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Foprd Houses station
Ford Houses station was located about 3 miles north of Bushbury Jcn on the W'ton - Stafford line, and was built in 1941 with a single island platform, located on the up loop, and with a footbridge that connected to the WD Shell Filling Factory at Paradise (also known as Brinsford or Featherstone) for the benefit of the workers brought there. This station had no public access, and was closed in 1945, but the platform remained, as did the connection to the Ordnance Factory. The up sidings of the station were then used for carriage storage, until mid 1960s. Does anyone have any more details of ECS workings from Wolverhampton HL or elsewhere, or any other workings until the rails were removed (probably around 1966, when electrification started). Or even better, any photos ?
I am preparing a book on the GJR from Stafford to B'ham, so any help would be greatly appreciated.
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