Summary
Diggle railway station was a station that served the village of Diggle on the Huddersfield Line to the north of Uppermill. Immediately to the west of the Standedge tunnels, it was opened in 1849 along with the first rail tunnel and closed to passenger traffic in 1968.[1] In its heyday, the station had platforms serving all four lines but little trace remains of it today—all of the buildings and much of platforms having been demolished (although the nearby signal box remains operational).
Diggle | |
|---|---|
 Site of the station in 1996 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Diggle, Oldham England |
| Grid reference | SE007080 |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | London and North Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 August 1849 | Station opens |
| 7 October 1968 | Station closes |
On 5 July 1923, an express passenger train, hauled by Ex-LNWR Whale Experiment Class 4-6-0 No. 1406 George Findlay, was in a rear-end collision with a freight train. Four people were killed.[2]
Local residents have periodically campaigned for the station to be reopened. This has often been connected to proposals to fully reopen the Standedge Tunnels.[3]
In 2012, a renewed effort was launched by a local Liberal Democrat parish councillor.[4] This was unsuccessful, as Transport for Greater Manchester concluded that much of the cited passenger demand would actually be abstracted from the existing station at nearby Greenfield.[5]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Saddleworth Line open, station closed |
London and North Western Railway Huddersfield Line |
Marsden Line and station open | ||
| Uppermill Line and station closed |
London and North Western Railway Micklehurst Line |
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Notes edit
- ^ Diggle Community Association - Railways www.digglevillage.org.uk; Retrieved 20 March 2009
- ^ Trevena, Arthur (1980). Trains in Trouble. Vol. 1. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 31. ISBN 0-906899-01-X.
- ^ "Anniversary Of When Local Stations Closed – SADDLEWORTH LIFE". www.saddleworthlife.com. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
- ^ "Diggle Station platform for investment". Oldham Evening Chronicle. 23 March 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ Disused Stations- Diggle Disused Stations; Retrieved 7 January 2016
References edit
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- An Illustrated History of Oldham's Railways by John Hooper (ISBN 1-871608-19-8)
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