Stretton-on-Fosse railway station explained

Stretton-on-Fosse
Status:Disused
Borough:Stretton-on-Fosse, Stratford
Country:England
Coordinates:52.044°N -1.6681°W
Platforms:1
Original:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:1 October 1892
Events:Opened
Years1:1 January 1917[1]
Events1:closed
Years2:1 January 1919
Events2:reopened
Years3:8 July 1929
Events3:Closed to passenger services
Years4:2 May 1960
Events4:Closed to freight traffic

Stretton-on-Fosse railway station was a railway station which served the village of Stretton-on-Fosse, Warwickshire, England. It was located north-east of the village near the Fosse Way road.

History

In 1836 a tram with horse-drawn cars began passing through the village,[2] operated by the Stratford and Moreton Tramway on a four-feet gauge rail. After the company's insolvency in 1868 the line was purchased by The Great Western Railway.[3]

The tramway was converted into a steam operated branch line by the Great Western railway in 1889, between Moreton-in-Marsh and Shipston-on-Stour which was used for passengers until 1929 and goods until 1960. A railway station was not built at Stretton-on-Fosse until October 1892, in the north-east part of the village near the Fosse Way road. Before completion of construction, the train would stop on request at the nearby Golden Cross Inn.[4]

Present day

The site is now in private ownership with the former station masters house still standing. The trackbed has since been returned to agricultural use.

References

Notes and References

  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 433
  2. Web site: The Stratford & Moreton Railway.
  3. https://spellerweb.net/rhindex/UKRH/GreatWestern/Narrowgauge/Shipston.html, GWR Narrow Gauges
  4. https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/strettononfosse.htm, Stretton on Fosse Station