Beeston Tor railway station

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Beeston Tor
Beeston Tor Station Approximate site of 1781869 06b4bf36.jpg
The site of the station in 1962
General information
Location Grindon, Staffordshire Moorlands
England
Coordinates 53°04′58″N1°50′47″W / 53.0828°N 1.8464°W / 53.0828; -1.8464
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Leek and Manifold Light Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
29 June 1904 (1904-06-29) [1] Opened
12 March 1934 (1934-03-12) [1] Closed
Location
Beeston Tor railway station

Beeston Tor was a railway station which served the Beeston Tor and village of Grindon in Staffordshire, England. It opened in 1904 and closed in 1934 The site is now part of the Manifold Way. [2]

Leek and
Manifold Valley
Light Railway
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Hulme End
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Ecton
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Butterton
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Wetton Mill
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Redhurst Crossing
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Thor's Cave
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Grindon
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Beeston Tor
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Sparrowlee
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Waterhouses
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Route

Preceding stationHistorical railwaysFollowing station
Sparrowlee   Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway   Grindon

References

  1. 1 2 Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 72. OCLC   931112387.
  2. Nicholson, Christopher; Barnes, Peter (15 January 2020). Railways in the Peak District: A History. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN   9781445693859 via Google Books.