Stockton Brook railway station

Stockton Brook
Station in 2009
General information
Location	Stockton Brook, Stoke-on-Trent England
Coordinates	53°03′56″N2°07′22″W / 53.0656°N 2.1228°W / 53.0656; -2.1228
Grid reference	SJ918520
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Small business
History
Original company	North Staffordshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 July 1896	Opened [1]
7 May 1956	Closed [1]
Location

Stockton Brook railway station is a disused railway station that served the Stockton Brook suburb of Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, England.

History

The Stoke–Leek line was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1867 ^[2] , but it was not until 1896 that a station to serve the village of Stockton Brook was built. Situated on the single-track section of the line between Milton Junction (where the line diverged from the Biddulph Valley line) and Endon, the station had only a single platform situated in a shallow cutting. The station buildings were at street level. During the LMS period the station was known as Stockton Brook for Brown Edge. ^[3]

Closure

Passenger services over the line were withdrawn in 1956 and the station closed. The station buildings remain in existence and are now a shop. The line through the station continued in use until 1988 for freight services and since then the line has officially been out of use but not closed.

Route

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Milton Line disused, station closed		North Staffordshire Railway Stoke–Leek line		Endon Line disused, station closed

Stationmasters

Below is a list of stationmasters for Stockton Brook Railway Station.

• Mr Hudson (1918) ^[4]

References

Notes

1. Quick (2009), p. 367.
2. Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 300.
3. Jeuda (2014), p. 142.
4. Jeuda, Basil (1 May 1996). THE KNOTTY An Illustrated Survey Of The North Staffordshire Railway. Lydney: Lightmoor Press. p. 77. ISBN   1899889019.

Sources

• Christiansen, Rex & Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN   0-7153-5121-4.
• Jeuda, Basil (2014). The North Staffordshire Railway in LMS days. Vol. 3. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. ISBN   978-1899889-83-9.
• Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. ISBN   978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC   612226077.