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GWR Route: Moreton-in-Marsh to Shipston-on-Stour
Stretton on Fosse Station: gwrsf3908
As the First World War progressed the increasing number of
railway staff serving with the armed forces started to impact on the operation
of the railways. By the end of December 1916 the number serving from the Great
Western Railway was as follows:
| GWR Department |
Number Enlisted |
Percentage of 1914 Headcount |
| Passenger Department |
3,224 |
18.47% |
| Goods Department |
2,543 |
21.06% |
| Locomotive Department |
7,760 |
26.11% |
| Engineering Department |
4,067 |
30.39% |
| Other Departments |
1,940 |
32.20% |
| Total |
19,534 |
24.65% |
To optimise the use of remaining staff, staffing levels were
reduced where possible and some stations were completely closed to allow
redeployment of their staff. The decision as to which stations should close was
based on the traffic receipts and Stretton-on-Fosse station was among thirty
stations closed by the Great Western Railway in early January 1917 (others
closed that month included Great Alne and Alcester). It is recorded that local
residents submitted a representation to the Great Western Railway and the
decision to close Stretton-on-Fosse station was reviewed, but not varied. At
the time, no date could be given regarding the reopening of the station, but as
can be seen from this circular the station as reopened two years later on 1st
January 1919.
Robert Ferris
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