Audlem railway station

Audlem railway station was a station on the former Great Western Railway between Market Drayton and Nantwich, opened in 1863.

Audlem
The station's location (1990)
General information
LocationAudlem, Cheshire East
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNantwich and Market Drayton Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
20 October 1863Station opens
9 September 1963Station closes

It served the village of Audlem in Cheshire, England until closure in 1963.[1] The station was immortalised in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.

History

The station was built by the Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway (N&MDR) and opened on 20 October 1863,[2] although the line was operated by the Great Western Railway from its opening, and the N&MDR eventually amalgamated with the Great Western Railway in 1897.[3] The line passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948, and was then closed to passengers by the British Railways Board on 9 September 1963.[2]

Stationmasters
  • James Ralphs
  • Samuel Lloyd ca. 1865 - 1867[4]
  • Mr. Edwards from 1867
  • Thomas Neggington ca. 1869
  • Thomas Diggory ca. 1871
  • Thomas Peate ca. 1879 - 1893[5]
  • John Evans ca. 1896
  • William Richards ca. 1898 - 1905
  • J.R. Martin 1905 - 1909
  • Henry Rickard 1909 - 1918[6] (formerly station master at Adderley)
  • Archibald Stewart Rickard 1918 - 1931[7] (formerly station master at Peplow)
  • R. Hughes 1931 - 1936[8]
  • William Griffin 1936 - 1940[9] (formerly station master at Berrington)
  • H.S. Stockton 1940[10] - 1942
  • W.N. Owen 1942 - 1949[11] (formerly station master at Peplow, afterwards station master at Church Stretton)
  • C. Corley ca. 1949

Routes
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Coxbank Halt   Nantwich and Market Drayton Railway
Great Western Railway
   Coole Pilate Halt

References
  1. "Audlem Village History website". Archived from the original on 13 February 2008.
  2. Butt 1995, p. 21
  3. MacDermot, E.T. (1931). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. II: 1863-1921. Paddington: Great Western Railway. p. 7. OCLC 55853736.
  4. "Audlem Supper". Wellington Journal. England. 9 March 1867. Retrieved 27 June 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Audlem. Funeral of the Late Stationmaster". Wellington Journal. England. 6 May 1893. Retrieved 26 June 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Audlem. Death of the Stationmaster". Nantwich Guardian. England. 25 January 1918. Retrieved 26 June 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. "Obituary. Mr. A.S. Rickard". Nantwich Chronicle. England. 19 September 1953. Retrieved 26 June 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "Audlem". Crewe Chronicle. England. 7 November 1936. Retrieved 26 June 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. "Stationmaster's Retirement". Cheshire Observer. England. 6 July 1940. Retrieved 26 June 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. "Chester Railwayman's Promotion". Chester Chronicle. England. 6 July 1940. Retrieved 26 June 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. "Stationmaster's Promotion". Nantwich Chronicle. England. 5 March 1949. Retrieved 26 June 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Branch Lines around Market Drayton. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 54-57. ISBN 9781908174673. OCLC 913791564.

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