Castlefield Junction to Ordsall Lane No. 2

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
[Liverpool Rd. Stn.] Ordsall Lane No. 1 to Ordsall Lane No. 2 [Liverpool Crown Sq.] 17.09.1830 (Fri) (P)* * Official opening two days earlier.
[Liverpool Rd. Stn.] Ordsall Lane No. 1 to Ordsall Lane No. 2 [Liverpool Crown Sq.] 01.12.1830 (G)
Ordsall Lane No. 1 to Liverpool Rd. Station 04.05.1844 (P)
Ordsall Lane No. 1 to Liverpool Rd. Station 08.09.1975 (G)
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 20 m.p.h.
1 – ↓ Castlefield Junction –
2 ↑ ↓ Ordsall Lane No. 1 0m 575yds
3 ↑ – Ordsall Lane No. 2 0m 200yds

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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