Pennington South Junction to Bickershaw Junction (Through sidings) Section of Line Opened Closed Notes Pennington South Junction to Bickershaw Junction [Platt Bridge] 09.02.1885 (G) Pennington Flyover 01.10.1903 Pennington South Junction to Bickershaw Colliery 13.09.1965 (G/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 – ↓ Pennington South Junction (Central lines) – URS 74 2 ↑ ↓↓Bickershaw Colliery 1m 1341yds 3 ↑↑ ↓Abram North (Level crossing) 0m 1251yds 4 ↑ -Bickershaw Junction 1m 145yds Links
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennington South Junction to Bickershaw Junction [Platt Bridge] | 09.02.1885 (G) | Pennington Flyover | 01.10.1903 |
| Pennington South Junction to Bickershaw Colliery | 13.09.1965 (G/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 |
 | – | ↓ | Pennington South Junction (Central lines) | – | URS 74 | |
| 2 | ↑ | ↓↓ | Bickershaw Colliery | 1m 1341yds | |||
| 3 | ↑↑ | ↓ | Abram North (Level crossing) | 0m 1251yds | |||
| 4 |
 | ↑ | – | Bickershaw Junction | 1m 145yds | ||
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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