Norton Junction (West Midlands)
Norton Junction (West Midlands) was a railway junction and goods yard that served multiple coal lines and mineral lines to and from the local collieries and other industrial-related businesses, most notably Pelsall Steelworks and Walsall Wood Colliery.
Norton Junction (West Midlands) | |
|---|---|
| Location | Norton Canes, Cannock Chase District Council United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 52.668620°N 1.967449°W |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway and South Staffordshire Railway joint |
| Key dates | |
| 25 April 1879 | Opened |
| 1964 | Closed |
Closure
Traffic into the junction began to decline in the 1950s following closure of many local mines and collieries. The lines to Ryders Hayes, Brownhills and Hednesford closed in 1964 along with the entire junction.
Present day
The entire site has been built on by housing and roads but some of the trackbed can still be followed as far as Pelsall and Brownhills.
External links
- "Norton Junction". The Railway Reinstatement Association. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- "Walsall Wood Colliery Railway Line to Norton Junction". Oak Park Runners Blog. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- "The trains don't stop here anymore". BrownhillsBob's Brownhills Blog. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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