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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macclesfield Goods Jn to Marple Wharf Junction | 02.08.1869 (P) | ||
| Macclesfield Goods Jn to Marple Wharf Junction | 01.03.1870 (G) | ||
| Macclesfield Central to Macclesfield Goods Junction | 03.08.1871 (G) | ||
| Macclesfield Central to Macclesfield Goods Junction | 01.07.1873 (P) | ||
| Macclesfield to Rose Hill | 05.01.1970 (A) |
| 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 50 m.p.h. | |||||||
| 1 |
 |
– | ↓ | Macclesfield Central (Western Lines) | – | ||
| 2 | ↑ | ↓ | Macclesfield Goods Junction (Western Lines) | 0m 1017yds | |||
| 3 | ↑ | ↓ | Bollington Station | 1m 1412yds | |||
| 4 | ↑ | ↓ | Higher Poynton Station | 4m 357yds | |||
| Middlewood (Higher) Station | |||||||
| High Lane Station | |||||||
| 5 | ↑ | ↓ | Rose Hill Station | 3m 666yds | |||
| 6 |
 |
↑ | – | Marple Wharf Junction | 0m 1714yds | ||
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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