Elford railway station
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History
It was opened by the Midland Railway in 1850.
It was between Tamworth and Burton upon Trent on the line originally built by the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway.
Originally, it was called Haselour and later either Elford and Haselour or Haselour and Elford.
It had two platforms on either side of the double track with conventional Midland buildings.
By 1951 the station was running at a loss of £400 per year (Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".).Template:Inflation-fn Elford with a population of 500 only resulted in 5 people taking the train each day.[1] It was reported that takings were not sufficient to cover a porter’s wages.[1] Due to subsidence on the main line, if it were to be retained, the main line would need raising and the buildings would need to be demolished at a cost of more than £2,000.[1] (Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".).Template:Inflation-fn
Despite a petition signed by over 100 residents[2] it closed on 31 March 1952[3] but reopened for transporting goods in 1954 through 1973.[4]
Stationmasters
- Robert F. Sharpe ca. 1859[5] - 1891[6]
- James Collins 1891 - 1895[6] (formerly station master at Branston, afterwards station master at Barton and Walton)
- Zachary Gilbert 1895[6] - 1902[7] (afterwards station master at Aldridge)
- W. Beasley 1902[7] - 1908 (formerly station master at Aldridge)
- Frederick Swain 1908 - 1914[8] (formerly station master at Croxall, afterwards station master at Desford)
- H. Salt from 1914[8]
- John Molineux 1922 - 1940[9]
- C.C. Clarke 1941 - 1943[10] (afterwards station master at Borrowash)
- J. Redmond 1943[11]
Route
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- Former Midland Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1850
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1952
- Disused railway stations in Staffordshire