Restored archive page
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo to Southport Eastbank Street | 24.07.1848 | ||
| Southport Eastbank Street to Southport Chapel Street | 22.08.1851 |
| 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. | |||||||
| 1 |
  |
– | ↓↓↓ | Sandhills No. 1 | – | ||
| 2 | ↑↑↑ | ↓↓↓ | Bank Hall Station Junction | 0m 904yds | |||
| 3 |
 |
↑↑ | ↓↓ | Bootle (O. Road) Junction | 0m 399yds | ||
| 4 |
|
↑↑ | ↓↓ | Bootle (O. Road) Station (Map) | 0m 833yds | ||
| 5 | ? | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Marsh Lane Junction | 0m 1358yds | ||
| Seaforth and Litherland Station (Map) | |||||||
| 6 | ↑↑ | ↓ | Marsh Lane North | 0m 1157yds | |||
| 7 | ↑ | ↓ | Waterloo Station (Map) | 1m 307yds | |||
| 8 | ↑ | ↓ | Brook Hall Road | 0m 676yds | |||
| 9 | ↑ | ↓ | Blundellsands and Crosby Station (Map) | 0m 1177yds | DGL 27 | ||
| 10 | ↑ | ↓ | Hall Road Station (Map) | 0m 1018yds | |||
| 11 | ↑ | ↓ | Hightown Station (Map) | 1m 1645yds | |||
| Altcar Rifle Range | c. 03.10.1921 | ||||||
| 12 | ↑ | ↓ | Eccles Crossing | 1m 1617yds | |||
| 13 | ↑ | ↓ | Formby Station (Map) | 0m 452yds | |||
| 14 | ↑ | ↓ | Freshfield Station (Map) | 0m 1313yds | URS 169* DRS 167* |
One siding (Up side) | |
| 15 | ↑ | ↓ | Marshall’s Siding (Signals down line only) | 2m 108yds | |||
| 16 | ↑ | ↓ | Ainsdale Station (Map) | 0m 1410yds | |||
| 17 | ↑ | ↓ | Lloyds Siding | 1m 591yds | |||
| Hillside Station (Map) | |||||||
| 18 | ↑ | ↓ | Eastbourne Road | 0m 1373yds | |||
| 19 | ↑ | ↓ | Birkdale Station (Map) | 0m 660yds | |||
| Southport Eastbank Street | c. 22.08.1851 | ||||||
| 20 |
 |
↑ | ↓ | Southport (C. St.) South | 0m 1430yds | ||
| 21 | — | ↑ | – | Southport (C. St.) Station | 0m 257yds | ||
| 1 |
|
– | ↓ | Southport (C. St.) St. Lukes | |||
| 2 |
 |
↑ | – | Southport (C. St.) South | 0m 575yds | ||
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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