Great Bridgeford railway station

Great Bridgeford
The site of the station in 2012
General information
Location	Great Bridgeford, Staffordshire England
Coordinates	52°50′21″N 2°10′28″W / 52.8393°N 2.1745°W / 52.8393; -2.1745
Grid reference	SJ883268
Platforms	4
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Grand Junction Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
4 July 1837 (1837-07-04)	First station opened as Bridgeford
10 September 1840	First station closed
1 December 1876	Second station opened as Great Bridgeford some distance away from the site of Bridgeford station
8 August 1949	Closed to passengers
1959 (1959)	Closed completely

Great Bridgeford railway station served the village of Great Bridgeford, Staffordshire, England from 1837 to 1959 on the Stafford-Manchester line.

The first station opened as Bridgeford on 4 July 1837 by the Grand Junction Railway. It had two platforms. It closed on 10 September 1840.^[1]

The second station was built by the London and North Western Railway some distance from the site of the former station and was named Great Bridgeford. This station had four platforms. It opened on 1 December 1876, closed to passengers on 8 August 1949^[2] and to goods traffic in 1959.^[3]

On 17 June 1932 at 7:23 pm, an express train, hauled by LNWR Whale Precursor Class 4-4-0 No. 5278 Precursor, derailed at the south end of the station. Four passengers were killed and 27 were injured, 9 of these severely, including the driver. A further 24 people, including the guard, suffered minor injuries.^[4]