At present, Norton Bridge has very few amenities for residents. There is a children's park which has been recently upgraded. In addition to the park there is St Luke's which is a small church/village hall and a postbox. Also, Norton Bridge's only public house, "The Railway Inn" has now reopened and serves locally brewed beer.
Norton Bridge rail crash
The Norton Bridge rail crash occurred on 16 October 2003. An intermodal train hauled by two FreightlinerClass 86 (86631 and 86611) locomotives collided with another stationary freight train, after passing a red signal. The cabs of the leading locomotive were badly damaged but the driver escaped with only minor injuries, although he had to be cut from the wreckage by the fire brigade.[1]
In 2014 construction commenced on a scheme which takes the form of a diversionary route and flyover. The new route commences just north of Great Bridgeford and runs slightly west of the West Coast Main Line. The route then swings eastward on a new flyover located just north of the present Norton Bridge Junction to rejoin the existing route to Stoke-on-Trent. The new junction was commissioned over the Easter 2016 weekend, 18 months ahead of schedule.[2]
norton, bridge, staffordshire, other, uses, norton, bridge, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, ne. For other uses see Norton Bridge This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Norton Bridge Staffordshire news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Norton Bridge is a village in Staffordshire England Until May 2004 it was served by Norton Bridge railway station Norton BridgeNorton BridgeLocation within StaffordshireDistrictStaffordShire countyStaffordshireRegionWest MidlandsCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townStonePostcode districtST15PoliceStaffordshireFireStaffordshireAmbulanceWest MidlandsUK ParliamentStoneList of places UK England Staffordshire 52 52 N 2 12 W 52 867 N 2 200 W 52 867 2 200Arguably Norton Bridge is a hamlet as it is in the Parish of Chebsey and does not have its own church Contents 1 Amenities 2 Norton Bridge rail crash 3 Norton Bridge Junction 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksAmenities EditAt present Norton Bridge has very few amenities for residents There is a children s park which has been recently upgraded In addition to the park there is St Luke s which is a small church village hall and a postbox Also Norton Bridge s only public house The Railway Inn has now reopened and serves locally brewed beer Norton Bridge rail crash EditThe Norton Bridge rail crash occurred on 16 October 2003 An intermodal train hauled by two Freightliner Class 86 86631 and 86611 locomotives collided with another stationary freight train after passing a red signal The cabs of the leading locomotive were badly damaged but the driver escaped with only minor injuries although he had to be cut from the wreckage by the fire brigade 1 Norton Bridge Junction EditNorton Bridge Junction is where trains towards Stoke on Trent and Manchester Piccadilly are routed away from the West Coast Main Line The primary uses of this route are the West Midlands Trains service from London Euston to Crewe via Stoke on Trent and the CrossCountry services between the South Coast and Southwest and Manchester Piccadilly via Birmingham New Street No regular freight service uses this route In 2014 construction commenced on a scheme which takes the form of a diversionary route and flyover The new route commences just north of Great Bridgeford and runs slightly west of the West Coast Main Line The route then swings eastward on a new flyover located just north of the present Norton Bridge Junction to rejoin the existing route to Stoke on Trent The new junction was commissioned over the Easter 2016 weekend 18 months ahead of schedule 2 See also EditListed buildings in Chebsey List of rail accidents in the United Kingdom West Coast Main Line route modernisationReferences Edit Driver is freed from wreckage after two Freightliner trains collide on West Coast Rail issue 479 29 October 2003 page 11 Passengers benefiting from 250m railway upgrade between Stafford and Crewe Network Rail Retrieved 3 November 2017 External links Edit Media related to Norton Bridge at Wikimedia CommonsCoordinates 52 52 N 2 12 W 52 867 N 2 200 W 52 867 2 200 This Staffordshire location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Norton Bridge Staffordshire amp oldid 1123410790 Norton Bridge rail crash, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
