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Manchester (Victoria), Newtown No.1 to Stalybridge No.2 (Western lines)

Stations are indicated by an ‘#’ symbol prior to the place name. Signal boxes are indicated by numbers in the left hand column. Location names are as shown in the 1960 Sectional Appendix and may be different from the station name.

Section of Line	Opened	Closed	Notes
[Manchester Oldham Rd.] Collyhurst St. to Miles Platting [Littleborough]	04.07.1839
[Manchester Victoria] Newtown No. 1 to Miles Platting	01.01.1844
Miles Platting to Ashton Charlestown	13.04.1846
Ashton Charlestown to Stalybridge L&Y	05.10.1846
Connection to joint station at Stalybridge	01.08.1849

	Junctions and other features	Running Lines		Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions	Distance from Signal Box above	Loops and Refuge Sidings	Notes
	Junctions and other features	Up	Down	Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions	Distance from Signal Box above	Loops and Refuge Sidings	Notes
Maximum permissible speed 75 m.p.h.
1		–	↓↓	Newtown No.1	–
2		↑↑	↓↓	Newtown No.2	0m 384yds
3		↑↑	↓↓↓	Collyhurst St.	0m 725yds
4		↑↕↑	↓↓	# Miles Platting Station Junction	0m 449yds		o. 01.01.1844 c. 27.05.1995
5		↕↑	↓↓↓	Ashton Branch Sidings	0m 368yds
6		↑↑	↓↓	Philips Park No.1	0m 497yds
7		↑↑	↓↓	# Park Station Junction (Map)	0m 503yds		o. 13.04.1846 c. 27.05.1995
8		↕↕↑↑	↓	Baguley Fold Junction	0m 605yds
9		↑	↓	# Clayton Bridge Station (Map)	0m 1407yds		c. 07.10.1968
10		↑	↓	# Droylsden Station Junction (Map)	1m 548yds	URS 82 DRS 82	c. 07.10.1968
11		↑	↓	Ashton Moss North Junction	1m 91yds
12		↑	↓	O.A. & G.B. Junction	0m 698yds
13		↑	↓	Ashton (Charlestown) West	0m 481yds
14		↑	↓	# Ashton (Charlestown) East (Map)	0m 394yds
				# Stalybridge (1st)			c. 2.04.1917
15		↑	–	Stalybridge No.2 (Western lines) (2nd)	1m 187yds

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Railways around Stalybridge and the famous Stalybridge Station buffet bar.