Cleeve railway station

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Cleeve
Cleeve station, 1950 (geograph 5207761).jpg
Cleeve station, 1950
LocationStoke Orchard, Gloucestershire
England
Coordinates51°57′00″N 2°05′56″W / 51.9500°N 2.0990°W / 51.9500; -2.0990Coordinates: 51°57′00″N 2°05′56″W / 51.9500°N 2.0990°W / 51.9500; -2.0990
Grid referenceSO932279
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBirmingham and Gloucester Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1841Opened[1]
20 February 1950Closed to passengers[1][2]
1960Closed 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

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c d "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.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ashchurch
Line and station open
  London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
  Cheltenham High Street
Line open station closed


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