Thor's Cave railway station
Thor's Cave railway station was a station on the Leek and Manifold Light Railway.It served Thor's Cave and the village of Wetton in Staffordshire, England. The station site is now part of the Manifold Way.[1][2][3]
History
The station opened as Thor's Cave Halt on 29 June 1904. Its name was changed to Thor's Cave for Wetton in 1914 and changed to Thor's Cave in 1929. It closed on 12 March 1934.[4]
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Route
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Grindon | Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway | Redhurst Halt | ||
References
- ^ "Thor's Cave Railway Station". Picture the Past.
- ^ Nicholson, Christopher; Barnes, Peter (2020). Railways in the Peak District: A history. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. pp. ??. ISBN 9781445693859.
- ^ "Caves of Great Britain: Thor's Cave". www.showcaves.com.
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 420. OCLC 931112387.