Talk:Longsight railway station

Early history
Butt makes no mention of any station prior to April 1843. We therefore have something of a conflict. -- Red rose64 (talk) 20:31, 18 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Could the earlier station have been Rushford? Railway Magazine Sep 1960 p608 says Longsight opened in May 1843 when Rushford station closed. Manchester City's history of Rushford Park says -
 * Rushford Village was constructed from 1835, concurrently with the main railway line from Manchester to Crewe. By 1840 the village was served by Rushford Station, and much of the property was developed by the London and North Western Railway Company, including a school for the education of railway employees' children.
 * Commercial development in Rushford Village may have been an intention, but further growth ceased when the station was closed in 1854. Levenshulme Station was opened nearby in 1843, and as a consequence the focus of development became centred there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Johnragla (talk • contribs) 07:41, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
 * Butt says (p. 201) that Rushford opened 4 June 1840 and closed April 1843. I once had some friends living on Rushford Street, Longsight. Rushford Farm was at the junction of Slade Lane with Stockport Road, between Stamford Road and Portland Road. This would put Rushford station at or close to the bridge of the railway over Stockport Road, thus between Longsight station and Slade Lane Junction. -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 15:31, 6 January 2017 (UTC)