Rednal and West Felton railway station
Rednal & West Felton | |
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Location | Rednal & West Felton, Shropshire England |
Coordinates | 52°50′29″N 2°57′39″W / 52.8413°N 2.9607°WCoordinates: 52°50′29″N 2°57′39″W / 52.8413°N 2.9607°W |
Grid reference | SJ352275 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1848 | Station opens as Rednal |
16 Oct 1907 | Re-named Rednal & West Felton |
12 Sep 1960 | Closed to passengers |
7 Oct 1963 | Closed to goods [1] |
Rednal & West Felton railway station was a minor station on the GWR’s Paddington to Birkenhead main line. Today this is part of the Shrewsbury to Chester line. The distinctive red brick station building (now a private house) can still be seen on the west side of the line.
History[]
Express trains did not call at Rednal & West Felton, only local services.
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On 7 June 1865 it was the site of a rail crash which killed 13 and injured 30. The driver of a heavy excursion train from Birkenhead to Shrewsbury failed to see a warning flag for track maintenance approaching the station and derailed.[2]
According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P, F, L, H & C and there was a three-ton crane.[3]
References[]
- ^ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5
- ^ Red for Danger by L.T.C. Rolt publ 1955, page 126-7
- ^ 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission
Neighbouring stations[]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Haughton Halt | Great Western Railway Shrewsbury to Chester Line |
Whittington Low Level |
Further reading[]
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Shrewsbury to Chester. Middleton Press. figs. 21-23. ISBN 9781906008703. OCLC 495274299.
External links[]
- Disused railway stations in Shropshire
- Former Great Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1960