Uttoxeter (excl.) - Leek
Date Closed to Passenger Services
4 Jan 1965
Mileage Closed
19m 1c*
Stations Closed
Uttoxeter (Dove Bank) (10/1881); Rocester; Denstone; Alton Towers; Oakamoor; Kingsley & Froghall; Consall; Cheddleton; Leek
Services Operated
Uttoxeter - Leek
Timetable Reference
BR(LM) 7 Sep 64 - 13 Jun 65 Table111
Cobb Atlas Reference
315 09 33 - 337 97 55
Present Status
Preserved - Leek Brook Junction - Froghall, (see Notes below). Disused - Froghall - Oakamoor. Dismantled - remainder.
Map
RCH Lancashire & Cheshire Districts 1933; Yorkshire District 1918; Staffordshire & District 1918
Further Notes
ACD - Mon 04/01/1965 - BLN 24. No Sunday service, LTR - Sat 02/01/1965.
*RCH L&CD 1933; S&D 1918.
Mileage from Uttoxeter station. Leek branch served by separate platforms. No service beyond Uttoxeter towards Stoke-on-Trent at time of closure. Did services ever operate through Uttoxeter West Jct?
Leek Brook Junction - Froghall RO by Churnet Valley Railway as a preserved tourist line.
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