Brunswick Wharf
Brunswick Wharf was a railway goods yard in Buglawton, Congleton.[1][2][3]
Brunswick Wharf was used to transport sand from Congleton to the potteries and coal from the potteries to Brunswick Wharf along the Biddulph Valley Line.[2][4]
History
Brunswick Wharf was the terminus of the Biddulph Valley Line.[5] Brunswick Wharf was opened by the North Staffordshire Railway on 29 August 1860.[5]
The last train left Brunswick Wharf on 1 April 1968 after which Brunswick Wharf closed.[2][4]
Operation
Brunswick Wharf comprised 3 sidings called “Wharfs” operated by 3 different companies these companies were:[6]
- Robbert Heath and Low Moor.[6]
- The Congleton and Industrial & Equitable Co-operative society.[6]
- H. Hargreaves & Co. Ltd, coal, coke and lime merchants.[6]
References
- ↑ "Brunswick Street Wharf - RAILSCOT". www.railscot.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-26. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Activities and Information About the Biddulph Valley Way". www.cheshireeast.gov.uk. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
- ↑ Alcock, Joan P. (30 June 2003). History & Guide Congleton. Stroud: Tempus Publishing Ltd. p. 67. ISBN 0752429469. Search this book on
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Biddulph Valley Way Explorer including Dane-in-Shaw Pasture & Timbersbrook Picnic Area" (PDF). cheshireeast.gov.uk. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jeuda, Basil (1 May 1996). THE KNOTTY An Illustrated Survey Of The North Staffordshire Railway (in Engish). Lightmoor Press. p. 43. ISBN 1899889019.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Jeuda, Basil (20 April 2014). The North Staffordshire Railway In The LMS Days Volume 3. Lydney: Lightmoor Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-1899889839. Search this book on
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