Barton Moss railway station was in

Peel Green Peel Green is a suburb at the western end of Eccles, Greater Manchester, England, in the historic county of Lancashire. Transport Peel Green is split by the M60 motorway, which runs north–south through its centre. It is served by the followi ...

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...

, England.

History

The original

Liverpool and Manchester Railway The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) was the first inter-city railway in the world. It opened on 15 September 1830 between the Lancashire towns of Liverpool and Manchester in England. It was also the first railway to rely exclusively ...

station at Barton Moss opened in 1832 and was replaced on 1 May 1862 by a new one due east. This second station was opened by the

London and North Western Railway The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the L&NWR was the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom. In 1923, it became a constituent of the Lo ...

; it duly passed to the

London, Midland and Scottish Railway The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMSIt has been argued that the initials LMSR should be used to be consistent with LNER, GWR and SR. The London, Midland and Scottish Railway's corporate image used LMS, and this is what is generally u ...

(LMS) at the

1923 Grouping The Railways Act 1921 (c. 55), also known as the Grouping Act, was an Act of Parliament enacted by the British government and intended to stem the losses being made by many of the country's 120 railway companies, by "grouping" them into four la ...

. The LMS closed the station on 23 September 1929.

References

External links

The first station via ''Disused Stations UK''The first station on an 1849 OS map as "Barton" via ''National Library of Scotland''The second station via ''Disused Stations UK''
* ttp://www.railwaycodes.org.uk/ELRs/_mileages/D/DSE.txt The line and mileages via ''railwaycodes'' Disused railway stations in Salford Former London and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1832 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1929 1862 establishments in England 1929 disestablishments in England {{GreaterManchester-railstation-stub