Norton Junction was a railway junction and goods yard that served multiple coal lines and mineral lines to and from the local collieries and other industrial-related businesses, most notably Pelsall Steelworks and Walsall Wood Colliery.
Norton Junction | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Norton Canes, Cannock Chase District Council United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 52°40′07″N 1°58′03″W / 52.668620°N 1.967449°W |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway and South Staffordshire Railway joint |
| Key dates | |
| 25 April 1879 | Opened |
| 1964 | Closed |
Closure
editTraffic into the junction began to decline in the 1950s following closure of many local mines and collieries. The lines to Ryders Hayes, Brownhills and Hednesford had all closed by 1964, so there was no junction. The South Staffs line remained as a through route between Walsall and Lichfield until 1984. Shortly afterward, no tracks remained at Norton junction.
Present day
editThe entire site has been built on by housing and roads but some of the trackbed can still be followed as far as Pelsall and Brownhills.
External links
edit- "Norton Junction". The Railway Reinstatement Association. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- "Walsall Wood Colliery Railway Line to Norton Junction". Oak Park Runners Blog. 23 August 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- "The trains don't stop here anymore". BrownhillsBob's Brownhills Blog. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2019.