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This is a track and signalling schedule from the original British Railways 1960 archive, compiled by Brian Robertson. It records the running lines, junctions, signal boxes, and stations along this section as worked in the nationalisation era.
| Section of Line | Opened | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Manchester (Liverpool Rd)] to Parkside No.1 [Liverpool (Crown St.)] | 17.09.1830 (Fri) (P)* | * Official opening two days earlier. | |
| [Manchester (Liverpool Rd)] to Parkside No.1 [Liverpool (Crown St.)] | 01.12.1830 (G) | ||
| [Manchester Victoria] Deal Street to Ordsall Lane No. 2 | 04.04.1844 |
| Junctions and other features | Running Lines | Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions | Distance from Signal Box above | Loops and Refuge Sidings | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up | Down | ||||||
|
Maximum permissible speed 75 m.p.h. on Main and Fast
lines Maximum permissible speed 75 m.p.h. on Slow lines Maximum permissible speed 75 m.p.h. on Goods lines |
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| 1 |
 |
– | ↓↓ | Deal Street | – | ||
| 2 |
 |
↑↑ | ↓↓ | Ordsall Lane No.2 | 0m 1300yds | ||
| 3 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Ordsall Lane No.4 (Ordsall Lane Stn.) (Map) | 0m 789yds | c. 4.2.1957 | ||
| 4 | ↑↑↑ | ↓↓ | Cattle Dock (Signals "Up & Down" line only) | 0m 490yds | |||
| 5 | ↑↑↑ | ↓↓ | Cross Lane Junction (Cross Lane Stn.) (Map) | 0m 402yds | c. 20.7.1959 | ||
| Seedley Station (Map) | c. 2.1.1956 | ||||||
| Weaste (Map) | c. 19.10.1942 | ||||||
| 6 |
 |
↑↑ | ↓↓ | Eccles Station (Map) | 1m 1392yds | ||
| 7 |
 |
↑↑ | ↓↓↓ | Eccles Junction | 0m 1172yds | ||
| 8 |
|
↑↑ | ↓↓↓↓ | Patricroft Sidings (Signals goods lines only) | 0m 187yds | ||
| 9 |
 |
↑↑ | ↓↓ | Patricroft Station (Map) | 0m 528yds | ||
| 10 | ↑↑ | ↓ | Barton Moss Junction (Barton Moss Stn. 2nd) (Map) | 1m 79yds | c. 23.9.1929 | ||
| Barton Moss Station 1st | c. 1.5.1862 | ||||||
| Lamb’s Cottage Station | c. 1842 | ||||||
| 11 | ↑ | ↓ | Astley Green Sidings | 2m 957yds | |||
| 12 | ↑ | ↓ | Astley Station (L.C.) (Map) | 0m 712yds | c. 7.5.1956 | ||
| Flow Moss Station | c. 1842 | ||||||
| 13 | ↑ | ↓ | Glazebury Station (Map) | 1m 1256yds | c. 7.7.1958 | ||
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| 14 |
|
↑ | ↓ | Kenyon Junction No.1 (Map) | 2m 448yds | c. 2.1.1961 | |
| 15 |
 |
↑ | – | Parkside No.1 | 1m 1705yds | ||
Source: the original britishrailways1960.co.uk archive (Brian Robertson, 2003 to 2013), restored from the site’s own records. Corrections welcome via the contribute page.
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