When was the first railway line opened in Ashton?
13 April 1846
Ashton-under-Lyne railway station
| Ashton-under-Lyne | |
|---|---|
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 13 April 1846 | Opened as Ashton |
| 1874 | Renamed Ashton (Charlestown) |
When was Bristol Temple Meads built?
31 August 1840
It opened on 31 August 1840 with trains running from Bristol as far as Bath, nearly a year before the start of through traffic to London. The station buildings had a boardroom and offices for the ‘Bristol Committee’ of the Great Western Railway.
Is Bristol Temple Meads open?
Bristol Temple Meads station is open every day that services are running to and from the station. The station usually opens just before the first train of the day leaves and then closes after the last train departs. Ticket office opening hours may vary.
What is the population of Nailsea?
15,630
Nailsea is a commuter town with a population of 15,630.
Where was the train station in Long Ashton?
The site of Long Ashton station. This station was situated on the climb from Bristol up to Flax Bourton Tunnel. It was in the valley below Long Ashton, at the place where today there is a flyover for the A370 road.
How big was the engine shed at Ashton Station?
Notes: Ashton was the only station on the line to have its own engine shed. It was brick built, of gable style with timber trusses under a slate roof and was 56ft 8in in length and 17ft wide. One locomotive was allocated to the shed initially but after July 1903 there were two.
Is there a line from Heathfield to Ashton?
The line ran as standard gauge from Heathfield to Ashton, although it was isolated from the GWR system as the Moretonhampstead line at Heathfield was still broad gauge. Some forty years later, the Exeter, Teign Valley and Chagford railway was formed to build a line from Exeter to join up with the existing line connecting at Christow station.
Where was the original Ashton in Makerfield railway station?
The station was located where Lodge Lane (now the A49) crossed the Liverpool, St Helens and South Lancashire Railway line from Lowton St Mary’s to the original St Helens Central railway station.