Wheelock & Sandbach railway station
Wheelock & Sandbach | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Rear of the station ticket office in 2013 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Wheelock, Cheshire England |
| Grid reference | SJ750595 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 3 July 1893 | Opened as Sandbach (Wheelock)[1] |
| 2 April 1923 | Renamed Wheelock & Sandbach[1] |
| 28 July 1930 | Closed[1] |
Wheelock & Sandbach railway station served the village of Wheelock, in Cheshire, England, between 1893 and 1930. It was built by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR).
History
[edit]The NSR was conceived originally as a line between Stoke-upon-Trent and Liverpool, an idea abandoned as part of an agreement with the Grand Junction Railway in 1845.[2] The short (6.5 miles (10.5 km)) line from Lawton Junction to Ettiley Heath was opened as a goods traffic only line in 1852.[3] Subsequently, the line was extended to join with the London and North Western Railway at Sandbach in 1866.[3] Towards the end of the 19th century, the NSR decided to introduce a passenger service on the line and Sandbach (Wheelock) railway station was opened in July 1893, as the terminus of the new service from Harecastle.[3]
There were only three trains each way per day; extra services were provided on Thursday (market day in Sandbach) and Saturday, but there was no Sunday service.[3] By August 1927, the passenger service had been reduced to services on Thursday and Saturday only;[1] in June 1930, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway decided to withdraw the passenger service from 28 July 1930.[3]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hassall Green Line & station closed |
North Staffordshire Railway Sandbach branch line |
Sandbach Line open, station open |
The site today
[edit]The station buildings still survive in use for a tyre-fitting business. The trackbed forms part of National Cycle Network route 5, which runs from Ettiley Heath towards Malkins Bank.[4]
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ a b c d Quick (2009), p. 408.
- ^ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 28.
- ^ a b c d e Jeuda (2012), p. 33.
- ^ "Wheelock Rail Trail". Cheshire East Council. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
Sources
[edit]- 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.
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