Royton railway station

Royton Railway Station which opened on 21 March 1864 served the town of Royton, England. It was at the end of a short branch line from Royton Junction railway station on the Oldham Loop Line. Royton closed to goods services on 2 November 1964, and to passengers services on 16 April 1966.[1]

Royton
Location	Royton, Oldham England
Coordinates	53.56495°N 2.11924°W
Grid reference	SD921076
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
21 March 1864	Opened
1916	Closed
1919	Reopened
18 April 1966	Closed

Accidents

There were two serious accidents at Royton Station.

The first was on 31 October 1908. A goods train from Aintree ran out of control on the gradient between Royton Junction and Royton Station. It crashed into an empty train at Royton. The fireman of the goods train was killed, and the driver severely injured.[2]

The second was at around 6:12 am on 8 February 1961 when the driver of a diesel multiple-unit passenger train lost control on the gradient down to Royton Station. The train was being run empty, although there was one railway employee on board as a passenger. Neither the passenger nor the train guard was injured. The driver of the train was slightly injured when he leapt from the cab of the train just before it collided with the buffer stop at Royton. The train came to rest 30 yards beyond the buffer stop, crossing High Barn Street and crashing into some houses. Three houses were slightly damaged, and two severely damaged. No fatal or severe injuries to the public resulted in these two houses since one of them was a lock-up shop, and in the other the occupants were upstairs at the time. Five people from the damaged houses were however taken to hospital suffering from shock and bruises, and in one case also a fractured clavicle. All were eventually discharged.[3]

References

1. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/r/royton/index.shtml
2. http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/BoT_Royton1908.pdf
3. http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/MoT_Royton1961.pdf

External links

• British Railways in 1960 - Royton Jn to Royton
• Description and pictures of the 1961 crash

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Royton Junction Line and station closed		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Royton branch		Terminus

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