Index
- Ditton to Skelton Home
- Ditton
- Widnes South
- Cuerdley
- Fiddlers Ferry
- Sankey Bridges
- Warrington Bank Quay
- Warrington Arpley
- Latchford 1st
- Latchford 2nd
- Thelwall
- Lymm
- Heatley & Warburton
- Dunham Massey
- Broadheath
Latchford 2nd
(1893 - 1962)
The second Latchford station was constructed of timber and far less imposing than its predecessor. It was a modest, rectangular single-storey structure under a hipped roof with a tall chimneystack.
Behind the building there was a subway which connected to the up platform. A set of covered steps connected to the down platform.
The station had goods facilities in the form of three sidings and a goods shed
The December 1895 timetable showed Latchford as having 14 up and 15 down trains Monday to Friday. There was an extra train in each direction on Saturdays and 3 trains each way on Sundays. In July 1922, Latchford had 15 up and 13 down trains Monday to Friday with 1 less up train on Saturdays and 1 extra down. On Sundays there were only 2 trains in each direction
During the Second World War, passenger services were reduced to allow more freight trains and other war traffic to run. After the war, the number of passenger services did not return to pre-war levels. The LMS timetable for the summer of 1947 showed only 9 trains in each direction Monday to Friday. On Saturdays there were 2 extra up and 1 extra down trains. No trains called at Latchford on Sundays
In 1959, British Railways proposed the withdrawal of the local passenger services through Latchford and this eventually took place on September 10 1962. Latchford closed to goods on July 1 1965. The station was demolished shortly afterwards and having been built entirely of timber little trace of it remains
The line through Latchford remained busy with freight traffic into the 1980s. However, structural problems were discovered with the high level bridge over the ship canal which would have been costly to repair. Rather than spend the money, British Rail decided to close the line between Latchford and Skelton Junction and divert its traffic to other routes
The station had goods facilities in the form of three sidings and a goods shed
The December 1895 timetable showed Latchford as having 14 up and 15 down trains Monday to Friday. There was an extra train in each direction on Saturdays and 3 trains each way on Sundays. In July 1922, Latchford had 15 up and 13 down trains Monday to Friday with 1 less up train on Saturdays and 1 extra down. On Sundays there were only 2 trains in each direction
During the Second World War, passenger services were reduced to allow more freight trains and other war traffic to run. After the war, the number of passenger services did not return to pre-war levels. The LMS timetable for the summer of 1947 showed only 9 trains in each direction Monday to Friday. On Saturdays there were 2 extra up and 1 extra down trains. No trains called at Latchford on Sundays
In 1959, British Railways proposed the withdrawal of the local passenger services through Latchford and this eventually took place on September 10 1962. Latchford closed to goods on July 1 1965. The station was demolished shortly afterwards and having been built entirely of timber little trace of it remains
The line through Latchford remained busy with freight traffic into the 1980s. However, structural problems were discovered with the high level bridge over the ship canal which would have been costly to repair. Rather than spend the money, British Rail decided to close the line between Latchford and Skelton Junction and divert its traffic to other routes
