Rednal and West Felton railway station
52°50′29″N 2°57′39″W / 52.8413°N 2.9607°W / 52.8413; -2.9607
Rednal & West Felton railway station was a minor station on the GWR's Paddington to Birkenhead main line. Today, this is part of the Shrewsbury to Chester line. The distinctive red brick station building (now a private house) can still be seen on the west side of the line.
History
Express trains did not call at Rednal & West Felton, only local services.
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On 7 June 1865, it was the site of a rail crash which killed 13 and injured 30. The driver of a heavy excursion train from Birkenhead to Shrewsbury failed to see a warning flag for track maintenance approaching the station and derailed.[2]
According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P, F, L, H & C and there was a three-ton crane.[3]
References
- ^ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5
- ^ Red for Danger by L.T.C. Rolt publ 1955, page 126-7
- ^ 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission
Neighbouring stations
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Haughton Halt | Great Western Railway Shrewsbury to Chester Line | Whittington Low Level |
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Shrewsbury to Chester. Middleton Press. figs. 21-23. ISBN 9781906008703. OCLC 495274299.
External links
- Rednal & West Felton station on navigable 1946 O.S. map
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