Windsor Bridge railway station (Pendleton)

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Windsor Bridge
General information
Location Pendleton, Lancashire
England
Coordinates 53°29′09″N2°16′34″W / 53.4858°N 2.276°W / 53.4858; -2.276
Grid reference SJ817988
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Manchester and Bolton Railway
Pre-grouping Manchester and Leeds Railway
Key dates
29 May 1838 (1838-05-29)Opened
October 1846Closed
January 1855Reopened
June 1856 (1856-06)Closed

Windsor Bridge railway station served the suburb of Pendleton, historically in Lancashire, England, from 1838 to 1856 on the Manchester and Bolton Railway. On the 1848 OS map, Windsor Bridge is where The Crescent crosses the railway. Today, this is the site of Salford Crescent station.

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History

The station was opened on 29 May 1838 by the Manchester and Bolton Railway. Its services were reduced to Wednesdays only in December 1842 and it closed in October 1846. It reopened in January 1855, only to permanently close in June 1856. [1] [2]

Accidents

An accident occurred on 16 October 1839 when an engineer fell off a train before it reached the station. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. pp. 459–460. OCLC   931112387.