Formby Power Station railway station

Formby Power Station
Derelict railway power station at Altcar, Formby
General information
Location	Formby, Metropolitan Borough of Sefton England
Coordinates	53.5424°N 3.0661°W / 53.5424; -3.0661
Grid reference	SD293056
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
c.1917	Opened
c.1944	Closed

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

The railway station opened circa 1917 as a small halt for employees of the nearby power station at Formby, a railway installation generating electric current for the Liverpool–Southport line. The halt was closed in around 1944 and the power station closed down in 1946, though the line remains open and is used by trains on the Merseyrail Northern Line.

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.

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

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Altcar Rifle Range		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Liverpool, Crosby and Southport Railway		Formby

References

Sources

• Gahan, John W. (1985). Seaport to Seaside. Countyvise Limited. p. 87. ISBN 0-907768-07-5. and Avon Anglia Publications, ISBN 0-905466-73-X.
• Gell, Rob (1986). An Illustrated Survey of Railway Stations Between Southport & Liverpool 1848-1986. Heyday Publishing Company. ISBN 0-947562-04-4.

External links

• Formby Power Station - Formby Civic Society
• Science and Society Picture Library - Search for "Formby Power Station".