Black Bull railway station
| Black Bull | |
|---|---|
|
the remains of station photographed in 1962 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Biddulph |
| Area | Staffordshire Moorlands |
| Coordinates | 53°05′33″N 2°11′00″W / 53.0925°N 2.1833°WCoordinates: 53°05′33″N 2°11′00″W / 53.0925°N 2.1833°W |
| Grid reference | SJ878550 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 June 1864 | Opened[1] |
| 11 July 1927 | Closed to passenger traffic[1] |
| 6 January 1964 | Closed to all traffic[2] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
|
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
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Black Bull railway station is a disused railway station in Staffordshire, England.
The station was opened in 1864 by the North Staffordshire Railway on the company's Biddulph Valley Line. The line had opened in 1860 and was primarily concerned with mineral traffic, mostly coal and ironstone from the collieres and ironworks along the Biddulph Valley.[3] 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.[3] Consequently, the London, Midland and Scottish Railway withdrew the passenger services in 1927.[4] Faciliites for goods traffic remained until 1964.[2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biddulph Line and station closed |
North Staffordshire Railway Biddulph Valley Line |
Chell Halt Line and station closed | ||
References
- Notes
- 1 2 Quick (2009), p. 87.
- 1 2 Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 306.
- 1 2 Jeuda (2014), p. 45.
- ↑ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 256.
- Sources
- 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. 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 and Canal Historical Society. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.