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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.
| Section of Line | Opened | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh to Bolton | 01.08.1828 (Fri) (G) | ||
| Kenyon Junction to Leigh | 01.01.1831 (Sat) (G) | ||
| Kenyon Junction to Bolton | 13.06.1831 (P) | ||
| Chequerbent & Daubhill Inclines | 02.02.1885 (A) | ||
| Chequerbent & Daubhill Deviations | 02.02.1885 (A) | ||
| Deansgate Good Branch | 25.02.1930 (Tue) (G) | ||
| Kenyon Junction to Bolton | 29.03.1954 (P) | ||
| Remaining section of Daubhill Incline | 11.05.1964 (G) | ||
| Hulton’s Sidings to Bolton | 16.10.1967 (G) | ||
| [Howe Bridge Est & West Jn’s] Pennington Junction to Hulton’s Sidings | 06.01.1969 (G) | ||
| [Eccles Junction] Pennington Jn to Kenyon Junction No.1 | 03.05.1969 (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 45 m.p.h. | |||||||
| 1 |
 |
– | ↓ | Fletcher St. Junction | – | ||
| 2 | ↑ | ↓ | Rumworth & Daubhill 2nd1 (Map) | 1m 588yds | c. 3.3.1952 | ||
| 3 | ↑ | ↓ | Hulton’s Sidings | 1m 149yds | |||
| 4 | ↑ | ↓ | Chequerbent 2nd1 (Map) | 0m 992yds | c. 3.3.1952 | ||
| 5 | ↑ | ↓ | Atherton Bag Lane Station (Map) | 1m 112yds | c. 29.3.1954 | ||
| 6 |
  |
↑ | ↓ | Atherton Bag Lane Junction | 0m 960yds | ||
| 7 | ↑ | ↓ | Fletcher’s Siding | 0m 1223yds | |||
| Atherleigh Station (Map) | c. 29.3.1954 | ||||||
| 8 | ↑ | ↓ | West Leigh Branch | 0m 1613yds | |||
| West Leigh Station (Map) | c. 29.3.1954 | ||||||
| 9 |
  |
↑ | ↓ | Pennington South Junction (Pennington Stn.) (Map) | 1m 497yds | URS 74* | * On Bickershaw Branch. c. 29.3.1954 |
| 10 |
 |
↑ | ↓↓ | Kenyon Junction No. 2 | 1m 515yds | ||
| 11 |
 |
↑↑ | – | Kenyon Junction No. 1 | 0m 556yds | ||
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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