Great Bridgeford railway station

Great Bridgeford
Great Bridgeford
	The site of the station in 2012
General information
Location	Great Bridgeford, Staffordshire ; England
Coordinates	52°50′21″N2°10′28″W / 52.8393°N 2.1745°W
Grid reference	SJ883268
Platforms	4
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Grand Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
4 July 1837	First station opened as Bridgeford
10 September 1840	First station closed
1 December 1876	Second station opened as Great Bridgeford some distance away from the site of Bridgeford station
8 August 1949	Closed to passengers
1959	Closed completely

Last updated October 01, 2023

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

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]

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References

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

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Bridgeford Line open, station closed		Grand Junction Railway Stafford-Manchester Line		Stafford

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[Quick-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.

[Quick2-2] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 194. OCLC 931112387.

[GreatBridgefordStationInfo-3] Historic England. "Great Bridgeford Station (502770)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 6 September 2017.

[GreatBridgefordAccident-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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