Grindley railway station explained

Grindley
Status:Disused
Borough:South of Gratwich, Stafford
Country:England
Coordinates:52.8605°N -1.9447°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway
Pregroup:Great Northern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years:23 December 1867
Events:Station opened
Years1:4 December 1939
Events1:Station closed[1]

Grindley railway station was a former British railway station to serve the village of Grindley in Staffordshire.

It was opened by the Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway in 1867 and closed in 1939. The Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway was purchased for £100,000 by the Great Northern Railway in July 1881 and the line subsequently passed into LNER ownership with Railway Grouping in 1923.

Originally single line, a passing loop was added in 1887. Built in a cutting, the main station buildings were next to the road above, with the booking office on the main platform. Like most of the others on the line, the platforms were staggered, both accessible by cart tracks.[2]

Two miles further north the single line entered Bromshall Tunnel before reaching its junction with North Staffordshire Railway line to Uttoxeter.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. Jones P (1981) The Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway, Salisbury: The Oakwood Press