Clayton Bridge railway station

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Clayton Bridge railway station was opened on 13 April 1846 by the Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction Railway. The Manchester & Leeds Railway took over the running on 9 July 1847, on which day the latter company changed its name to the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway (LYR). The LYR was absorbed into the London & North Western Railway on 1 January 1922 and the joint company became a major constituent of the London Midland & Scottish Railway in 1923.

The station was situated immediately west of where the line crossed Berry Brow in Clayton Bridge near Clayton Vale in Clayton, Manchester. During summer 1922, the station was served on weekdays by 21 Stalybridge to Manchester (Victoria) Station trains (a few originating at Huddersfield) and one from Stockport (Edgeley) to Manchester (Exchange) Station. By 1956, the station was served by 17 stopping trains on weekdays. Clayton Bridge station became a victim of the Beeching Axe, closing on 7 October 1968. The signal box, situated on the northern side of the line, just to the east of Berry Brow, was also used to manually operate the level crossing gates. Nothing remains of the station.

[edit] References

• Martin Bairstow. The Manchester and Leeds Railway. 
• R.V.J. Butt, Patrick Stephens (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. 
• Christopher Awdry (1990). Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies. Guild Publishing. reference CN 8983. 
• Bradshaw's July 1922 Railway Guide, Henry Blacklock & Co, Manchester

[edit] External links

• Disused stations

Coordinates: 53.493° N 2.1677° W

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