Cleeve railway station

Cleeve
Cleeve station, 1950
General information
Location	Stoke Orchard, Gloucestershire England
Coordinates	51°57′00″N2°05′56″W / 51.9500°N 2.0990°W / 51.9500; -2.0990
Grid reference	SO932279
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1841	Opened [1]
20 February 1950	Closed to passengers [1] [2]
1960	Closed for freight [1]

Cleeve railway station was a station in Stoke Orchard, Gloucestershire, England. The station was named for the nearby village of Bishop's Cleeve.

History

The station was opened in 1841, closed to passengers in 1950 and closed completely in 1960. ^[1]

Stationmasters

• Mr. Mayhew ca. 1850
• W. Overbury until 1860 ^[3]
• J. Furniss from 1861 ^[3]
• H. Mabbott until 1877 ^[4]
• James Hadley 1877- 1903 ^[5]
• F.A. Done 1903 - 1905 ^[5]
• J. Harford 1905 - 1908 ^[5]
• W. Sugars from 1908 ^[5]
• Herbert Best 1909 - 1911 (afterwards station master at Rubery)
• Leslie Jones ca. 1946

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Swindon (Glos)		Birmingham and Gloucester Railway		Ashchurch
Cheltenham High Street		London, Midland and Scottish Railway		Ashchurch

References

1. "Cleeve Station". Historic England. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
2. Mourton, Stephen; Pixton, Bob (2006). Birmingham - Bristol. Part One:Birmingham to Cheltenham. Runpast Publishing. pg. 88. ISBN   1-870754-53-0.
3. "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 104. 1914. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
4. "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 337. 1871. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
5. "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1027". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 131. 1899. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2006). Bromsgrove to Gloucester. Middleton Press. figs. 80-82. ISBN   9781904474739. OCLC   931169432.
• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2006). Cheltenham to Redditch. Middleton Press. figs. 13-14. ISBN   9781904474814. OCLC   851839542.