Sunny Wood Halt railway station
Sunny Wood Halt | |||||
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General information | |||||
Location | Tottington, Bury England | ||||
Coordinates | 53°36′38″N 2°20′01″W / 53.61042°N 2.33351°W | ||||
Grid reference | SD780127 | ||||
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 | |||||
3 July 1905 | Station opened | ||||
5 May 1952 | Station closed | ||||
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Sunny Wood Halt was a stopping point on the Bury to Holcombe Brook railway line from 1905 until the line closed in 1952.
History
The line from Bury to Holcombe Brook had opened on 6 November 1882, and originally there were three intermediate stations. A service of steam railmotors was introduced on the line in July 1905, and four more intermediate stations were opened at the same time; these small stations, or halts, included one at Sunny Wood, 2 miles (3.2 km) from Bury, which opened on 3 July 1905. It closed with the end of passenger services on the line on 5 May 1952.[1][2]
References
- ^ Marshall, John (1970). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 2. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 67–68. ISBN 0-7153-4906-6.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 224. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt (ISBN 1-85306-801-2)
External links
Lines around Bury |
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Past, present and future
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Tottington | L&YR Bury to Holcombe Brook Line |
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