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Ramsbottom (Stubbins Junction) to Bacup

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
[Clifton Jn] Stubbins Jn – Rawtenstall	28.09.1846
Rawtenstall – Newchurch	27.03.1848
Newchurch – Bacup	01.10.1852
Rawtenstall – Bacup		05.12.1966 (A)
[Bury Bolton St.] Stubbins Jn – Rawtenstall		02.06.1972 (P)
[Heywood Standard Wagon Co. Sdg] Stubbins Junction -Rawtenstall		08.04.1981 (G)

	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 60 m.p.h.
1		–	↓	Stubbins Junction (Map)	–		c. 02.06.1972
2		↑	↓	Irwell Vale	1m 845yds	DRS 57
3		↑	↓	Ewood Bridge Station (Map)	0m 966yds		c. 02.06.1972
4		↑	↓	Rawtenstall West	1m 85yds
5		↑	↓	Rawtenstall East (Map)	0m 550yds		c. 02.06.1972
6		↑	↓	Ilex Hall Carr	0m 542yds
7		↑	↓	Clough Fold Station (Map)	0m 858yds		c. 05.12.1966
8		↑	↓	Waterfoot Goods Yard (Map)	0m 1216yds		c. 05.12.1966
9		↑	↓	Stacksteads Station (Map)	1m 742yds
10	—	↑	–	Bacup Station Junction (Map)	1m 103yds		c. 05.12.1966

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A cycle ride from Rawtenstall to Bacup and back