 1953. Retrieved 26 June 2022 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Audlem" . Crewe Chronicle. England. 7 November 1936. Retrieved 26 June 2022 via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Stationmaster's Retirement" . Cheshire Observer. England. 6 July 1940. Retrieved 26 June 2022 via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "Chester Railwayman's Promotion" . Chester Chronicle. England. 6 July 1940. Retrieved 26 June 2022 via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "Stationmaster's Promotion" . Nantwich Chronicle. England. 5 March 1949. Retrieved 26 June 2022 via British Newspaper Archive.

Further reading

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