Formby Power Station railway station

Formby Power Station
Derelict railway power station at Altcar, Formby
General information
LocationFormby, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton
England
Coordinates53°32′33″N 3°03′58″W / 53.5424°N 3.0661°W / 53.5424; -3.0661
Grid referenceSD293056
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
c.1917Opened
c.1943–1944Closed

Formby Power Station railway station was a railway station on the Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway, situated south of Hogshill Lane and just north of the River Alt.

History

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The railway station was opened circa 1917 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) as a small halt adjacent to Formby power station. The station did not appear in the public timetables and was only open for use for employees of the power station.[1]

The station was located south of Hogshill Lane and just north of the River Alt.[2][3]

The power station was L&YR owned and operated, it had opened in 1904 and generated current for the L&YR local electrically powered lines, chiefly between Liverpool, Southport and Ormskirk.[1][4]

The halt was closed around 1943–1944 and the power station closed down in 1946.[1][5][2]

The line through the station remains open and is today used by trains on the Merseyrail Northern Line.[6]

The power station building was later used by Metal Closures Rosslite Limited as a factory producing expanded polystyrene packaging and insulation products, and then as a business centre. The site eventually became derelict but plans were later announced to convert it for residential use.[7]

The power station was demolished in 2016, the whole site was levelled and work started on a new housing development, leaving no trace of the original buildings. Development of the site was completed in August 2016, including a new access road connecting the site with Park Road. The roads on the new development were named after some of the pioneers in the field of electricity: Callan Crescent, Edison Close, Gilbert Close, Tesla Way, and Wheatstone Road.[citation needed]

In February 2017, a gate was installed on Hoggs Hill Lane to prevent vehicular access to the site via the original route.[citation needed]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Altcar Rifle Range
Until 1921
  Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway
  Formby
Hightown
Since 1921
   

References

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  1. ^ a b c Quick 2023, p. 198.
  2. ^ a b Gell 1986.
  3. ^ Lancashire XC.8 (Map). 25 inch. Ordnance Survey. 1927.
  4. ^ Marshall 1970, pp. 154–157.
  5. ^ Marshall 1970, p. 169.
  6. ^ "Merseyrail Network Map". Merseyrail. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Formby's Power House building to be turned into apartments". Liverpool Echo. 1 July 2010.

Sources

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Further reading

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  • Gahan, John W. (1985). Seaport to Seaside: Lines to Southport and Ormskirk - 13 decades of trains and travel. ISBN 978-0-907768-07-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: ignored ISBN errors (link)
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