Oldham Mumps (L&NWR) railway station opened on 5 July 1856 as the terminus of the Oldham branch from Greenfield, the station served the Mumps area of Oldham. The station was probably only known as Oldham during its brief period of existence, the suffixes Mumps and L&NWR may have been added later to provide clarity between the various stations in Oldham.[1][2] Hooper (1991) states the station was a temporary affair called Victoria.[3] Several sources claim the station was only ever to be temporary.[4][5]
Oldham Mumps | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Mumps, Oldham England |
| Coordinates | approx. 53°32′26″N 2°06′01″W / 53.5406°N 2.1004°W |
| Grid reference | approx. SD9304 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 5 July 1856 | Station opened |
| 1 November 1862 | Station closed |
The station location is not precisely known, it has been described as being:[a]
- "...by a Junction with the Mumps Extension of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway at or near Mumps Mill." (Italics and capitalisation in original).[7]
- "...presumably adjacent to the LYR station."[8]
- "...with the Oldham Branch of the London and North Western Railway, at or near their Oldham station, at a place called Mumps,..."[9]
- "...their existing terminus at Oldham Mumps..."[10]
- "...this branch terminated at a station adjacent to the L&Y at Oldham Mumps."[11]
- "...adjacent to the L&Y's Mumps station."[3]
Hooper (1991) states that "there was a junction with the L&Y and a one road engine shed was erected for the engine that would work the branch, with a turntable completing the facilities".[3]
The station became a through station on 1 July 1862 when it was connected to the Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway at Oldham Clegg Street over jointly owned tracks.[10]
The station closed on 1 November 1862, when it was replaced by Oldham Glodwick Road.[2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus (to 30 June 1862) |
London and North Western Railway Oldham branch |
Lees Line and station closed | ||
| Oldham Clegg Street (from 1 July 1862) Line and station closed |
References
editNotes
edit- ^ The station is not shown on the national Library of Scotlands online copy of the Ordnance Survey six-inch map surveyed in 1844—1845 despite the line being shewn (they both opened on the same day), the map has been updated to show Ashton-under-Lyne data up to 1863 and indeed it shows Oldham Clegg Street and the line running from there to the Oldham branch that was opened on 1 July 1861, but Oldham Glodwick Road is not shown and that opened on 1 November 1862. The station must be situated between the convergence of the two companies lines and Albion Corn Mill.[6]
Citations
edit- ^ "Opening of the new Railway to Greenfield". The Manchester Guardian (1828-1900). 7 July 1856. p. 3. ProQuest 473916112.
- ^ a b Quick 2022, p. 346.
- ^ a b c Hooper 1991, p. 3.
- ^ Holt & Biddle 1986, p. 153.
- ^ Goode 1986, p. 23.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey Six-inch map Lancashire Sheet XCVII". National Library of Scotland. 1882. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "The London and North-western Railway (Oldham Branch Deviation, &c.) Act, 1853.: An Act for conferring additional Powers on the London and North-western Railway Company with reference to the Construction of their Oldham Branch, and for making an Alteration in such Branch; and for other Purposes.. Local and Personal Act, 16 & 17 Victoria I, c. clvii". UK Parliamentary Archives. 1853. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ Brown 2021, pp. 91 & 94.
- ^ "Olham, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Guide Bridge Junction Railways". The Manchester Guardian (1828-1900). 15 November 1856. p. 6. ProQuest 473936157.
- ^ a b Reed 1996, p. 91.
- ^ Bairstow 1990, p. 65.
Bibliography
edit- Bairstow, Martin (1990). The Leeds Huddersfield & Manchester railway : the Standedge line. Halifax: M. Bairstow. ISBN 1-871944-02-3. OCLC 60104697.
- Brown, Joe (2021). Liverpool & Manchester Railway Atlas. Manchester: Crécy Publishing. ISBN 9780860936879. OCLC 1112373294.
- Goode, C. T. (1986). The railways of Manchester. Hull: C.T. Goode. ISBN 0-9508239-8-8. OCLC 500124682.
- Holt, Geoffrey O.; Biddle, Gordon (1986). The North West. A Regional history of the railways of Great Britain. Vol. 10 (2nd ed.). David St. John Thomas. ISBN 978-0-946537-34-1. OCLC 643506870.
- Hooper, John (1991). An Illustrated History of Oldham's Railways. Pinner, Middlesex: Irwell Press. ISBN 9781871608199. OCLC 650187960.
- Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
- Reed, Malcolm C. (1996). The London & North Western Railway: A History. Atlantic Transport. ISBN 978-0-906899-66-3.
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