Oldham Clegg Street railway station

Oldham Clegg Street railway station was one of five stations that served the town of Oldham in northwest England.

Oldham Clegg Street
LocationOldham, Oldham
England
Coordinates53.53771°N 2.11131°W / 53.53771; -2.11131
Grid referenceSD928046
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyOldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway
Pre-groupingOAGB
Post-groupingOAGB
Key dates
26 August 1861 (1861-08-26)Opened
4 May 1959 (1959-05-04)Closed

History

A 1912 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Oldham Clegg Street

The station was the northernmost passenger station on the Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway;[1][2] it opened on 26 August 1861.[3] To the south of the station was a tunnel, known as Oldham Tunnel; it was 59 yards (54 m) in length.[4]

The station was reconstructed in the late 1890s, the works being finished in 1900.[4] The station closed on 4 May 1959.[3]

Routes

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Park Bridge
Line and station closed
  Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
London and North Western Railway
Great Central Railway
Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway
  Oldham Mumps
Line closed, station open
    Oldham Glodwick Road
Line and station closed

Notes

  1. Conolly 1976, p. 21, section D1, inset.
  2. Dow 1959, p. 255.
  3. Butt 1995, p. 177.
  4. Dow 1962, p. 121.

References

  • Bairstow, Martin. The Manchester and Leeds Railway.
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (5th ed.). 1" = 8 miles. Cartography by W. Philip Conolly. Ian Allan. 1976. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3.
  • Dow, George (1959). Great Central, Volume One: The Progenitors, 1813-1863. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1468-X.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Dow, George (1962). Great Central, Volume Two: Dominion of Watkin, 1864-1899. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1469-8.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Hooper, John. An Illustrated History of Oldham's Railways. ISBN 1-871608-19-8.
  • Wells, Jeffrey. The Oldham Loop. ISBN 1-870119-76-2.
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