The stop sits on the site of New Hey railway station, a regional rail station which opened on 2 November 1863[1] and closed on 3 October 2009 for conversion from heavy rail to light rail. It was along the Oldham Loop Line, which operated from Manchester to Rochdale via Oldham and thus was almost identical to the current Metrolink route.
The station was situated on the Manchester to Rochdale via Oldham route which connected the city of Manchester to the town of Rochdale via Oldham and a number of smaller districts and suburbs including Newhey. At the time the station opened it was as part of a new line from Oldham Mumps to Rochdale East Junction, and created a Middleton Junction to Rochdale route. In 1880 a line was built from Oldham Werneth to Thorpes Bridge Junction near Newton Heath. Subsequently, the whole Thorpes Bridge Junction to Rochdale East Junction route became known as the Oldham Loop Line. The pattern of train services on the Oldham Loop Line involved a greater number of trains serving the Oldham stations, and less services continuing on to New Hey and Rochdale. In the 1960s and 1970s fewer and fewer trains ran from Oldham Mumps to Rochdale, and in May 1972 the Secretary of State for Transport announced that this part of the Oldham Loop including New Hey Station would be closed. The closure did not go ahead because what later became the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive (GMPTE) agreed to fund the continuation of services. The involvement of the GMPTE also lead to a more frequent pattern of trains serving the Oldham Mumps to Rochdale section including New Hey,[2] though the Rochdale to Shaw portion was reduced to single track to reduce maintenance costs (leaving only one platform in use).
Nonetheless, the halt was in a very dilapidated condition by this time, still retaining gas lighting with extremely rusty maroon LMR totem signs on the lamp–posts and because B.R. had confidently expected closure, no improvement work had been carried out, with the name printed on large posters rather than having proper signage erected!
"Corporate Era" white–and–black nameplates did eventually get erected along with electric lighting but the exact date of this was unclear.
(See Disused Stations page for photos)
However in the last few years the station was open to "heavy rail" services, Northern Trains signage was erected and remained in place till final closure.
The station closed on 3 October 2009 for the conversion of the line to Metrolink and re-opened as Newhey Metrolink station, with the modern spelling of the village's name, from 28 February 2013.[3] The route was re-doubled during conversion to allow a more frequent service to operate and thus the rebuilt station has two platforms.
Newhey is located on the Oldham & Rochdale Line with trams towards Manchester city centre and Rochdale running every 12 minutes throughout the day Mondays to Sundays.[4]
^ "Metrolink - Tram Times - Newhey". Metrolink. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
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Newhey is a tram stop on the Oldham and Rochdale Line ORL of Greater Manchester s light rail Metrolink system It opened to passengers on 28 February 2013 and is located in Newhey a suburban village the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale England NewheyMetrolink stationNewhey tram stop in February 2013General informationLocationNewhey RochdaleEnglandCoordinates53 36 03 N 2 05 41 W 53 60083 N 2 09465 W 53 60083 2 09465Line s Oldham and Rochdale LinePlatforms2Other informationStatusIn operationFare zone4HistoryOpened2 November 1863 1863 11 02 Previous namesNew HeyKey dates2009Closed as a rail station28 February 2013Conversion to Metrolink operationRoute mapLegend 0 00 Rochdale Town Centre 0 04 Rochdale Railway Station Calder Valley line 0 07 Newbold Rochdale Canal 0 08 Kingsway Business Park 0 10 Milnrow M62 0 12 Newhey 0 16 Shaw and Crompton 0 19 Derker 0 21 Oldham Mumps 0 23 Oldham Central 0 24 Oldham King Street 0 26 Westwood 0 29 Freehold 0 31 South Chadderton M60 0 32 Hollinwood Rochdale Canal 0 34 Failsworth 0 36 Newton Heath and Moston Calder Valley line 0 39 Central Park 0 40 Monsall to Queens Road Depot to Queens Road River Irk to Victoria This diagram viewtalkeditLocation The stop sits on the site of New Hey railway station a regional rail station which opened on 2 November 1863 1 and closed on 3 October 2009 for conversion from heavy rail to light rail It was along the Oldham Loop Line which operated from Manchester to Rochdale via Oldham and thus was almost identical to the current Metrolink route Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksHistory editSee also History of Manchester Metrolink The station was situated on the Manchester to Rochdale via Oldham route which connected the city of Manchester to the town of Rochdale via Oldham and a number of smaller districts and suburbs including Newhey At the time the station opened it was as part of a new line from Oldham Mumps to Rochdale East Junction and created a Middleton Junction to Rochdale route In 1880 a line was built from Oldham Werneth to Thorpes Bridge Junction near Newton Heath Subsequently the whole Thorpes Bridge Junction to Rochdale East Junction route became known as the Oldham Loop Line The pattern of train services on the Oldham Loop Line involved a greater number of trains serving the Oldham stations and less services continuing on to New Hey and Rochdale In the 1960s and 1970s fewer and fewer trains ran from Oldham Mumps to Rochdale and in May 1972 the Secretary of State for Transport announced that this part of the Oldham Loop including New Hey Station would be closed The closure did not go ahead because what later became the Greater Manchester Passenger Transport Executive GMPTE agreed to fund the continuation of services The involvement of the GMPTE also lead to a more frequent pattern of trains serving the Oldham Mumps to Rochdale section including New Hey 2 though the Rochdale to Shaw portion was reduced to single track to reduce maintenance costs leaving only one platform in use Nonetheless the halt was in a very dilapidated condition by this time still retaining gas lighting with extremely rusty maroon LMR totem signs on the lamp posts and because B R had confidently expected closure no improvement work had been carried out with the name printed on large posters rather than having proper signage erected Corporate Era white and black nameplates did eventually get erected along with electric lighting but the exact date of this was unclear See Disused Stations page for photos However in the last few years the station was open to heavy rail services Northern Trains signage was erected and remained in place till final closure The station closed on 3 October 2009 for the conversion of the line to Metrolink and re opened as Newhey Metrolink station with the modern spelling of the village s name from 28 February 2013 3 The route was re doubled during conversion to allow a more frequent service to operate and thus the rebuilt station has two platforms Services editvteRailways in Rochdale Legend Past present and future Rossendale Linesto Bacup nbsp nbsp Calderdale Linesto Calderdale Broadley nbsp nbsp Littleborough Shawcloughand Healey nbsp nbsp Smithy Bridge Wardleworth nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Rochdale nbsp nbsp nbsp Newbold RochdaleTown Centre nbsp nbsp nbsp KingswayBusiness Park nbsp nbsp Milnrow East Lancs Rlyto Bury nbsp nbsp nbsp Newhey Broadfield nbsp nbsp nbsp Oldham Linesto Oldham nbsp Heywood nbsp nbsp Castleton nbsp nbsp nbsp Mills Hill Middleton nbsp nbsp nbsp Manchester Lines Northto Manchester Newhey is located on the Oldham amp Rochdale Line with trams towards Manchester city centre and Rochdale running every 12 minutes throughout the day Mondays to Sundays 4 Preceding station nbsp Manchester Metrolink Following station Shaw and Cromptontowards East Didsbury East Didsbury Rochdale Milnrowtowards Rochdale Town Centre Historical railways Shaw and Crompton L amp YROldham Loop Line MilnrowGallery edit nbsp September 2009 nbsp Conversion to Metrolink September 2010References edit Butt R V J 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations Yeovil Patrick Stephens Ltd p 169 ISBN 1 85260 508 1 R508 Disused Stations New Hey Station www disused stations org uk Retrieved 20 April 2018 Next stop Rochdale Transport for Greater Manchester 20 February 2013 Archived from the original on 23 May 2013 Retrieved 20 February 2013 Metrolink Tram Times Newhey Metrolink Retrieved 4 March 2013 External links editMetrolink stop information Newhey area map Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Newhey tram stop amp oldid 1165390891, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
