Bollington railway station was a railway station serving the town of Bollington in Cheshire, England. It was opened in 1869 by the Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway (MB&M) - a joint line constructed and operated by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&L) and North Staffordshire Railways (NSR). The passenger station was on the north side of Grimshaw Lane, with a goods yard on the south side.
Bollington | |
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 View northward, towards Stockport and Manchester in 1965 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bollington, Cheshire East England |
| Coordinates | 53°17′36″N 2°06′29″W / 53.2934°N 2.1080°W |
| Grid reference | SJ929773 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Macclesfield Committee of the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway and North Staffordshire Railways |
| Post-grouping | Group Committee No. 1 of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and London and North Eastern Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 2 August 1869 | Opened[1] |
| 5 January 1970 | Closed[1] |
Initially services ran between Macclesfield and Marple,[2] but this was soon extended so that direct trains ran between Macclesfield and Manchester London Road.[3] A number of additional services were supplied between Bollington and Macclesfield, as a significant number of Macclesfield workers lived in Bollington. In 1921, there were 14 additional shuttle services between the two towns using a petrol railcar purchased by the Great Central Railway (GCR) (successor to the MS&L) and nicknamed the "Bollington Bug".[4] The Bug was replaced in 1935 by a Sentinel steam railcar that ran the shuttle service, until it was withdrawn at the start of 1939.[5]
The station buildings were built to NSR designs, as were most other structures on the MB&M,[6] while most train services were operated by the MS&L and later the GCR.[7] An exception to this being the NSR Summer Saturday services between Macclesfield and Buxton.[7]
The station closed in January 1970, along with the line between Macclesfield and Marple; the buildings were demolished and the track was lifted by the end of 1971.[8] The trackbed now forms part of the Middlewood Way, a recreational path between Macclesfield and Marple. Part of the goods station site provides a car park for the path.[9]
References
edit- Notes
- ^ a b Quick (2009), p. 92.
- ^ Jeuda (1983), p. 12.
- ^ Jeuda (1983), p. 17.
- ^ Jeuda (1983), p. 34.
- ^ Jeuda (1983), p. 40.
- ^ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 87.
- ^ a b Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 200.
- ^ Jeuda (1983), p. 54.
- ^ "Middlewood Way" (PDF). Cheshire East Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- Sources
- Christiansen, Rex & Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
- Jeuda, Basil (1983). The Macclesfield, Bollington & Marple Railway: The Great Central and North Staffordshire Joint Railway. Eaton Press. ISBN 0904532-04-6.
- 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.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higher Poynton | Great Central Railway & North Staffordshire Railway Macclesfield, Bollington and Marple Railway |
Macclesfield |