Mow Cop and Scholar Green railway station

Mow Cop and Scholar Green railway station was a station on the North Staffordshire Railway between Stoke-on-Trent and Congleton. It served the village of Mow Cop.

Mow Cop and Scholar Green
General information
LocationMow Cop, Cheshire East
England
Coordinates53°07′08″N 2°14′04″W / 53.1188°N 2.2345°W / 53.1188; -2.2345
Grid referenceSJ843579
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Staffordshire Railway[1]
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
c. January 1849Opened as Mow Cop[2]
c. 1897–8Renamed Mow Cop (Scholar Green)[2]
1905Platforms extended[3]
1923Renamed Mow Cop and Scholar Green[2]
7 September 1964 (1964-09-07)Closed[2]

The line was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on 9 October 1848 but the station at Mow Cop did not open until the beginning of January 1849.[2] It closed in 1964 and was immortalised that year in the song Slow Train by Flanders and Swann.[4]

The signal box survived in use until 2002, and is now preserved privately in the village.[5]

Preceding station   Historical railways   Following station
Line and station open
North Staffordshire Railway
Line and station open
North Staffordshire Railway
Line and station closed

References

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  1. ^ Paul Shannon & John Hillmer (2003). British Railways Past and Present no 40 Cheshire. Kettering: Past & Present Publishing Ltd. p. 100. ISBN 1-85895-232-8.
  2. ^ a b c d e Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 325. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
  3. ^ Jeuda, Basil (1 May 1996). THE KNOTTY An Illustrated Survey Of The North Staffordshire Railway. Lightmoor Press. p. 28. ISBN 1899889019.
  4. ^ Kerr, Michael, ed. (2011). Sunrise on the Southbound Sleeper: The New Telegraph Book of Great Railway Journeys. Aurum Press. p. 190. ISBN 978-1845136680.
  5. ^ "Mow Cop Signalbox". Retrieved 15 November 2009.