When was Glossop train station built?
June 1845
Glossop railway station
| Glossop | |
|---|---|
| 9 June 1845 | Opened as Glossop for goods only |
| 30 June 1845 | Opened for all traffic |
| 10 July 1922 | Renamed Glossop Central |
| 6 May 1974 | Renamed Glossop |
Does Glossop have a train station?
Station details & facilities Glossop station has a single platform, accessed through the ticket hall. There is step-free access throughout the station and a small car park outside the station building, as well as storage stands for bicycles.
How old is Glossop?
Historically, the name Glossop refers to the small hamlet that gave its name to an ancient parish recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086, and then the manor given by William I of England to William Peverel. A municipal borough was created in 1866, and the unparished urban area within two local government wards.
Why did the Woodhead line close?
By the early 1980s, the combination of alternative available routes, an absence of passenger traffic since 1970 and a downturn in coal traffic across the Pennines, along with a need to eventually expensively upgrade or replace the non-standard electrical supply systems and Class 76 locomotives, resulted in the line’s …
What happened to Dinting railway Centre?
Dinting Railway Centre Closed in 1991, the society and its collection are now based at Ingrow West railway station near Keighley, West Yorkshire.
What Ward is Glossop?
Glossop Ward is an acute medical ward on level 5 of the North Devon District Hospital.
What is Glossop like to live in?
The community is fierce (in a good way) and friendly, instigators of quirky nightspots, theatres, a club-for-every-proclivity, fine markets and microbreweries; and you could never be bored with the Peak District and its rambling treats at the edge of town.
When did the Woodhead route close?
5 January 1970
Having seen major investment in the 1950s, the line was controversially closed to passenger traffic on 5 January 1970.
When did the Woodhead Tunnel closed?
1981
The tunnels formed a section of the old Woodhead Line, which was closed in 1981. Campaigners had hoped the line could reopen with a newer tunnel built in 1953 used for trains and the Victorian ones used for electricity cables.
When was Glossop on the main line built?
The station buildings were constructed to the designs of John Grey Weightman and opened in 1847. There was a previous station called Glossop on the main line but that was renamed “Dinting” with the opening of the Glossop station on the branch.
When did Glossop Central railway station change its name?
There was a previous station called Glossop on the main line but that was renamed “Dinting” with the opening of the Glossop station on the branch. The new station was originally named Glossop, and was renamed Glossop Central on 10 July 1922, reverting to Glossop on 6 May 1974.
When did the Manchester and Sheffield railway open to Glossop?
Pigot’s Directory of 1842 tells us that Glossop was situated a short distance from the Manchester and Sheffield railway. The line was expected to be opened to Glossop (which would then be a station) towards the end of 1842 or early in 1843.
Is there a payphone at Glossop railway station?
A payphone is also provided in the entrance hall. Level access is provided between the entrance ticket hall and platform. The Friends of Glossop Station (FOGS) was formed in 2002 as a splinter group of Glossop Environmental Trust (GET).