Английская Википедия:Cold Meece railway station
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox station
Cold Meece railway station was a short-lived railway station built during the Second World War by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) to serve ROF Swynnerton.
History
ROF Swynnerton was a Royal Ordnance filling factory built in 1939–40.Шаблон:Sfn It became operational in the middle of 1940 and by mid 1942 the number of people working at the site had grown to approximately 18,500.Шаблон:Sfn To meet the need of getting the factory workers to and from the factory the Ministry of Supply asked the LMS to construct a station.Шаблон:Sfn The site already had an extensive rail network served from the West Coast Main Line between Шаблон:Stnlnk and Шаблон:StnlnkШаблон:Sfn but the LMS chose to build a new branch line running to the site from the North Staffordshire Railway line between Шаблон:Stnlnk and Шаблон:Stnlnk.Шаблон:Sfn The branch line, which was double track throughout, ran for just under Шаблон:Convert from Swinnerton Junction to Cold Meece station.Шаблон:Sfn
The station had four platforms with run round roads between the two groups of two platform lines; station buildings were of brick construction.Шаблон:Sfn The station was for passenger traffic only and no goods facilities were ever provided, all freight movements for the factory were dealt with via the West Coast Main Line link.Шаблон:Sfn
After the war ended the factory and station both continued in use until 1958. The factory closed in May 1958 and although the last scheduled train ran in June 1958, the station did not officially close until August 1959.Шаблон:Sfn The branch had been lifted by September 1963.Шаблон:Sfn
Passenger services
During the war the factory worked 24 hours a day and the passenger service to Cold Meece reflected this with nineteen trains a day, Monday to Saturday, serving the station in time for the shift changes at 5:35 am, 1:35 pm and 8:35 pm.Шаблон:Sfn Services ran to and from three main destinations; Шаблон:Stnlnk, Silverdale and Шаблон:Stnlnk picking up at all stations en route except those between Шаблон:Stnlnk and Шаблон:Stnlnk.Шаблон:Sfn In addition there was one service each way classed as a recreational service for people who lived on the site to get into Stoke. Sunday services comprised two trains each way to Silverdale and Blythe Bridge and three each way to Newchapel and Goldenhill.Шаблон:Sfn
From October 1945 on the need for the number of trains decreased as the factory moved to one shift only and the number of trains each way was reduced to eight plus the recreational service.Шаблон:Sfn This number was further reduced to three trains each way per day (one to each of the three destinations). From the end of November 1947 the recreational service and Saturday afternoon services had been withdrawn, the remaining services remained the pattern until closure.Шаблон:Sfn The last Silverdale and Blythe Bridge services ran in March 1958 and the last Newchapel and Goldenhill ran on 27 June 1958.Шаблон:Sfn
As the trains were only run for the workers at the factory and due to the nature of the factory work, they were classed as workmen's trains[nb 1] and did not appear in public timetables.Шаблон:Sfn
Notes
Footnotes
References
Further reading
Шаблон:Closed stations Staffordshire
Ошибка цитирования Для существующих тегов <ref> группы «nb» не найдено соответствующего тега <references group="nb"/>
- Английская Википедия
- Disused railway stations in Staffordshire
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1941
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1959
- Former London, Midland and Scottish Railway stations
- Страницы, где используется шаблон "Навигационная таблица/Телепорт"
- Страницы с телепортом
- Википедия
- Статья из Википедии
- Статья из Английской Википедии
- Страницы с ошибками в примечаниях
