Potteries Loop Line |
| Hob Uid: 76135 | |
Location :
Staffordshire
Newcastle-under-Lyme
City of Stoke-on-Trent
Kidsgrove
Non Civil Parish
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| Grid Ref : SJ8720054900 |
| Summary : The Potteries Loop Line was authorised in 1865 to unite Hanley and Kidsgrove, and provide a service to the six towns on the 7 3/4 mile long route. It was extended from Hanley to Burslem and Tunstall in 1873 and to Golden Hill in 1874. The Tunstall branch was opened for goods, and the loop line completed to Kidsgrove in 1875. The loop line was closed to passengers and the Tunstall branch closed in 1964, but a length from Birchenwood to Park Farm Bunker, Golden Hill was re-opened for goods in 1971. The loop line is not shown as extant in 1978. |
More information : (SJ 836548 - SJ 850543) Dismantled Railway (NAT) (1)
(SJ 850543 - SJ 860540) Mineral Railway (NAT)
(SJ 860540 - SJ 854498 and SJ 868470) Dismantled Railway (NAT)
(SJ 855544 - SJ 872549) Dismantled Railway (NAT) (2)
A section of the former North Staffordshire Railway known as the loop line, see plan (3), was authorised in 1865 and extended from Hanley toBurslem and Tunstall in 1873 and to Golden Hill in 1874. The Tunstallbranch was opened for goods and the loop line completed to Kidsgrove in 1875. The loop line was closed to passengers and the Tunstall branch closed in 1964, but a length from Birchenwood to Park Farm Bunker, Golden Hill was re-opened for goods in 1971. The loop line is not shown as extant in 1978 (4). The North Staffordshire Railway comprised a network of lines in The Potteries and still remains identifiable within the British Rail system. (See SJ 85 SW 11 for complete plan of network). (3-4) |