Being one of the earliest public railways, and intended for the transport of coal, the idea of carrying passengers had not occurred to the line's promoters. Thus facilities for buying tickets were provided at local inns or from the keepers of various road crossings. Such was the case at West Bridge until 1893 when, belatedly, the Midland Railway built a new passenger station around 150 yards away, nearer to the houses on the (then new) Tudor Road.
Passenger trains on the stub to Leicester West Bridge ended in September 1928, although coal and oil traffic continued until 29 April 1966[2] after which the track was removed and the station buildings demolished. The original 1832 station is thought to have been the third oldest station in the world; its site is now Richard III Road. Slightly to the west, the platform of the 1893 station is, as of 2017[update], extant. Further north the site of the engine shed and the sidings at Soar Lane New Wharf are now a public park, the Rally.
References
^Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
^Leleux R. (1976) A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain: Volume 9 The East Midlands Newton Abbot: David & Charles.
leicester, west, bridge, railway, station, leicester, west, bridge, former, railway, station, leicester, leicestershire, terminus, leicester, swannington, railway, until, 1928, leicester, west, bridgewest, bridge, station, 1832general, informationlocationleice. Leicester West Bridge is a former railway station in Leicester Leicestershire It was the terminus of the Leicester and Swannington Railway until 1928 Leicester West BridgeWest Bridge Station in 1832General informationLocationLeicesterEnglandOther informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLeicester and Swannington RailwayPre groupingMidland RailwayPost groupingLondon Midland amp Scottish RailwayKey dates18 July 1832Station opens as LeicesterBefore 26 April 1833Renamed Leicester West Bridge13 March 1893Replaced by new station24 September 1928Station closes 1 Being one of the earliest public railways and intended for the transport of coal the idea of carrying passengers had not occurred to the line s promoters Thus facilities for buying tickets were provided at local inns or from the keepers of various road crossings Such was the case at West Bridge until 1893 when belatedly the Midland Railway built a new passenger station around 150 yards away nearer to the houses on the then new Tudor Road Passenger trains on the stub to Leicester West Bridge ended in September 1928 although coal and oil traffic continued until 29 April 1966 2 after which the track was removed and the station buildings demolished The original 1832 station is thought to have been the third oldest station in the world its site is now Richard III Road Slightly to the west the platform of the 1893 station is as of 2017 update extant Further north the site of the engine shed and the sidings at Soar Lane New Wharf are now a public park the Rally References Edit Butt R V J 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations Yeovil Patrick Stephens Leleux R 1976 A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 9 The East Midlands Newton Abbot David amp Charles 52 38 06 N 1 08 46 W 52 6349 N 1 1461 W 52 6349 1 1461 This article on a railway station in the East Midlands is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Leicester West Bridge railway station amp oldid 1115515262, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
