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Crewe (Basford Hall Junction) to Gretna Junction

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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
[Parkside] Golbourne Junction to Wigan 03.09.1832 Wigan Branch Rly.
Wigan to Preston 31.10.1838 North Union Rly.
Junctions and other features Running Lines Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions Distance from Signal Box above Loops and Refuge Sidings Notes
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Basford Hall Junction to Gretna Junction 90 mph on main and fast lines
Basford Hall Junction to Gretna Junction 75 mph on slow lines
Basford Hall Junction to Gretna Junction 45 mph on goods lines
1 – ↓↓ Basford Hall Junction –
2 ↑↑ ↓↓↓ Basford Wood 0m 1244yds
3 ↑↑↑ ↓↓↓↓ Crewe South Junction 0m 1367yds
4 ↕↑↑↑↑ ↓↓↓↓↕ Crewe Station ‘A’ (Map) 0m 447yds
5 ↕↑↑↑↑ ↓↓↓↓↕ Crewe Station ‘B’ 0m 480yds (from South Junction)
6
↕↑↑↑↑ ↓↓ Crewe North Junction 0m 907yds (from South Junction) 0m 463yds (from "A") 0m 430yds (from "B") 0m 340yds (from No. 3)
7 ↑↑ ↓↓ Coal Yard 0m 986yds
8 ↑↑ ↓↓ Coppenhall Junction 1m 1728yds Coppenhall Stn c. circa 5.1840
9 ↑↑ ↓↓ Minshull Vernon (Map) 1m 1750yds c. 2.3.1942
10 ↑↑ ↓ Winsford Station (Map) 2m 1050yds
11 ↑ ↓ Winsford Goods Yard 1m 28yds
12 ↑ ↓↓ Winsford Junction 0m 660yds
13 ↑↑ ↓ Verdin’s Sidings 0m 1320yds
14 ↑ ↓ Hartford Station (Map) 2m 422yds
15 ↑↑ ↓↓ Hartford Junction 0m 1507yds
16 ↑↑ ↓ Acton Bridge Station (Map) 1m 1356yds
17 ↑ ↓ Weaver Junction 1m 1448yds
18 ↑ ↓ Birdswood 1m 575yds URS 69
19 ↑ ↓ Preston Brook Goods 0m 1728yds c. 01.03.1948
20 ↑ ↓ Norton Crossing 0m 1642yds
      (Moore)   c. 01.02.1943
21 ↑ ↓↓ Acton Grange Junction 2m 1092yds
22 ↑↑ ↓↓ Walton New Junction 1m 194yds
23 ↑ ↓↓ Extension Sidings (Does not signal main or slow lines)
24 ↕↕↑ ↓↓↓ Warrington Bank Quay No. 1 0m 1348 (from Walton New Junction) 0m 530yds (from Extension Sidings)
26 ↑↑↑ ↓↓ Warrington Bank Quay No. 2 (Map) 0m 389yds 1st stn c. 16.11.1868
27 ↑↑ ↓↓ Warrington Bank Quay No. 4 0m 610yds
28 ↑↑ ↓↓ Dallam Branch Sidings 0m 1281yds
29 ↑↑ ↓↓ Winwick Quay 1m 323yds
30 ↑↑ ↓ Winwick Junction 1m 297yds c. 28.11.1840
31 ↑ ↓↓ Golborne Junction 2m 559yds
32 ↑↑ ↓↓ Golborne Station (Map) 0m 1604yds c. 6.2.1961
33 ↑↑ ↓↓ Cross Tetley’s Siding 1m 1705yds
      (Bamfurlong)   c. 27.11.1950
34 ↑↑ ↓↓↓↓ Bamfurlong Junction 0m 1387yds
35 ↑↑↑↑ ↓↓↓ Bamfurlong Sorting Sidings (Signals goods lines only) 0m 566 yds
36
↑↑↑ ↓↓↓ Springs Branch No. 1 0m 1033yds (from Bamfurlong Sorting Sidings) 0m 1603yds (from Bamfurlong Junction)
37 ↑↑↑ ↓↓↓ Springs Branch No. 2 0m 417yds
        (Wigan 1st)   c. 31.10.1838
38 ↑↑↑ ↓↓↕ Wigan N.W. No. 1 0m 1470yds
39 ↑↑ ↓ Wigan N.W. No. 2 (Map) 0m 877yds
40 ↑ ↓ Ryland’s Siding 1m 328yds  DRS 59
41 ↑ ↓ Boar’s Head Junction (Map) 0m 1463yds c. 31.01.1949
42 ↑ ↓ Victoria Colliery Sidings 0m 764yds
43 ↑ ↓↓ Standish Junction (Map) 0m 1168yds c. 23.5.1949
44 ↑↑ ↓↓ Coppull Hall Sidings 1m 731yds
45 ↑↑ ↓↓ Blainscough Siding 0m 1423yds
↑ ↓ Coppull Station (Map) 1st stn c. 2.9.1895 2nd stn c. 6.10 1969
46 ↑↑ ↓↓ Darlington’s Siding 0m 1230yds
47 ↑↑ ↓↓ Balshaw Lane and Euxton Station (Map) 2m 117yds c. 6.10.1969
48 ↑↑ ↓↓ Euxton Junction 1m 570yds URS 73 Euxton Stn. c. 2.9.1895
49 ↑↑ ↓↓ Euxton Coal Siding 0m 898yds DRS 96
50 ↑↑ ↓↓ Leyland Station (Map) 1m 167yds
53 ↑↑ ↓↓ Bashall’s Siding 0m 562yds
54 ↑↑ ↓↓ Farington Junction (Map) 0m 1626yds c. 2.3.1960
55 ↑↑ ↓↓ Farington Curve Junction 1m 112yds
56 ↑↑ ↓↓↓ Skew Bridge 0m 763yds
57 ↑↑↑ ↓↓↓ Ribble Sidings 0m 889yds (from Skew Bridge) 0m 485yds (from 1A)
58 ↑↑↑ ↓↓↓↓ Preston No. 1 0m 751yds
59 ↑↑↑↑ ↓↓↓↓ Preston No. 3 (Signals up main and No. 7 platform line only) 0m 279yds
60 ↑↑↑↑ ↓↓↓↓↕ Preston No. 2A (Map) 0m 300yds (from No. 1)
61 ↑↑↑↑ ↓↓↓↓↕ Preston No. 2 (Signals No. 3 up and down platform line, down main and No. 4 platform line only) 0m 325yds (from No.1)
62 ↑↑↑↑ ↓↓↓ Preston No. 4 0m 378yds (from No. 2) 0m 427yds (from No. 3) 0m 397yds (from 2A)
63
↑↑↑ ↓ Preston No. 5 0m 389yds
64 ↑ ↓↓ Greenbank Sidings 0m 844yds
65 ↑↑ ↓↓ Oxheys Station 0m 793yds c. 28.2.1925
66 ↑↑ ↓ Barton and Broughton Station (Map) 3m 379yds DGL 59 1st stn (Broughton) c. 30.4.1962?
2nd stn (Barton & Broughton) c 1.5.1939?
      (Roebuck)     c. ?
67 ↑ ↓ Brock Station (Map) 2m 1573yds c. 1.5.1939
68 ↑ ↓ Garstang and Cattersall (Map) 1m 1655yds URS 45
DRS 60
DGL 45		 c. 3.2.1969
        (Scorton 1st)     c. 00.08.1840
        (Scorton 2nd)     c. 01.05.1939
69 ↑ ↓ Bay Horse Station (Map) 5m 1357yds c. 13.6.1960
      (Galgate)   c. 01.05.1939
70 ↑ ↓ Oubeck 2m 1429yds DGL 66
UGL 66
71 ↑ ↓ Lancaster Castle No. 1 1m 1696yds
72 ↑ ↓ Lancaster Castle No. 2 0m 1356yds
73 ↑↑ ↓↓ Lancaster Castle No. 3 (Map) 0m 329yds
74 ↑↑↕↑ ↓ Lancaster Castle No. 4 0m 525yds
75 ↑ ↓ Morecambe South Junction 1m 1259yds
76 ↑ ↓ Hest Bank Station (Map) 1m 397yds c. 03.02.1969
        (Bolton-le-Sands)   c. 03.02.1969
77 ↑ ↓↓↓ Carnforth No. 1 Junction (Map) 2m 1122yds
78 ↑↑↑ ↓ Carnforth No. 2 Junction 0m 689yds DGL 86
DGL 83
79 ↑ ↓↓ Burton and Holme No. 1 (Map) 4m 1620yds URS 60 c. 27.03.1950
80 ↑↑ ↓ Burton and Holme No. 2 0m 1243yds
81 ↑ ↓ Milnthorpe Station (Map) 1m 1252yds DRS 66 c. 01.07.1968
82 ↑ ↓ Hincaster Junction 2m 25yds
83 ↑ ↓ Oxenholme No.1  (Map) 3m 280yds
84 ↑↑ ↓ Oxenholme No.2 0m 747yds PL 22
85 ↑ ↓ Lambrigg Crossing 5m 349
86 ↑ ↓ Mosedale Hall Crossing 1m 364yds
      Grayrigg (1st)   c. 01.11.1849
87 ↑ ↓ Grayrigg (2nd) (Map) 0m 1426yds DGL 66
UGL 66		 c. 01.02.1954
      (Low Gill 1st)     c. 15.09.1861
88 ↑ ↓ Low Gill Junction (2nd) (Map) 1m 1422yds c. 07.03.1960
89 ↑ ↓ Tebay No. 1 (Map) 3m 1426yds DGL 66 c. 01.07.1968
90 ↑ ↓ Tebay No. 2 0m 588yds
91 ↑ ↓ Scout Green 2m 1630yds
92 ↑ ↓ Shap Summit 2m 935yds UGL 68
URS 33
DRS 66
93 ↑ ↓ Shap Station (Map) 2m 48yds c. 1.7.1968
94 ↑ ↓ Harrison’s Sidings 1m 1265yds DGL 62
95 ↑ ↓ Thrimby Grange 1m 918yds UGL 71
96 ↑ ↓ Clifton and Lowther (Map) 4m 18yds c. 4.7.1938
97 ↑↑ ↓ Eden Valley Junction 1m 30yds
98 ↑ ↓↕↕ Penrith No. 1 (Map) 2m 1607yds DGL 97
DGL 103
99 ↑ ↓↓↓ Penrith No. 2 0m 463yds
100 ↑ ↓ Penrith No. 3 North 0m 360yds
101 ↑ ↓ Plumpton (Map) 4m 1535yds UGL 71 c. 31.5.1948
102 ↑ ↓ Calthwaite (Map) 2m 323yds c. 7.4.1952
103 ↑ ↓ Southwaite Station (Map) 3m 1080yds UGL 70
DGL 70		 c. 2.4.1952
      (Wreay)     c. 16.08.1943
      (Brisco)     c. ?
104 ? ↑ ↓ Carlisle No. 13 5m 1293yds
105 ? ? ↑ ↓ Carlisle No. 12 0m 681yds
106 ↑ ↓↕ Carlisle No. 5 0m 1203yds
107 ↑ ↓↓↕ Carlisle No. 4A Platform (Map) 0m 395yds
108 ↑ ↓ Carlisle No. 4 0m 341yds
109 ? ↑ ↓↓ Carlisle No. 3 0m 1034yds
110 ↑↑ ↓↓ Etterby Junction 0m 1188yds
111 ↑ ↓ Kingmoor 0m 1100yds
112 ↑ ↓↓ Rockcliffe Station (Map) 1m 1738yds c. 17.7.1950
113 ↑↑ ↓ Floriston Station (Map) 2m 88yds c. 17.7.1950
114 ↑ ↓ Mossband 1m 493yds
115 ↑ – Gretna Junction (Scottish Region) (Map) 1m 435yds DRS 30

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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