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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Throughout | 02.02.1850 | ||
| Throughout | 00.06.1850 (P) | ||
| Curve to Tyldesley line | 26.05.1884 | ||
| Curve to Tyldesley line | 31.05.1891* | Apparently the Clifton Hall and Tyldesley lines crossed on a flat crossing until this date when a bridge was built. | |
| Clifton Hall No.1 to Patricroft Junction | 28.04.1953 | One source gives the closing date as 7.4.1953. This seems to be erroneous as the official report into the collapse of Clifton Hall Tunnel refers to traffic being stopped just prior to the tunnel collapse. | |
| Molyneux Junction to Clifton Hall Sidings | 13.06.1960* | * I have another date of 16.06.1961, when Wheatsheaf Colliery closed. |
| 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 30 m.p.h. | |||||||
| 1 |
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– | ↓ | Molyneux Junction (Map) | – | ||
| 2 |
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↑ | – | Clifton Hall No.1 | 0m 1517yds | ||
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Patricroft Station | ||||||
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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