Bromshall railway station was a short lived railway station in Staffordshire, England.
Bromshall | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Level crossing near the former station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Uttoxeter, Staffordshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°53′46″N 1°55′13″W / 52.8960°N 1.9204°W |
| Grid reference | SK054331 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 7 August 1848 | Opened[1] |
| 31 December 1865 | Closed to passengers[2] |
The railway line between Stoke-on-Trent and Uttoxeter was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1848[3] and a station to serve the village of Bramshall (also known as Bromshall) was opened at the same time.
The station was never heavily used and after only 17 years the NSR withdrew the passenger service on the last day of 1865 although the goods facilities were retained. In 1942, an ordnance storage depot was constructed nearby and new sidings laid to enable munitions produced at Cold Meece ordnance factory to be moved to Bromshall depot by rail. Between May and September 1942, a temporary station called Bromshall Crossing was opened on the site to allow construction workers to travel to and from work.[4]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Line open, station closed |
North Staffordshire Railway Crewe to Derby Line |
Uttoxeter Line open, station open | ||
References
edit- Notes
- ^ Quick (2009), p. 102.
- ^ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 306.
- ^ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 299.
- ^ Jeuda (2012), p. 129.
- Sources
- Christiansen, Rex & Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
- Jeuda, Basil (2012). The North Staffordshire Railway in LMS days. Vol. 2. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 978-1899889-65-5.
- 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.
Further reading
edit- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2016). Derby to Stoke-on-Trent. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 40-41. ISBN 9781908174932. OCLC 954271104.