Ledsham Railway Station
In October 1839, Sutton was the scene of a serious riot. On completion of the works a gang of Irish navvies working from the Birkenhead end met with a gang of English & Welsh navvies working from the Chester end when the contractors' wages clerk for the Irish gang made off with the pay for his men. Violent fighting between the two gangs ensued over two days involving some 2,000 men; military were sent from Liverpool and Chester, including a piece of ordnance from Chester, and 28 rioters were jailed.
In 1891, the track from Ledsham Junction (half a mile south of the station) to Rock Ferry was quadrupled and Ledsham Station acquired four platforms. After the station closed the quadruple track was reduced to double in the 1970s. Two remaining platforms were in existence until the 1990s when they were demolished to accommodate a new road bridge which was built on the realignment of the A550. The double track through the station site now forms part of the Wirral Line to Chester, operated by Merseyrail.
Services
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Capenhurst Line and station open |
GWR & LNWR Chester and Birkenhead Railway |
Hooton Line and station open |
References
- ^ Wright, Paul (20 April 2010). "Disused Stations: Ledsham Station". Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved 12 August 2010.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2012). Chester to Birkenhead. Middleton Press. figs. 27-28. ISBN 9781908174215. OCLC 811323335.
External links
53°16′48.24″N 2°57′59.19″W / 53.2800667°N 2.9664417°W