Ford Green & Smallthorne railway station

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
LocationBurslem, Stoke-on-Trent
England
Coordinates53°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]

History

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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 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

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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

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Quick (2009), p. 176.
  2. ^ a b Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 306.
  3. ^ "Exhibition Details - Staffordshire Past Track". www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b Jeuda (2014), p. 45.
  5. ^ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 256.
  6. ^ "Exhibition Details - Staffordshire Past Track". www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Exhibition Details - Staffordshire Past Track". www.search.staffspasttrack.org.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

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