Caldon Low Halt railway station
Caldon Low Halt | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Cauldon, Staffordshire, Staffordshire Moorlands England |
| Coordinates | 53°02′34″N 1°53′30″W / 53.0428°N 1.8917°W |
| Grid reference | SK073495 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Staffordshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1905 | Opened[1] |
| 30 September 1935 | Closed[1] |
Caldon Low Halt railway station was a railway station near the hamlet of Cauldon, Staffordshire. It was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) in 1905 and closed in 1935.[2]
Construction and opening
[edit]The station was on the NSR Waterhouses branch line from Leekbrook Junction to Waterhouses. The single line branch was authorised on 1 March 1899 by the Leek, Caldon Low, and Hartington Light Railways Order, 1898,[3][4] and construction took until 1905.
Station layout
[edit]The station was solely for the use of workmen from the nearby Caldon Low quarries, and their families. There were no goods facilities, just a single wooden platform for passengers with an old coach body to act as an waiting room.[5] The halt a request stop and was unstaffed with passengers paying for their tickets at their destination. The only exception to this was on Leek market days when a porter from Waterhouses would walk to Caldon Low to issue tickets.[6]
Closure
[edit]The branch line was never a financial success and the halt closed on 30 September 1935 when passenger services on the line were withdrawn.[7]
Route
[edit]| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterhouses | North Staffordshire Railway Waterhouses branch | Winkhill | ||
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Quick (2009), p. 111.
- ^ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 304.
- ^ "Light Railways Act 1896". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). House of Commons. 21 March 1899. col. 1552.
- ^ "No. 27062". The London Gazette. 14 March 1899. p. 1761.
- ^ Jeuda (2014), p. 154.
- ^ Jeuda (1980), p. 74.
- ^ Christiansen & Miller (1971), p. 258.
References
[edit]- 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.
- Christiansen, Rex; Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
- Jeuda, Basil (1980). The Leek, Caldon & Waterhouses Railway. Cheddleton, Staffordshire: North Staffordshire Railway Company (1978). ISBN 0-907133-00-2.
- Jeuda, Basil (2014). The North Staffordshire Railway in LMS days. Vol. 3. Lydney, Gloucestershire: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 978-1-899889-83-9.
