Grindley railway station

Grindley
Grindley station site and goods yard, now a private residence.
General information
Location	South of Gratwich, Borough of Stafford, England
Coordinates	52°51′38″N1°56′41″W / 52.8605°N 1.9447°W / 52.8605; -1.9447
Grid reference	SK038292
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
23 December 1867	Station opened
4 December 1939	Station closed [1]
Location

Grindley railway station served the village of Grindley, near Gratwich, in Staffordshire, England, between 1867 and 1939.

History

A 1905 Railway Clearing House junction diagram showing (upper left) railways in the vicinity of Grindley

The station was opened by the Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway in 1867. The Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway was purchased for £100,000 by the Great Northern Railway in July 1881 and the line passed subsequently into London and North Eastern Railway ownership on Railway Grouping in 1923.

Originally single line, a passing loop was added in 1887. Built in a cutting, the main station buildings were next to the road above, with the booking office on the main platform. Like most of the others on the line, the platforms were staggered, both accessible by cart tracks. ^[2]

Two miles further north the single line entered Bromshall Tunnel before reaching its junction with North Staffordshire Railway line to Uttoxeter.

The station was closed in 1939.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Chartley Line and station closed		Great Northern Railway Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway		Uttoxeter Line closed, station open

The site today

The Grindley station site and goods yard is now a private residence.

References

1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
2. Jones P (1981) The Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway, Salisbury: The Oakwood Press

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Derby to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 84-85. ISBN   9781908174932. OCLC   954271104.