Maxstoke railway station was a railway station opened in 1839 as Coleshill by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway on its original route from Derby to Hampton-in-Arden meeting the London and Birmingham Railway for London. The station served the village of Maxstoke and town of Coleshill in Warwickshire, England.
Maxstoke | |
|---|---|
 Maxstoke station platform April 2015 | |
| General information | |
| Other names | Coleshill |
| Location | England |
| Coordinates | 52°29′38″N 1°41′18″W / 52.4940°N 1.6884°W |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1839 | Station opens as Coleshill |
| 1 January 1917 | Closed to passenger traffic |
| 1923 | Renamed Maxstoke |
| 30 April 1939 | Station closes |
History
editWhen the BD&JR built its alternative route in Lawley Street in 1842, the line, known as the Stonebridge Railway, lost its importance and the passenger service finished in 1917.[1]
It was renamed Maxstoke in 1923 (while Forge Mills became Coleshill)
Freight services continued until 30 April 1939.[2] The track was removed soon after and the station was demolished.
On 24 February 2014, a local volunteer from Birmingham, with the full permission of a local farmer, began uncovering the platform fascia and brickwork.[citation needed]
Stationmasters
edit- P. Gibson ca. 1859, ca. 1866[3]
- Frederick Freeman
- William Barber ca. 1868
- F. Turner until 1873[4]
- F. Swinnerton 1873 - 1877[4]
- William Reynolds 1877[4] - 1887[5] (formerly station master at Hellifield)
- Charles Wells 1887[5] - 1908[6]
- William L. Leary 1908[6] - ca. 1912
References
edit- ^ "A Picturesque Midland Railway Line". Birmingham Mail. England. 6 January 1917. Retrieved 25 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "LMS Notice. Withdrawal of Goods Train service to and from Maxstoke". Birmingham Mail. England. 15 April 1939. Retrieved 25 January 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1859–1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 97. 1914. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 297. 1871. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 297. 1881. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ a b "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1026". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 553. 1899. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- Clinker. C. R., (1982) The Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway, Avon-AngliA Publications and Services.
- Whishaw, F., (1840) The Railways of Great Britain and Ireland: Practically described and illustrated London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
External links
edit- This station's entry on Warwickshirerailways.com
- Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands: Coleshill station
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