CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE RAILWAYS OF LANCASHIRE, …Leased by London & North Western Railway 10.9.1859 and absorbed 21.7.1879 (x) WARRINGTON & ALTRINCHAM JUNCTION RAILWAY (Act 3.7.1851)

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE RAILWAYS OF LANCASHIRE, 1828-1939

BY M. D. GREVILLE

In addition to previously published data, I have consulted official and Rail way Clearing House records, local and railway press, and Bradshaw's Manual. There is often a bewildering discrepancy in dates in railway records, especially the older ones. Every effort has been made to establish the correct dates, and when this has not been possible from contemporary references, I have shown the ones which, taking all circumstances into consideration, seem the most likely to be accurate. Closing of lines and withdrawal of passenger services are noted only up to the outbreak of war in September 1939. The closing dates given are those for the last days on which trains ran.

The railways have been grouped under the following headings and subheadings:

1 LONDON, MIDLAND & SCOTTISH RAILWAY A London & North Western Railway and Components B Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and Components C Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and

London & North Western Railway Joint Lines D Midland Railway and Components E Furness Railway and Components F Furness and Midland Joint Line G Knott End Railway

2 LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY AND COMPONENTS

3 VARIOUS AND INTER-GROUP JOINT LINESA London & North Western Railway and

Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway Joint Lines

B Cheshire Lines CommitteeC Sheffield & Midland Joint LinesD Mersey RailwayE Liverpool Overhead Railway

1. LONDON, MIDLAND & SCOTTISH RAILWAY

A. LONDON & NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY

[Formed 16.7.1846 by amalgamation of Grand Junction, Man chester & Birmingham and London & Birmingham Railways. Amalgamated with the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, 1.1.1922. Became part of the London Midland & Scottish Railway, 1.1.1923].

187

188 RAILWAYS OF LANCASHIRE

OPENED

Heaton Norris to Guide Bridge 1.8.1849 Stalybridge to Huddersfield 1.8.1849

Edge Hill to Waterloo 1.8.1849

Patricroft to Molyneux June- 2.2.1850 tion (Clifton)

Greenfield to Oldham Warrington & Stockport

RailwayLancaster & Carlisle Railway St. Helens Canal & Railway

Low Gill to Ingleton

5.7.1856

Edge Hill to Speke 15.2.1864 St. Helens Canal & Railway Warrington (Winwick June- 1.8.1864

tion) to Golbourne direct. Hest Bank to Morecambe Eccles to Tyldesley, Wigan

Bedford Leigh & Penning-ton.

Edge Hill to Stanley Stanley to Tue Brook

8.8.18641.9.1864

Only about 2 miles (round Mossley) in Lanes.

Goods. (Used for pas sengers on opening Riverside station 1895).

(Passenger service lasted only 3 months).

Lees to Oldham in Lanes.Absorbed 13.8.1859.

Leased 10.9.1859.Warrington to Garston

section leased 14.6.1860.Goods. (Passengers 16.9.

1861). A few miles (in cluding Kirkby Lons- dale station) in Lanes.

Absorbed 29.7.1864.

24.8.1861

1.6.18661.6.1866

Tue Brook to Canada Dock 15.10.1866

Acton to Ditton

Wigan to St. Helens

1.2.1869

1.11.1869

Ince Moss Jen. (on St. Helens 1.11.1869line) to Whelley

Widnes Deviation Line 1.12.1869 Worsley to Little Hulton 1.7.1870

Huyton to St. Helens 1.11.1871

Allerton to Garston Curve 1.1.1873 Little Hulton to Bolton 16.11.1874

Passengers (Goods 15.10.1866).

Goods (Passengers 1.7.1870).

Goods(Passengers 1.4.1869). In Lanes, only from Runcorn Bridge to Dit ton.


Goods (Passengers 1.1.1872)

Goods(Passengers 1.4.1875).



RAILWAYS OF LANCASHIRE 189OPENED

Denton to Crowthorne June- 14.2.1876tion (on O.A. & G.B. Joint).

Alexandra Dock Branch 1.1.1880

Denton to Droylsden 1.3.1882Standish to Whelley 5.6.1882Denton to Dukinfield 2.10.1882

Lancaster to Glasson Dock 4.1883(CLOSED to passengers5.7.1930).

Broad Green to Edge Lane 11.6.1883 Deviations on Bolton & 2.2.1885

Leigh line Pennington to Platt Bridge 9.3.1885

(CLOSED to passengers20.2.1915)

Stalybridge to Diggle Loop 1.12.1885

Bootle Junction to Lancashire 1.5.1886& Yorkshire Railway

South Curve to Morecambe 19.5.1888Branch

Euxton Jen. to Parkside, trans- 1889ferred from North UnionJoint ownership

Dukinfield to Stalybridge 1.8.1893

Liverpool Riverside station 12.6.1895line

Ship Canal Branch Weaste 4.11.1895 Pennington Avoiding Line 2.6.1903






Goods(Passengers 3.5.1886) only about 2 miles (round Micklehurst) in Lanes.

Wilmslow to Levenshulme (Slade Lane Junction)

See also Sections Ic and 3A.

8.2.1909


Goods only. Goods

(Passengers 1.10.1903). Goods(Passengers 1.5.1909).(Northern half only inLanes.)

The following lines had separate identities before becoming part of the London & North Western Railway.

(i) LIVERPOOL & MANCHESTER RAILWAY (Act 5.5.26).Opened Liverpool (Crown Street) to Manchester

(Liverpool Road) 15.9.1830 Liverpool (Crown Street) to Wapping. (Goods only) 16.9.1830


Extension to Liverpool (Lime Street) 15.8.1836Extension to Manchester (Victoria) 4.5.1844

Absorbed by'Grand Junction Railway 1.7.1845

(ii) BOLTON & LEIGH RAILWAY (Act 31.3.1825)Opened for Goods 1.8.1828: Passengers 11.6.1831Absorbed by Grand Junction Railway 1.7.1845

(iii) LEIGH & KENYON RAILWAY (Act 14.5.1829)Opened for Goods 1.1831: Passengers 11.6.1831Absorbed by Grand Junction Railway 1.7.1845

(iv) WARRINGTON & NEWTON RAILWAY (Act 14.5.1829)Opened 25.7.1831 Absorbed by Grand Junction Railway 12.6.1835

(v) ST. HELENS & RUNCORN GAP RAILWAY (Act 1830)Opened St. Helens to Runcorn Gap (Widnes) early 1833 Also to St. Helens Junction, though it is possible that

St. Helens to St. Helens Junction was opened atend of 1832

Amalgamated with Sankey Branch Navigation asSt. Helens Canal & Railway 21.7.1845

( Runcorn Gap to Garston 1.7.1852O ened J Runcorn GaP to Warrington (White Cross) 1.2.1853

" I Extension to Warrington (Arpley) 3.1855 [_St. Helens to Rainford 1.2.1858

Warrington to Garston leased to London & NorthWestern Railway 14.6.1860

Absorbed by London & North Western Railway 29.7.1864

(vi) GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY (Act. 6.5.1833)Absorbed Warrington & Newton Railway 12.6.1835 Opened Birmingham to Warrington (Warrington only

in Lanes.) 4.7.1837 Absorbed Bolton & Leigh, Leigh & Kenyon and

Liverpool & Manchester Railways 1.7.1845 With Manchester & Birmingham and London &

Birmingham formed London & North WesternRailway 16.7.1846

(vii) MANCHESTER & BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY (Act 30.6.1837)Opened Manchester (Travis St.) to Stockport 4.6.1840 Extension to Manchester (London Rd.) opened 8.5.1842 Opened through to Crewe 10.8.1842 With Grand Junction and London & Birmingham

formed London & North Western Railway 16.7.1846

RAILWAYS OF LANCASHIRE 191

(viii) LANCASTER & PRESTON JUNCTION RAILWAY (Act 5.5.1837) Opened 26.6.1840 Leased to Lancaster Canal Co. 1.9.1842 Leased to Lancaster & Carlisle Railway 1.8.1849 Amalgamated with this railway 10.9.1859

(ix) LANCASTER & CARLISLE RAILWAY (Act 6.6.1844)Opened Lancaster to Oxenholme (First 10 miles only

in Lanes.) 22.9.1846Opened through to Carlisle 17.12.1846Leased Lancaster & Preston Junction Railway 1.8.1849Amalgamated with this railway 10.9.1859Leased by London & North Western Railway 10.9.1859

and absorbed 21.7.1879

(x) WARRINGTON & ALTRINCHAM JUNCTION RAILWAY (Act 3.7.1851)Became Warrington & Stockport Railway 1.9.1853Opened (not in Lanes, except within Warrington) 1.11.1853Absorbed by London & North Western Railway 13.8.1859

B. LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY

[Manchester & Leeds Railway (Act 4.7.1836) became Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway 23.7.1847.]

Manchester (Oldham Rd.)to Littleborough

Littleborough to SummitTunnel

Blue Pits to Heywood Middleton to Oldham Extension to Manchester

(Victoria)Miles Platting to Ashton Manchester, Bolton & Bury

RailwayAshton to Stalybridge Liverpool & Bury Railway Extension to Oldham

(Mumps) Heywood to Bury Walton Junction to Lostock

Junction Bolton to Bury Miles Platting to Ardwick

OPENED4.7.1839

1.3.1841

15.4.184131.3.1842

1.1.1844

13.4.1846

Absorbed 18.8.18465.10.1846 Absorbed 1846

1.11.1847

1.5.184820.11.1848

20.11.184818.12.1848


Todmorden to Burnley and Gannow Jen. with East Lancashire Railway

Sandhills to North Docks(Liverpool)

Wigan to Burscough Bridge Liverpool, Crosby & South-

port Railway Middleton Branch East Lancashire Railway

Oldham to Rochdale andRoyton Branch

North Mersey Branch fromAintree and Fazakerley

Horwich (now Blackrod) toHindley

Horwich Branch Rochdale to Facit Heap Bridge Branch Rose Grove to Padiham

Hoddlesdon branch Padiham to Blackburn

Astley Bridge Branch Manchester (Victoria)

Newton Heath Loop Chatburn to Gisburn Bradley Fold to Radcliffe Manchester to Whitefield

Whitefield to RadcliffeMiles Platting to Oldham

(Werneth)Facit to BacupBury to Holcombe BrookBootle to BankfieldPendleton to SwintonSwinton to AthertonAtherton to HindleyPemberton Loop (Wigan

Avoiding Line)Dobbs Brow Curve to

Hindley Blackrod lineEuxton Jen. to Bolton trans

ferred from North Union Union Joint ownership

OPENED 12.11.1849 In Lanes, from Ports

mouth

27.3.1855 Goods only.

9.4.1855

5.1.1857

1.12.1863

8.1867

20.7.1868

14.2.18701.11.1870

1.5.18751.7.1875

1.10.18761.6.1877

15.10.18774.11.1877

2.6.18791.7.18791.8.1879

1.9.187917.5.1880

1.12.18816.11.188214.3.188713.6.1887

1.7.18881.10.1888

1.6.1889

1.6.1889

1889

Absorbed 1855

Amalgamated with 13.8.1859

(Passengers 1906).


Goods only. Goods(Passengers 15.10.1877).

Goods only. Goods(Passengers 15.10.1877).

Passengers to 1879 only.

First 2 miles in Lanes.


Goods only


OPENEDFarington curve (direct from 1.7.1891

Ormskirk Line to Preston) West Lancashire Railway "^ Liverpool, Southport & \- Absorbed 15.7.1897

Preston Jen. Railway }Ship Canal Branch, Salford 28.3.1898 Goods only. Blowick Curve 2.3.1911Amalgamated with London & North Western Railway 1.1.1922.

See also Sections IB viii and Ic.

The following lines had separate identities before becoming part of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway.

(i) MANCHESTER, BOLTON AND BURY RAILWAY (Act 1.6.1832) Opened Salford to Bolton 29.5.1838 Absorbed by Manchester & Leeds Railway 18.8.1846

(ii) BLACKBURN & PRESTON RAILWAY (Act 6.6.1844)Opened Blackburn to Farington 1.6.1846Absorbed by East Lancashire Railway 3.8.1846

(iii) LIVERPOOL & BURY RAILWAY (Act 31.7.1845) Absorbed by Manchester & Leeds Railway 1846

(iv) EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY[Formed by Amalgamation (3.8.1846) of Manchester, Bury &

Rossendale Railway (Act 4.7.1844) and Blackburn, Burnley, Accrington & Colne Extension Railway (Act 30.6.1845).] Absorbed Blackburn & Preston Railway 3.8.1846

OPENED Clifton Junction to Rawten- 28.9.1846

stall Liverpool, Ormskirk & Absorbed 10.1846

Preston RailwayRawtenstall to Newchurch 27.3.1848 Blackburn to Accrington 19.6.1848 Accrington to Stubbins 17.8.1848 Accrington to Burnley 18.9.1848 Burnley to Colne 1.2.1849 Walton Junction to Lostock 2.4.1849

HallPreston Extension 1.9.1850 Newchurch to Bacup 1.10.1852 Ormskirk to Rainford 1.3.1858Amalgamated with Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway 13.8.1859

See also Section IB viii.


(v) LIVERPOOL, ORMSKIRK & PRESTON RAILWAY (Act 18.8.1846) Absorbed by East Lancashire Railway 10.1846

(vi) BOLTON, BLACKBURN, CLITHEROE & WEST YORKSHIRE RAILWAY [Formed by Amalgamation (9.7.1847) of Blackburn. Darwen

& Bolton Railway (Act 30.6.1845) and Blackburn, Clitheroe & North Western Junction Railway (Act 27.7.1846).]

OPENEDBlackburn to Souah 3.8.1847 Sough to Bolton " 12.6.1848 Blackburn to Chatburn 22.6.1850 Became Blackburn Railway 24.7.1851 Absorbed Jointly by Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway

and East Lancashire Railway 31.12.1857

(vii) LIVERPOOL, CROSBY, & SOUTHPORT RAILWAY (Act 2.7.1847)OPENED

Waterloo to Southport 24.7.1848 Waterloo to Sandhills 28.9.1850 Extension to Southport 8.1851

(Chapel Street) Absorbed by Lancashire & 1855

Yorkshire Railway.

(viii) LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE AND EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAYJOINT LINES

OPENED Walton Junction to Liver- 20.11.1848

pool (Great Howard St.) Extension to Liverpool 13.5.1850

(Exchange) Clifton Jen. to Salford trans- 3.7.1854

ferred to Joint ownership Burscough Bridge to South- 9.4.1855

port Blackburn Rly. absorbed 31.12.1857

jointly

(ix) WEST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY (Act 14.8.1871)OPENED

Hesketh Bank to Hesketh 19.2.1878Park

Hesketh Park to Southport 10.6.1878(Windsor Road)

Tarleton Branch 20.4.1881 (Passenger service 6.1912to 9.1913 only). Aban doned 1930.


Hesketh Bank to Longton Extension to Southport

(Central) Longton to Preston

OPENED18.5.18824.9.1882

16.9.1882

16.4.1883

Closed to passengers31.3.1901

Opened temporarily 1stweek of Sept. for Guildtraffic.

16.7.1900

Connection at Preston to Whitehouse Jen. on Black burn line.

Closed to passrs. from Pen- wortham Jen. to Preston, trains diverted to main station Absorbed by Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway 15.7.1897.

(x) LIVERPOOL, SOUTHPORT & PRESTON JUNCTION RAILWAY (Act 7.9.1884)

[Worked by West Lancashire Railway].OPENED 1.9.1887 Goods

Passengers 1.11.1887 1.10.1887 Goods

Passengers 1.11.1887 Closed to passengers Meols Cop to Downholland 24.9.1938

(late Barton)Downholland (late Barton) to Altcar 13.11.1926 Absorbed by Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway 15.7.1897

Meols Cop to Barton

Barton to Altcar

C. LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY AND LONDON NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY JOINT LINES

(i) WIGAN BRANCH RAILWAY (Act 29.5.1830) Opened Parkside to Wigan 3.9.1832 Amalgamated with Preston & Wigan Rly. to form

North Union Rly. 22.5.1834

(ii) PRESTON & WIGAN RAILWAY (Act 22.4.1831) Amalgamated with Wigan Branch Rly. to form

North Union Rly.

(iii) NORTH UNION RAILWAY Formed by Amalgamation of Wigan Branch Rly.

and Preston & Wigan Rly. n j f Preston to Wigan upenea \Springs Branch (Goods only) Amalgamated with Bolton & Preston Railway

22.5.1834

22.5.183431.10.183831.10.1838

1.1.1844


Leased Jointly by Grand Junction and Manchester& Leeds Railways 1.1.1846

And absorbed by Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and London & North Western Railway 7.8.1888

OPENED Ribble Branch (Preston) 10.1846 Goods

fsection from Euxton Jen. to Parkside transferred to In 1889 J London & North Western Railway ownership.

"] section from Euxton Jen. to Bolton transferred to Lanca- (_ shire & Yorkshire Railway ownership.

(iv) BOLTON & PRESTON RAILWAY (Act 15.7.1837)OPENED

Bolton to Rawlinson Bridge 4.2.1841 Rawlinson Bridge to Chorley 22.12.1841 Chorley to Euxton Jen. 22.6.1843 Amalgamated with North Union Railway 1.1.1844.

(v) FLEETWOOD, PRESTON & WEST RIDING JUNCTION RAILWAY(Act 27.7.1846)

Opened 1 mile of line from Maudland (Preston &Wyre) to Deepdale (Preston & Longridge) 14.1.1850

Absorbed Preston & Longridge Railway 23.6.1856 Extension Deepdale to Maudland Bridge passengers 1.11.1856 Absorbed by Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and

London & North Western Railway 17.6.1867 Extension to Preston Main Line Station 1.6.1885 Closed to Passengers 1.6.1930

(vi) PRESTON & LONGRIDGE RAILWAY (Act 14.7.1836) Opened Preston (Deepdale) to Longridge 1.5.1840 Absorbed by Fleetwood, Preston & West Riding Jen.

Rly. 23.6.1856

(vii) PRESTON & WYRE RAILWAY (Act 3.7.1835)OPENED ;

Preston to Fleetwood 16.7.1840 Lytham branch 16.2.1846 Poulton to Blackpool 29.4.1846 Leased to Lancashire & 1.3.1847

Yorkshire Railway Burn Naze Fleetwood 13.1.1851

Deviation Leased to Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and London

& North Western Railway Jointly 1849 and absorbed 7.8.1888 Absorbed Blackpool & Lytham Railway 1.7.1871 Direct line Kirkham to Wray Green and connection

to Blackpool & Lytham Rly. at Lytham opened 1.7.1874


OPENEDExtension to new Fleetwood 15.7.1883

stationPoulton Deviation 28.3.1896 Poulton Curve 1.7.1899 Kirkham to Blackpool 21.4.1903 Goods

Direct Line (Passengers 30.5.1903)

(viii) BLACKPOOL & LYTHAM RAILWAY (Act 17.5.1861)

Opened 6.4.1863 Absorbed by Preston & 1.7.1871

Wyre Joint Line

(ix) LANCASHIRE UNION RLY. (Act 25.7.1864)OPENED

Boar's Head to Adlington 1.11.1869 \Goods Chorley to Cherry Tree 1.11.18 69 / (Passengers 15.11.69).

D. MIDLAND RAILWAY (Act 10.5.1844) [Absorbed into London, Midland & Scottish Railway 1.1.1923.]

Leased Leeds & Bradford Railway 7.1846 : absorbed 24.7.1851 Leased North Western Railway 12.1858: absorbed 1.6.1871 Heaton Mersey to Cornbrook (Manchester). Opened 1.1.1880 Fazakerley Junction (Cheshire Lines Committee) to Alexandra Dock (Liverpool). Opened 1.6.85. Goods only.

OPENEDAncoats Curve to Lancashire 1.8.1888 Goods

& Yorkshire Railway 1.7.1889 PassengersCornbrook (Throstle Nest Jen.) to Chorlton-cum-Hardy trans

ferred to Cheshire Lines Committee 1.10.1891Morecambe to Heysham 11.7.1904

See also Sections IF, 3s and 3c.

The following lines had separate identities before becoming part of the Midland Railway.

(i) LEEDS & BRADFORD RAILWAY (Act 4.7.1844) Skipton to Colne opened 2.10.1848 (Foulridge to Colne in Lanes.) Leased to Midland Railway 7.1846 and absorbed 24.7.1851.

(ii) NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY (Act 30.6.1846)OPENED

Lancaster (Green Ayre) to 12.6.1848 Morecambe


OPENEDLancaster (Green Ayre) to 17.11.1849

WenningtonLancaster (Green Ayre) to 19.12.1849

Lancaster (Castle)(Passenger service withdrawn from 31.10.1876 to 1.2.1881). Wennington to Bentham 2.5.1850 (only 1st mile in Lanes.) Connection to Leeds & Bradford Rly. at Skipton 1.6.1850 Leased to Midland Railway 12.1858 and absorbed 1.6.1871.

E. FURNESS RAILWAY (Act 23.5.1844) [Absorbed into London Midland & Scottish Railway 1.1.1923.]

Barrow & Piel to Kirkby & Dalton

OPENED

20.7.1846

Kirkby to Broughton 2.1848 Dalton to Lindal 5.1851 Lindal to Ulverston Road 1.5.1852 Ulverston Road to Ulverston 7.6.1854 Ulverston & Lancaster Railway Coniston Railway Whitehaven & Furness June-

tion RailwayUlverston to Lake Side 1.6.1869 Barrow Central Deviation 1.6.1882

and Ramsden Dock Line Ulverston to Conishead 27.6.1883

Priory

See also Section IF

Goods (Passengers about 1 month later). Piel branch closed to passen gers 6.7.1936.

Absorbed 21.1.1862 Absorbed 7.7.1862 Absorbed 16.7.1866

Closed to passengers 6.1916.

The following lines had separate identities before becoming part of the Furness Railway.

(i) WHITEHAVEN & FURNESS JUNCTION RAILWAY (Act 21.7.1845) Bootle to Broughton opened 1.11.1850 only section from Duddon

Viaduct to Broughton in Lanes. Absorbed by Furness Railway 16.7.1866.

(ii) ULVERSTON & LANCASTER RAILWAY (Act 24.7.1851) Ulverston to Carnforth opened 10.8.1857. Goods

(Passengers 1.9.1857) Absorbed by Furness Railway 21.1.1862.

(iii) CONISTON RAILWAY (Act 10.8.1857)Foxfield to Coniston opened 1.6.1859

Absorbed by Furness Railway 7.7.1862.


F. FURNESS & MIDLAND JOINT LINE (Act 22.6.1863) [Absorbed into London Midland and Scottish Railway 1.1.1923]Carnforth to Wennington opened 10.4.1867. Goods

(Passengers 6.6.1867)

G. KNOTT END RAILWAY (Act 12.8.1898)[Absorbed into London Midland & Scottish Railway 1.7.1923]

Absorbed Garstang & Knot End Railway 1.7.1908.Pilling to Knott End opened 30.7.1908.

Closed to passengers 29.3.1930.

GARSTANG & KNOT END RAILWAY (Act 30.6.1864) Garstang to Pilling opened 5.12.1870. (Closed from 3.1872 to

10.1875) Absorbed by Knott End Railway 1.7.1908.

2. LONDON & NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY

GREAT CENTRAL RAILWAY

[Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne & Manchester Railway (Act 5.5.1837) became Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway 11.1.1847, and Great Central Railway 1.8.1897. Became part of London & North Eastern Railway 1.1.1923].

OPENED Manchester to Godley 17.11.1841 (Manchester to Guide

Bridge in Lanes.)Guide Bridge to Stalybridge 23.12.1845 Chorlton-cum-H. to Fallow- 1.10.1891

fieldFallowneld to Fairfield 2.5.1892Absorbed Wigan Junction Railway and Liverpool, St. Helens &

South Lancashire Railway 1.1.1906.

See also Sections 3A, 3s, and 3c.

The following lines had separate identities before becoming part of the Great Central Railway.

(i) WIGAN JUNCTION RAILWAY (Act 16.7.1874) [Worked by Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway.]

OPENED Glazebrook to Strangeways 16.10.1879 Goods

(Passengers 1.4.1884). Strangeways to Wigan 1.4.1884 Extension to Wigan (Central) 3.10.1892

Absorbed by Great Central Railway 1.1.1906.


(ii) ST. HELENS & WIGAN JUNCTION RAILWAY (Act 22.7.1885)Became Liverpool, St. Helens & South Lancashire Rly. 26.7.1889 Lowton St. Mary to St. Helens opened 1.7.1895. Goods

(Passrs. 3.1.1900). Absorbed by Great Central Railway 1.1.1906.

3. VARIOUS AND INTER-GROUP JOINT LINES

A. LONDON NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY AND MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD & LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY

JOINT LINES

(i) MANCHESTER SOUTH JUNCTION & ALTRINCHAM RAILWAY(Act 25.7.1845)

Manchester (Oxford Road) to Altrincham opened 20.7.1849. Extension to London Road and Ordsall Lane line 1.8.1849.

(ii) OLDHAM, ASHTON & GUIDE BRIDGE RAILWAY (Act 10.8.1857)Opened 26.8.1861. Passengers (Goods 1.2.1863). Worked from start by London North Western Railway and Manchester, Shef field & Lincolnshire Railway and absorbed 30.6.1862.

B. CHESHIRE LINES COMMITTEE[Formed 5.7.1865 by Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway and Great Northern Railway. Midland Railway joined 18.7.1866.]

OPENEDGarston to Liverpool (Brims- 1.6.1864 (Manchester, Sheffield &

wick)

Baguley (Skelton Junction) to 1.3.1873 Cressington (via Warring- ton).

Manchester (Cornbrook) to 2.9.1873Glazebrook

Extension to Liverpool 1.3.1874(Central)

Cornbrook to Manchester 9.7.1877(Central)

Hunt's Cross and Halewood 1.12.1879to Walton-on-the-Hill andAintree

Walton-on-the-Hill to Hus- 1.7.1880kisson.

Warrington Avoiding Line 13.8.1883

Lincolnshire Rly. and Great Northern Rly.)

Goods(Passengers 1.8.1873). In Lanes, from 1 mile beyond Partington.

Walton-on-the-Hill branch closed to pas sengers 31.12.1917.

Goods(Passengers 2.8.1880). Closed to passengers 30.4.1885.

Goods. (Passengers 7.9.1883).


Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway (Act 11.8.1881) worked as part of Cheshire Lines Committee. Aintree to South- port opened 1.9.1884.

Cornbrook to Chorlton-cum-Hardy transferred to Cheshire Lines Committee from Midland Railway 1.10.1891.

OPENED Irlam Flixton deviation 9.1.1893 Goods.

(Passengers 26.3.1893) Partington Glazebrook 27.2.1893 Goods.

deviation (Passengers 29.5.1893).In Lanes, from 1 mile beyond Partington.

[The above two deviations were made to provide necessary clear ances over the Ship Canal.]

C. SHEFFIELD & MIDLAND JOINT LINESOPENED

Ashburys to Romiley 14.5.1875 Goods.(Passengers 2.8.1875).

Ashburys to Reddish Jen. in Lanes. WidnesLoop 3.4.1877 Goods.

(Passengers 1.8.1879).

D. MERSEY RAILWAY (Act 28.6.1866).1886.

11.1.1892.n , /Liverpool (James Street) to Birkenhead 1.2.1886

p \Liverpool (James Street) to Liverpool (Central)

E. LIVERPOOL OVERHEAD RAILWAY (Act 24.7.1888)OPENED

Alexandra to Herculaneum 6.3.1893 Alexandra to Seaforth Sands 30.4.1894 Herculaneum to Dingle 21.12.1896 Connection to Lancashire &

Yorkshire Railway at Sea- 1905forth

For all the assistance which has made possible the compilation of this list the author expresses his gratitude. Especially does he wish to thank Mr. C. R. Clinker of Rugby, Mr. G. O. Holt of Penrith, Mr. B. H. Smith of St. Helens, and Mr. T. Williams of Thornton, for their advice, useful criticism and help.

Documents

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE RAILWAYS OF LANCASHIRE, …Leased by London & North Western Railway 10.9.1859 and absorbed 21.7.1879 (x) WARRINGTON & ALTRINCHAM JUNCTION RAILWAY (Act 3.7.1851)