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Gailey railway station
Gailey railway station was a railway station built by the Grand Junction Railway in 1837.[1]: 29 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.
Gailey | |
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Gailey station site in 2020 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Gailey, South Staffordshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°41′30″N 2°07′42″W / 52.6917°N 2.1282°W |
| Grid reference | SJ914104 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Grand Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1837 | Opened as Spread Eagle |
| 1881 | Renamed to Gailey |
| 1951 | Closed to passenger traffic |
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.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Ashes | London and North Western Railway former Grand Junction Railway | Penkridge |
References edit
- ^ Drake, James (1838). Drake’s Road Book of the Grand Junction Railway (1838). Moorland Reprints. ISBN 0903485257.
- Staffordshire Past Track: Gailey Railway Station image
- Railway Stations and Pub Names
- British History: Penkridge