Standon Bridge railway station

Standon Bridge
Location
Coordinates 52°54′45″N 2°15′31″W / 52.912474°N 2.258699°W / 52.912474; -2.258699Coordinates: 52°54′45″N 2°15′31″W / 52.912474°N 2.258699°W / 52.912474; -2.258699
Operations
Original company Grand Junction Railway
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
1837 Station opens
4 February 1952 Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Standon Bridge railway station was a railway station in Standon, approximately 4 miles west of Stone, Staffordshire. The station closed on 4 February 1952, the same day as Whitmore railway station 4 miles further north.

The station is close to Mill Meece Pumping Station, an early 20th-century preserved steam-powered water pumping station built by Staffordshire Potteries Waterworks Company. During installation of a second steam engine in 1926-7, parts were delivered to Standon Bridge railway station and transferred by horse and cart to the pumping station.

The station is also near to Swynnerton Army training camp, a large former Royal Ordnance Factory.

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