Upton on Severn
Upton-on-Severn railway station in 1961
General information
LocationUpton-on-Severn, Worcestershire
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
16 May 1864Station opens as Upton
April 1889Renamed Upton on Severn
14 August 1961Station closed for passengers[1]
July 1963closed for goods

Upton-on-Severn railway station was a railway station serving Upton-on-Severn in the English county of Worcestershire.

History

It was opened by the Midland Railway's Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway between Great Malvern and Ashchurch.[2]

At grouping in 1923 it became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway, with British Railways taking over upon nationalisation of the railway system in January 1948. The British Transport Commission withdrew the service to Great Malvern on 1 December 1952, with the station henceforth becoming a terminus. It then closed to passengers on 14 August 1961, with the withdrawal of the remaining trains from Ashchurch.[3] Freight traffic continued until July 1963, when the Upton to Tewkesbury section was closed completely.

The station was subsequently demolished and no trace now remains.

Stationmasters

  • H. Rich ca. 1864[4] ca. 1866
  • Samuel Hawkins Orchard until 1872[5] (afterwards station master at Stapleford and Sandiacre)
  • Henry Lewis 1872 - 1877[5]
  • A. Withers 1877 - 1878[5]
  • F.H. Parsons 1878 - 1881[6]
  • W.H. Adcock 1881 - 1883[6]
  • R. Nash 1883[6] - 1905[7]
  • William Garner Johnson 1906[7] - ca. 1929
  • Edward Harry Taylor ca. 1948

References

  1. ↑ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. ↑ Preston Hendry, R., Powell Hendry, R., (1982) An historical survey of selected LMS stations : layouts and illustrations. Vol. 1 Oxford Publishing
  3. ↑ "Upton's Railway Station"Welcome to Upton on Severn; Retrieved 28 September 2016
  4. ↑ "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 238. 1914. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 842. 1871. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 427. 1881. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  7. 1 2 "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1027". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 124. 1899. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2006). Bromsgrove to Gloucester. Middleton Press. figs. 66-70. ISBN 9781904474739. OCLC 931169432.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Malvern Hanley Road
Line and station closed		   Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway
Midland Railway		   Ripple
Line and station closed

52°03′31″N 2°13′00″W / 52.0587°N 2.2168°W / 52.0587; -2.2168


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