Gailey railway station explained

Gailey
Status:Disused
Borough:Gailey, South Staffordshire
Country:England
Coordinates:52.6917°N -2.1282°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Grand Junction Railway
Pregroup:London and North Western Railway
Postgroup:London Midland and Scottish Railway
Years1:1837
Events1:Opened as Spread Eagle
Years2:1881
Events2:Renamed to Gailey
Years3:1951
Events3:Closed to passenger traffic

Gailey railway station was a railway station built by the Grand Junction Railway in 1837.[1] It served the small village of Gailey, Staffordshire, 7 miles north of Wolverhampton City Centre, and was located near to the junction of the A5 and A449 roads.

The original name of the station was Spread Eagle railway station, and was named after a nearby pub. It was renamed Gailey in 1881.

The station closed in 1951, although the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line loop from the West Coast Main Line still runs through the site of the station today.

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Drake, James . 1838 . Drake’s Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway (1838) . Moorland Reprints . 0903485257.