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- Moore
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- Winwick Quay
- Vulcan Halt
- Earlestown
Preston Brook
(1837 - 1948)
Preston Brook Station was situated on the Grand Junction Railway (GJR) which opened on July 4 1837
Preston Brook was the location of the junction between the Bridgewater and the Trent & Mersey canals and had become a trading location of local importance. At first, the facilities at Preston Brook were very basic consisting of a small building on the down side (Earlestown direction) of the double-track line. There were no platforms at the time of opening
Goods facilities were provided to the south of the station. They included a shed located on the west side of the Trent & Mersey Canal with sidings and a crane
The March 1850 timetable showed Preston Brook as having three up and five down trains on Monday to Saturday. No trains called on Sunday
By the 1870s, the station had been provided with platforms and both of them had modest single-storey brick buildings
By December 1895, there were eight up and seven down trains on Monday to Saturday and on Sunday there were one up and two down trains
By summer 1932, Preston Brook had 10 down and 10 uptrains on weekdays
By 1947, there were only two up and two down trains serving Preston Brook station on Monday to Friday. On Saturday there were three up and one down
With such a poor service, the station was not profitable so British Railways closed it to passenger services on March 1 1948. The goods yard remained in use until 1 September 1958. The station was demolished some time after this date, but the stationmaster’s house is still standing in use as a private residence
Preston Brook was the location of the junction between the Bridgewater and the Trent & Mersey canals and had become a trading location of local importance. At first, the facilities at Preston Brook were very basic consisting of a small building on the down side (Earlestown direction) of the double-track line. There were no platforms at the time of opening
Goods facilities were provided to the south of the station. They included a shed located on the west side of the Trent & Mersey Canal with sidings and a crane
The March 1850 timetable showed Preston Brook as having three up and five down trains on Monday to Saturday. No trains called on Sunday
By the 1870s, the station had been provided with platforms and both of them had modest single-storey brick buildings
By December 1895, there were eight up and seven down trains on Monday to Saturday and on Sunday there were one up and two down trains
By summer 1932, Preston Brook had 10 down and 10 uptrains on weekdays
By 1947, there were only two up and two down trains serving Preston Brook station on Monday to Friday. On Saturday there were three up and one down
With such a poor service, the station was not profitable so British Railways closed it to passenger services on March 1 1948. The goods yard remained in use until 1 September 1958. The station was demolished some time after this date, but the stationmaster’s house is still standing in use as a private residence
