:: Burton Railway Society


HERITAGE Burton upon Trent was once renown as the brewing capital of the country and was famous for possessing its own extensive brewery railway system used mainly for internal movements by the breweries. However, this system was more infamous than famous with vehicle drivers and pedestrians for its 32 railway crossings in the town! Most of the brewery system was closed down in the mid-1960s as road transport took over from rail. Burton also has other historic railway connections – in fact it was once very well connected by rail. There were the (now closed) lines of the North Staffordshire to Ashbourne, Leek, and Stoke-on-Trent; the Great Northern to Stafford and Derby Friar Gate; and the London and North Western to Nuneaton. Some lines are still open – these are the Midland to Birmingham via Tamworth and to Birmingham via Lichfield, to Derby Midland, and to Leicester via Coalville.

HERITAGE

Burton upon Trent was once renown as the brewing capital of the country and was famous for possessing its own extensive brewery railway system used mainly for internal movements by the breweries. However, this system was more infamous than famous with vehicle drivers and pedestrians for its 32 railway crossings in the town!

Most of the brewery system was closed down in the mid-1960s as road transport took over from rail. Burton also has other historic railway connections – in fact it was once very well connected by rail. There were the (now closed) lines of the North Staffordshire to Ashbourne, Leek, and Stoke-on-Trent; the Great Northern to Stafford and Derby Friar Gate; and the London and North Western to Nuneaton. Some lines are still open – these are the Midland to Birmingham via Tamworth and to Birmingham via Lichfield, to Derby Midland, and to Leicester via Coalville.