Acton Bridge, Weaver Junction to Edge Hill No.3

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.

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 on Fast lines 80 m.p.h.
Maximum permissible speed on Slow lines 50 m.p.h.
1 – ↓ Weaver Junction – UGL 144
2 ↑ ↓ Birdswood 1m 575yds
3 ↑ ↓↓ Sutton Weaver 1m 1382yds DRS 70
4 ↑ ↓ Halton Junction 1m 1539yds
5 ↑ ↓ Runcorn Station 1m 304yds
6 ↑ ↓↓↕ Ditton Junction No.1 2m 777yds
7 ↑↑ ↓↓ Ditton Junction No.2 0m 501yds
8 ↑↑ ↓↓ Woodside Siding 1m 1298yds
9 ↑↑ ↓↓ Speke Junction 2m 537yds
10 ↑↑ ↓ Allerton Junction 0m 1148yds
Allerton Station
West Allerton Station
11 ↑↑ ↓↓ Mossley Hill Station 1m 1396yds RS 53* * Down slow
12 ? ↑↑ ↓ Wavertree Junction 1m 1055yds
13 ↑ – Edge Hill No.3 0m 1062yds

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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