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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.
| 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 60 m.p.h. | |||||||
| 1 |
  |
– | ↓ | Bolton (Trinity Street) West | – | ||
| 2 | ↑ | ↓ | Bradshawgate | 0m 434yds | |||
| 3 | ↑ | ↓ | Craddock Lane Goods | 0m 557yds | |||
| 4 |
 |
↑ | ↓ | Astley Bridge Junction | 0m 407yds | ||
| Hall i’ th’ Wood Station | o. 00.9.1986 | ||||||
| 5 | ↑ | ↓ | The Oaks Station (Map) | 1m 900yds | DPL 54 UPL 55 |
c. 06.11.1950 | |
| 6 | ↑ | ↓ | Bromley Cross Station (Map) | 0m 931yds | URS 100 | ||
| King William Goods | |||||||
| 7 | ↑ | ↓ | Turton and Edgworth Station (Map) | 1m 1147yds | o. 12.06.1848 c. 06.02.1961 | ||
| 8 | ↑ | ↓↓ | Entwistle Station (Map) | 1m 629yds | |||
| Whittlestone Head | c. 01.08.1848 | ||||||
| 9 | ↑↑ | ↓ | Waltons Sdg. | 0m 1453yds | |||
| 10 | ↑ | ↓ | Spring Vale Station (Map) | 2m 270yds | c. 05.08.1958 | ||
| 11 | ↑ | ↓ | Spring Vale North | 0m 467yds | |||
| 12 | ↑ | ↓ | Darwen No. 1 | 0m 1132yds | |||
| 13 | ↑ | ↓↕ | Darwen No. 2 (Map) | 0m 354yds | Darwen Station | ||
| 14 | ↑ | ↓↓ | Darwen No. 3 | 0m 443yds | |||
| Hollins Goods | c. 25.03.1968 | ||||||
| 15 |
 |
↑↑ | ↓ | Hoddlesden Junction | 0m 667yds | ||
| 16 | ↑ | ↓ | Lower Darwen Station (Map) | 1m 41yds | DRS 49* URS 33* |
*One siding (Up side) c. 03.11.1958 | |
| 17 | ↑ | ↓ | Lower Darwen Engine Shed | 0m 1029yds | |||
| 18 | ↑ | ↓↓ | Bolton Branch Junction | 0m 1633yds | c. 00.00.1859 (Bolton Road) | ||
| 19 |
|
↑↑ | ↓↓ | Bolton Junction | 0m 634yds | ||
| 20 | ↑↑ | ↓↓↓ | Blackburn West (Map) | 0m 397yds | Blackburn Station | ||
| 21 | ↑↑↑ | ↓ | Blackburn East | 0m 498yds | |||
| 22 |
|
↑ | ↓ | Daisyfield Junction | 0m 795yds | ||
| 23 | ↑ | ↓ | Daisyfield Station (Map) | 0m 359yds | c. 03.11.1958 | ||
| Ramsgreave & Wilpshire Station | o. 00.05.1994 | ||||||
| 24 | ↑ | ↓ | Wilpshire | – | |||
| 25 | ↑ | ↓ | Wilpshire Station (Map) | 2m 193yds | c. 10.09.1962 | ||
| 26 | ↑ | ↓ | Langho Station (Map) | 2m 521yds | URS 37 | c. 07.05.1956 ro. 00.05.1994 | |
| 27 | ↑ | ↓ | Whalley Station (Map) | 2m 249yds | URS 47 | c. 10.09.1962 ro. 00.05.1994 | |
| 28 | ↑ | ↓ | Low Moor Siding | 3m 87yds | |||
| Clitheroe Station (1st) | c. 1893 – 4 | ||||||
| 29 | ↑ | ↓ | Clitheroe Station (2nd) (Map) | 0m 498yds | c. 10.09.1962 | ||
| 30 | ↑ | ↓ | Horrocksford Junction | 0m 874yds | |||
| 31 | ↑ | ↓ | Bankfield Siding | 0m 1716yds | |||
| Chatburn Station (1st) | c. 00.12.1876 | ||||||
| 32 | ↑ | ↓ | Chatburn Station (2nd) (Map) | 0m 564yds | c. 10.09.1962 | ||
| 33 | ↑ | ↓ | Rimington Station (Map) | 2m 1310yds | DRS 50 | c. 07.07.1958 | |
| 34 | ↑ | ↓ | Gisburn Station (Map) | 2m 919yds | DRS 44* URS 24* |
* One siding (Up side) c. 10.09.1962 | |
| 35 | ↑ | ↓ | Newsholme Station (Map) | 2m 114yds | c. 06.08.1957 | ||
| 36 |
 |
↑ | – | Hellifield South Junction | 4m 694yds | ||
Opening and closing dates
| Section of Line | Opened | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sough to Blackburn | 03.08.1847 | ||
| Bolton to Sough | 12.06.1848 | ||
| Blackburn to Chatburn | 22.06.1850 | ||
| Horrocksford Branch | 22.06.1850 | ||
| Catburn to Gisburn | 02.06.1879 | ||
| Gisburn to Hellifield | 01.06.1880 | ||
| Diasyfield Junction to Hellifield | 10.09.1962 | ||
| Daisyfield Junction to Hellifield | 00.05.1994* | *Services between Clitheroe and Hellifield only operate on Summer Sundays. |
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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