- Chequerbent railway station (1831)
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See also: Chequerbent railway station
Chequerbent Location Place Chequerbent, Westhoughton Area Bolton Coordinates 53°32′54″N 2°29′45″W / 53.5483°N 2.4957°WCoordinates: 53°32′54″N 2°29′45″W / 53.5483°N 2.4957°W Grid reference SD672058 Operations Original company London and North Western Railway Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway History 11 June 1831 Station opened 2 February 1885 Station closed Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–ZChequerbent railway station was a railway station in Westhoughton to the south-west of Bolton, Greater Manchester, on the line between Bolton and Leigh. It was open from 1831 until its replacement in 1885 by a later station.
History
The line of the former Bolton and Leigh Railway (B&LR) opened for goods traffic in 1828, followed by passenger services in 1831 commencing with an excursion from Bolton to Newton for the Aintree races. The first station at Chequerbent opened on 11 June 1831.[1] The route included a number of steep inclines which were worked using ropes hauled by stationary engines, as opposed to locomotives on the flatter sections of the line.[2] To avoid these inclines, and allow steam locomotives to haul trains for the entire journey, the London and North Western Railway (LNWR), successor to the B&LR, built deviations over easier gradients. This required the resiting of several stations, including Chequerbent. The station thus closed on 2 February 1885 and was replaced by a new station only a short distance away on the same day.[1]
References
- ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 59. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508.
- ^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 62. CN 8983.
External links
- Site of Chequerbent Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map
- Chequerbent Station at Disused Stations Site Record
Preceding station Disused railways Following station Atherton Bag Lane
Line and station closedLondon and North Western Railway
Bolton and Leigh lineRumworth and Daubhill
Line and station closedCategories:- Disused railway stations in Bolton
- Former London and North Western Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1831
- Railway stations closed in 1885
- Greater Manchester railway station stubs
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