Ford Green & Smallthorne railway station is a disused railway station in Stoke-on-Trent, England.
Ford Green & Smallthorne | |
|---|---|
 The site of the station in 1999 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent England |
| Coordinates | 53°03′15″N 2°10′11″W / 53.0543°N 2.1696°W |
| Grid reference | SJ887507 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1864 | Opened as Ford Green[1] |
| 1887–8 | renamed Ford Green & Smallthorne |
| 11 July 1927 | Closed to passenger traffic[1] |
| 6 January 1964 | Closed to all traffic[2] |
History
editThe 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 1887 to Ford Green and Smallthorne.[3] 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.[4] 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.[4] Consequently, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway withdrew the passenger services in 1927,[5] although the station continued to be used for excursion trains until the 1960s.[1] Full closure of the station occurred in January 1964.[2]The railway line is now a path and cycleway.[6] To the left it leads to Whitfield Valley. [7]
Route
edit| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bull Line and station closed |
North Staffordshire Railway Biddulph Valley line |
Bucknall and Northwood Line and station closed |
References
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c Quick (2009), p. 176.
- ^ a b Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 306.
- ^ "Exhibition Details - Staffordshire Past Track". www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ a b Jeuda (2014), p. 45.
- ^ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 256.
- ^ "Exhibition Details - Staffordshire Past Track". www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "Exhibition Details - Staffordshire Past Track". www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
Sources
edit- 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.