Park Bridge Railway Station was a railway station on the Oldham, Ashton-under-Lyne and Guide Bridge Junction Railway (OA&GB) that served the village of Park Bridge, in the Medlock Valley near Ashton-under-Lyne's border with Oldham. It was sometimes known as Parkbridge, and one photograph of the station shows the station name board with the name as one word and immediately adjacent the signal box with it shown as two.[1] The station opened on 26 August 1861 when the line opened.[a][3]
The station was located on an embankment leading up to the south side of the viaduct over the River Medlock. The main station building was on the eastern, down, side of the running lines leading on to the shorter of two platforms.[b] There was an access road and ramp from the Park Bridge Iron Works access road.[5]
A waiting shelter was provided on the other, longer, up platform, which appeared to be constructed from baulks of timber, perhaps re-used sleepers. Access to this platform was via steps up the embankment from a footpath that ran along the bottom of the embankment.[5]
There were several goods sidings to the east of the station with no facilities other than a weighing machine. A branch led from the sidings into the Iron Works.[5]
In 1861 the station was served by eight down trains and six up on weekdays, with five services each way on Sundays.[6] By 1895 the station had twenty three OA&GB services each way with an extra one on Saturdays. there were eleven services each way on Sundays.[7] In addition there were three LNWR services to Stockport, but none in the other direction.[8]
Goods services at the station stopped sometime between 1912 and 1925, with only private siding traffic being handled afterwards. The private siding closed in February 1964.[9]
The passenger station closed on 4 May 1959 following the withdrawal of passenger services on the line.[3][10]
Park Bridge viaduct was 200 yards (180 m) long and 96.5 feet (29.4 m) high with nine arches of 50 feet (15 m), it was reconstructed in 1960 as the line continued to handle heavy parcels traffic until 1967. The viaduct was demolished in February and March 1971.[11]
After the lines closure Granada Television's "Inheritance" series filmed a staged crash of 1850 on the embankment.[12]
^The Oldham, Ashton-under-Lyne and Guide Bridge Junction Railway was the full name of the railway as defined in its enabling Act, it was often shortened by the omission of -under-Lyne and Junction.[2]
^Down trains usually headed away from the major conurbation, usually London, some railway companies ran 'up' to their headquarters location, in this case 'up' trains were going to Oldham Clegg Street and 'down' trains to Manchester London Road.[4]
^"Oldham, Ashton-under-Lyne and Guide Bridge Junction Railway: An Act for the Construction of Railways to supply direct Communication between Oldham, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Guide Bridge, and for the Accommodation of the Neighbourhood. Local Act, 20 & 21 Victoria I, c. cxxxvii". UK Parliamentary Archives. 1857. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^"Panorama: An 1850 crash staged". The Railway Magazine. 113 (797): 522. September 1967.
Bibliography
Bradshaw, George (2011) [December 1895]. Bradshaw's Rail Times for Great Britain and Ireland December 1895: A Reprint of the Classic Timetable Complete with Period Advertisements and Shipping Connections to All Parts. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN978-1-908174-11-6. OCLC 832579861.
Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830–1977. Bristol: Avon-Anglia Publications & Services. ISBN0-905466-19-5. OCLC 5726624.
Dow, George (1959). Great Central, Volume One: The Progenitors, 1813-1863. London: Locomotive Publishing Company. OCLC 60021205.
Hooper, John (1991). An Illustrated History of Oldham's Railways. Pinner, Middlesex: Irwell Press. ISBN9781871608199. OCLC 650187960.
Marshall, John (1981). Forgotten Railways:North-West England. David & Charles. ISBN0-7153-8003-6.
Oliver, Henry; Airey, John (1894). Hand-book and Appendix of Stations, Junctions, Sidings, Collieries, &c., on the Railways in United Kingdom.
Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology(PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society.
Simmons, Jack (1997). "'up' and 'down'". In Simmons, Jack; Biddle, Gordon (eds.). The Oxford Companion to British Railway History From 1603 to the 1990s (1st ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 548. ISBN0-19-211697-5.
Further reading
Bairstow, Martin (1987). The Manchester and Leeds Railway:The Calder Valley Line. ISBN9780951030264.
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Park Bridge Railway Station was a railway station on the Oldham Ashton under Lyne and Guide Bridge Junction Railway OA amp GB that served the village of Park Bridge in the Medlock Valley near Ashton under Lyne s border with Oldham It was sometimes known as Parkbridge and one photograph of the station shows the station name board with the name as one word and immediately adjacent the signal box with it shown as two 1 The station opened on 26 August 1861 when the line opened a 3 Park BridgeGeneral informationLocationAshton under Lyne TamesideEnglandCoordinates53 31 00 N 2 05 34 W 53 5166 N 2 0929 W 53 5166 2 0929Grid referenceSD 939 022Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyOldham Ashton and Guide Bridge Junction Railway OA amp GB Pre groupingOA amp GBPost groupingOA amp GBKey dates26 August 1861 1861 08 26 Station openedby 1925Goods yard closed4 May 1959 1959 05 04 Station closed to passengersvteOldham Ashton and Guide Bridge Junction RailwayLegendL amp YR to Rochdale LNWR to GreenfieldOldham Glodwick RoadOldham Mumps LNWR Oldham MumpsL amp YR to ManchesterOldham Central Oldham Clegg StGCR Clegg St Goods LNWR Clegg St GoodsGCR Scottfield GoodsViaductPark BridgeAshton Oldham RoadL amp YR to Droylsden Ashton CharlestownGCR curve from 1911 L amp YR to StalybridgeAshton Moss 1861 62 LNWR Oldham Road GoodsLNWR link from 1876LNWR to DroylsdenRemoved in 1938 GCR to StalybridgeGCR to Manchester Guide BridgeLNWR goods GCR to HydeLNWR to StockportLegendOldham Ashton and Guide Bridge Junction RailwayLondon and North Western RailwayLancashire and Yorkshire RailwayGreat Central RailwayEnd of electrified section from Guide Bridge1912 map of railway lines in the areaThe station was located on an embankment leading up to the south side of the viaduct over the River Medlock The main station building was on the eastern down side of the running lines leading on to the shorter of two platforms b There was an access road and ramp from the Park Bridge Iron Works access road 5 A waiting shelter was provided on the other longer up platform which appeared to be constructed from baulks of timber perhaps re used sleepers Access to this platform was via steps up the embankment from a footpath that ran along the bottom of the embankment 5 There were several goods sidings to the east of the station with no facilities other than a weighing machine A branch led from the sidings into the Iron Works 5 In 1861 the station was served by eight down trains and six up on weekdays with five services each way on Sundays 6 By 1895 the station had twenty three OA amp GB services each way with an extra one on Saturdays there were eleven services each way on Sundays 7 In addition there were three LNWR services to Stockport but none in the other direction 8 Goods services at the station stopped sometime between 1912 and 1925 with only private siding traffic being handled afterwards The private siding closed in February 1964 9 The passenger station closed on 4 May 1959 following the withdrawal of passenger services on the line 3 10 Park Bridge viaduct was 200 yards 180 m long and 96 5 feet 29 4 m high with nine arches of 50 feet 15 m it was reconstructed in 1960 as the line continued to handle heavy parcels traffic until 1967 The viaduct was demolished in February and March 1971 11 After the lines closure Granada Television s Inheritance series filmed a staged crash of 1850 on the embankment 12 Preceding station Disused railways Following stationOldham Road Ashton Oldham Ashton and Guide Bridge RailwayLeased jointly by L amp NW amp GC Oldham Clegg StreetReferences EditNotes Edit The Oldham Ashton under Lyne and Guide Bridge Junction Railway was the full name of the railway as defined in its enabling Act it was often shortened by the omission of under Lyne and Junction 2 Down trains usually headed away from the major conurbation usually London some railway companies ran up to their headquarters location in this case up trains were going to Oldham Clegg Street and down trains to Manchester London Road 4 Citations Edit Hooper 1991 p 39 Oldham Ashton under Lyne and Guide Bridge Junction Railway An Act for the Construction of Railways to supply direct Communication between Oldham Ashton under Lyne and Guide Bridge and for the Accommodation of the Neighbourhood Local Act 20 amp 21 Victoria I c cxxxvii UK Parliamentary Archives 1857 Retrieved 24 June 2021 a b Quick 2022 p 352 Simmons 1997 p 548 a b c Ordnance Survey 25 inch map Lancashire XCVII 14 Alt Bardsley Oldham National Library of Scotland 1894 Retrieved 3 July 2021 Dow 1959 p 286 Bradshaw 2011 table 461 Bradshaw 2011 table 333 Clinker 1978 p 106 Hurst 1992 p 14 ref 0657 Marshall 1981 pp 57 59 Panorama An 1850 crash staged The Railway Magazine 113 797 522 September 1967 Bibliography Edit Bradshaw George 2011 December 1895 Bradshaw s Rail Times for Great Britain and Ireland December 1895 A Reprint of the Classic Timetable Complete with Period Advertisements and Shipping Connections to All Parts Midhurst Middleton Press ISBN 978 1 908174 11 6 OCLC 832579861 Clinker C R October 1978 Clinker s Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England Scotland and Wales 1830 1977 Bristol Avon Anglia Publications amp Services ISBN 0 905466 19 5 OCLC 5726624 Dow George 1959 Great Central Volume One The Progenitors 1813 1863 London Locomotive Publishing Company OCLC 60021205 Hooper John 1991 An Illustrated History of Oldham s Railways Pinner Middlesex Irwell Press ISBN 9781871608199 OCLC 650187960 Hurst Geoffrey 1992 Register of Closed Railways 1948 1991 Worksop Nottinghamshire Milepost Publications ISBN 0 9477 9618 5 Marshall John 1981 Forgotten Railways North West England David amp Charles ISBN 0 7153 8003 6 Oliver Henry Airey John 1894 Hand book and Appendix of Stations Junctions Sidings Collieries amp c on the Railways in United Kingdom Quick Michael 2022 2001 Railway passenger stations in Great Britain a chronology PDF version 5 04 Railway amp Canal Historical Society Simmons Jack 1997 up and down In Simmons Jack Biddle Gordon eds The Oxford Companion to British Railway History From 1603 to the 1990s 1st ed Oxford Oxford University Press p 548 ISBN 0 19 211697 5 Further reading Edit Bairstow Martin 1987 The Manchester and Leeds Railway The Calder Valley Line ISBN 9780951030264 This article on a railway station in Greater Manchester is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Park Bridge railway station amp oldid 1135451460, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
