Oldham Mumps railway station (London and North Western Railway)

This article is about the London and North Western Railway station that served the Mumps area between 1856 and 1862. For the station on the Oldham Loop Line before it was converted to tram operation, see Oldham Mumps railway station. For the tram stop that replaced the Oldham Loop Line station, see Oldham Mumps tram stop.
Oldham Mumps
General information
LocationMumps, Oldham
England
Coordinatesapprox. 53°32′26″N 2°06′01″W / 53.5406°N 2.1004°W / 53.5406; -2.1004
Grid referenceapprox. SD9304
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway
Key dates
5 July 1856 (1856-07-05)Station opened
1 November 1862 (1862-11-01)Station closed

Oldham Mumps (L&NWR) railway station opened on 5 July 1856 as the terminus of the Oldham branch from Greenfield, the station served the Mumps area of Oldham. The station was probably only known as Oldham during its brief period of existence, the suffixes Mumps and L&NWR may have been added later to provide clarity between the various stations in Oldham.[1][2] Hooper (1991) states the station was a temporary affair called Victoria.[3] Several sources claim the station was only ever to be temporary.[4][5]

The station location is not precisely known, it has been described as being:[a]

  • "...by a Junction with the Mumps Extension of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway at or near Mumps Mill." (Italics and capitalisation in original).[7]
  • "...presumably adjacent to the LYR station."[8]
  • "...with the Oldham Branch of the London and North Western Railway, at or near their Oldham station, at a place called Mumps,..."[9]
  • "...their existing terminus at Oldham Mumps..."[10]
  • "...this branch terminated at a station adjacent to the L&Y at Oldham Mumps."[11]
  • "...adjacent to the L&Y's Mumps station."[3]

Hooper (1991) states that "there was a junction with the L&Y and a one road engine shed was erected for the engine that would work the branch, with a turntable completing the facilities".[3]

The station became a through station on 1 July 1862 when it was connected to the Oldham, Ashton and Guide Bridge Railway at Oldham Clegg Street over jointly owned tracks.[10]

The station closed on 1 November 1862, when it was replaced by Oldham Glodwick Road.[2]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus
(to 30 June 1862) 		  London and North Western Railway
Oldham branch 		  Lees
Line and station closed
Oldham Clegg Street
(from 1 July 1862)
Line and station closed 		   


  1. ^ "Opening of the new Railway to Greenfield". The Manchester Guardian (1828-1900). 7 July 1856. p. 3. ProQuest 473916112.
  2. ^ a b Quick 2022, p. 346.
  3. ^ a b c Hooper 1991, p. 3.
  4. ^ Holt & Biddle 1986, p. 153.
  5. ^ Goode 1986, p. 23.
  6. ^ "Ordnance Survey Six-inch map Lancashire Sheet XCVII". National Library of Scotland. 1882. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  7. ^ "The London and North-western Railway (Oldham Branch Deviation, &c.) Act, 1853.: An Act for conferring additional Powers on the London and North-western Railway Company with reference to the Construction of their Oldham Branch, and for making an Alteration in such Branch; and for other Purposes.. Local and Personal Act, 16 & 17 Victoria I, c. clvii". UK Parliamentary Archives. 1853. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  8. ^ Brown 2021, pp. 91 & 94.
  9. ^ "Olham, Ashton-under-Lyne, and Guide Bridge Junction Railways". The Manchester Guardian (1828-1900). 15 November 1856. p. 6. ProQuest 473936157.
  10. ^ a b Reed 1996, p. 91.
  11. ^ Bairstow 1990, p. 65.


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