List of North Staffordshire Railway halts

The North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) had a number of halts and non-public timetable stations. Halts were small, unstaffed stations with few, if any, facilities. Non-public timetable stations were stations that did not feature in the publicly advertised railway timetable and were, for example, for internal railway use only or only served by excursion trains rather than regular services.

Many of the NSR halts opened in the early 20th century when the NSR introduced railmotor services in an attempt to rival the bus and tram services that were developing in Stoke-on-Trent.[1]

NameGrid reference & co-ordinatesOpenedClosedLinePreceding stationNext stationNotes
Cliffe Vale HaltSJ 870 463
53°0′53″N 2°11′41″W
1 March 18651 August 1865Stoke–MacclesfieldEtruriaStoke-on-TrentVery short lived station introduced with opening of Potteries Loop Line to Hanley. Closed after five months as use did not meet expectations.[2][3]
Carter's Crossing HaltSJ 884 446
52°59′57″N 2°10′26″W
19071921Stoke–DerbyFentonStoke-on-TrentNSR company use only by workers at Stoke railway works, no actual platform or buildings.[4]
Keele ParkSJ 792 438
52°59′30″N 2°18′38″W
26 October 18965 March 1907Stoke–Market DraytonMadeley RoadKeeleExcursion traffic only, mostly for race days at Keele Park racecourse.[5]
Crown Street HaltSJ 822 466
53°1′1″N 2°15′57″W
1 June 19057 June 1949Stoke–Market DraytonSilverdaleNewcastle-under-LymeSometimes referred to as Silverdale (Crown Street).[6] Opened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between Silverdale and Trentham.[7]
Knutton HaltSJ 836 466
53°1′0″N 2°14′42″W
1 June 190520 September 1926Stoke–Market DraytonSilverdaleNewcastle-under-LymeOpened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between Silverdale and Trentham.[7]
Liverpool Road HaltSJ 846 467
53°1′3″N 2°13′50″W
1 June 19052 March 1964Stoke–Market DraytonSilverdaleNewcastle-under-LymeOpened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between Silverdale and Trentham.[7] (Not to be confused with Kidsgrove Liverpool Road)
Brampton HaltSJ 849 465
53°0′57″N 2°15′51″W
1 June 19052 April 1923Stoke–Market DraytonSilverdaleNewcastle-under-LymeOpened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between Silverdale and Trentham.[7]
Hartshill and Basford HaltSJ 863 462
53°0′47″N 2°12′18″W
1 June 190520 September 1926Stoke–Market DraytonNewcastle-under-LymeStoke-on-TrentOpened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between Silverdale and Trentham.[7]
Whieldon Road HaltSJ 882 445
52°59′54″N 2°10′34″W
1 June 190530 September 1918Stoke–StaffordTrenthamStoke-on-TrentOpened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between Silverdale and Trentham.[7] Only served by trains from Stoke.[8]
Mount Pleasant HaltSJ 881 439
52°59′34″N 2°10′42″W
1 June 190530 September 1918Stoke–StaffordTrenthamStoke-on-TrentOpened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between Silverdale and Trentham.[7]
Sideway HaltSJ 881 433
52°59′13″N 2°10′43″W
1 June 19052 April 1923Stoke–StaffordTrenthamStoke-on-TrentOpened in conjunction with the introduction of the railmotor services between Silverdale and Trentham.[7]
Market Street HaltSJ 842 543
53°5′11″N 2°14′15″W
1 July 190925 September 1950Loop LineKidsgrove Liverpool RoadNewchapel and GoldenhillAlso known as Kidsgrove Market Street.[9]
Knypersley HaltSJ 878 568
53°6′30″N 2°10′59″W
1 October 191411 July 1927Biddulph Valley LineBiddulphBlack Bull
Chell HaltSJ 880 529
53°4′25″N 2°10′47″W
3 November 18901923Biddulph Valley LineBlack BullFord Green & SmallthorneNon-public timetable station; only for the use of workers at the nearby Chatterley Whitfield colliery.
Mossley HaltSJ 884 616
53°9′8″N 2°10′28″W
191913 July 1925Biddulph Valley LineCongletonBiddulph
Hanford Road HaltSJ 873 414
52°58′11″N 2°11′21″W
28 March 19101 May 1913Trentham Park branchTrentham ParkTrenthamNo goods facilities. Opened in conjunction with the opening of the branch to Trentham Park; closed only three years later due to low usage owing to competition from bus traffic.[10]

References

Notes

  1. Christiansen & Miller (1971), pp. 110–112.
  2. Quick (2009), p. 128.
  3. Baker (1986), p. 63.
  4. Quick (2009), p. 116.
  5. Quick (2009), p. 229.
  6. Quick (2009), p. 353.
  7. Newcastle Guardian (1905), p. 4.
  8. Quick (2009), p. 409.
  9. Quick (2009), p. 231.
  10. Christiansen & Miller 1971, p. 115.

Sources

  • Baker, Allan C. (1986). The Potteries Loop Line: an illustrated history. Burton upon Trent: Trent Valley. ISBN 0-948131-21-7.
  • Christiansen, Rex & Miller, Robert William (1971). The North Staffordshire Railway. Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-5121-4.
  • "The New Rail Motor Service". Newcastle Guardian. No. 1356. 3 June 1905. p. 4 via British Newspaper Archive.
  • 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.
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