Ford Green & Smallthorne railway station

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Ford Green & Smallthorne
LocationBurslem, Stoke-on-Trent
England
Coordinates53°03′15″N 2°10′11″W / 53.0543°N 2.1696°W / 53.0543; -2.1696Coordinates: 53°03′15″N 2°10′11″W / 53.0543°N 2.1696°W / 53.0543; -2.1696
Grid referenceSJ887507
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Staffordshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1864Opened as Ford Green[1]
1887–8renamed Ford Green & Smallthorne
11 July 1927Closed to passenger traffic[1]
6 January 1964Closed to all traffic[2]

Ford Green & Smallthorne railway station is a disused railway station in Stoke-on-Trent, England.

History[]

The station was opened in 1864 by the North Staffordshire Railway on the company's Biddulph Valley Line. Originally called Ford Green the name was changed in the 1880s to Ford Green and Smallthorne. The Biddulph Valley line had opened in 1860 and was primarily concerned with mineral traffic, mostly coal and ironstone from the collieries and ironworks along the Biddulph Valley.[3] Passenger services were of a much lesser interest to the NSR so it was not until a few years later that a number of stations were opened supported by an infrequent number of passenger trains.

Passenger traffic was never intensive and by 1922 all the places along the valley were better served by bus services.[3] Consequently, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway withdrew the passenger services in 1927,[4] although the station continued to be used for excursion trains until the 1960s.[1] Full closure of the station occurred in January 1964.[2]

Route[]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Black Bull
Line and station closed 		  North Staffordshire Railway
Biddulph Valley line 		  Bucknall and Northwood
Line disused, station closed

References[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b c Quick (2009), p. 176.
  2. ^ a b Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 306.
  3. ^ a b Jeuda (2014), p. 45.
  4. ^ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 256.

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.
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