Gailey railway station was a railway station built by the Grand Junction Railway in 1837.[1]: 29 It served the small village of Gailey, Staffordshire, 7 miles north of Wolverhampton City Centre, and was located near to the junction of the A5 and A449 roads.
Gailey | |
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![]() Gailey station site in 2020 | |
General information | |
Location | Gailey, South Staffordshire England |
Coordinates | 52.6917°N 2.1282°W / 52.6917; -2.1282 |
Grid reference | SJ914104 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Grand Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1837 | Opened as Spread Eagle |
1881 | Renamed to Gailey |
1951 | Closed to passenger traffic |
The original name of the station was Spread Eagle railway station, and was named after a nearby pub. It was renamed Gailey in 1881.
The station closed in 1951, although the Rugby-Birmingham-Stafford Line loop from the West Coast Main Line still runs through the site of the station today.
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Four Ashes | London and North Western Railway former Grand Junction Railway |
Penkridge |
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Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway |
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London, Midland and Scottish Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
London and North Western Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Midland Railway |
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North Staffordshire Railway |
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Shropshire Union Railways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Staffordshire Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stafford and Uttoxeter Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trent Valley Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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