Description:For many years there were two Stations in the village of Weston. On the left in this postcard view is the Station House for Ingestre and Weston Station and on the right is the Dairy. In-between these buildings is a glimpse of the Station platform.
This Station stood on the former Stafford to Uttoxeter line which opened in December 1867, but nineteen years later the company folded, and the line was then acquired by the Great Northern Company. Passenger traffic was withdrawn in 1939, but the line was kept open for milk traffic. The high cost of maintenance proved too expensive and the line closed in 1951, having never shown a profit. It was broken up in 1959.
The Dairy was known locally as ‘Wilts Dairy’ which initially processed milk and later in the 1950s only made butter, including the Fern Leaf Butter brand. In later years this part of the village was redeveloped, and Weston Village Hall now (November 2019) stands on the site of this Station.
The other Station in the village was Weston Station also known as Weston and Ingestre Station which stood on the North Staffordshire Railway line running between Colwich and Stoke-on-Trent. Nearby there was a level crossing which has since been superceded by a bridge which carries the A51 over the railway line at the A518 junction.
This postcard was published by the R.A.P.CO. LTD. London