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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walton Junction to Lostock Hall | 02.04.1849 | ||
| 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 75 m.p.h. | |||||||
| 1 |
 |
– | ↓ | Lostock Hall Junction | – | ||
| 2 | ↑ | ↓ | Lostock Hall Station (Map) | 0m 366yds | |||
| 3 |
 |
↑ | ↓ | Engine Shed | 0m 627yds | ||
| 4 |
 |
↑ | ↓ | Moss Lane Junction | 0m 1408yds | ||
| 5 | ↑ | ↓ | Midge Hall Station (Map) | 1m 1387yds | DRS 57 | c. 02.10.1961 | |
| 6 | ↑ | ↓ | Littlewood Tile Siding | 1m 1180yds | |||
| 7 | ↑ | ↓ | Croston Station (Map) | 1m 291yds | URS 38 | ||
| 8 | ↑ | ↓ | Rufford Station (Map) | 2m 885yds | DRS 32 | ||
| 9 |
|
↑ | ↓ | Burscough Junction North | 2m 232yds | ||
| 10 |
|
↑ | ↓ | Burscough Junction South | 0m 991yds | ||
| 11 | ↑ | ↓ | Burscough Junction Station (Map) | 0m 605yds | |||
| 12 | ↑ | ↓ | Burscough Abbey | 1m 128yds | |||
| 13 |
 |
↑ | ↓ | Ormskirk Station (Map) | 1m 606yds | ||
| 14 | ↑ | ↓ | Aughton Park Station (Map) | 1m 95yds | |||
| 15 | ↑ | ↓ | Town Green and Aughton Station (Map) | 1m 289yds | URS 52 | ||
| 16 | ↑ | ↓ | Maghull Station (Map) | 2m 1195yds | DRS 15 | ||
| Old Roan Station (Map) | |||||||
| 17 |
|
↑ | ↓↓ | Cheshire Lines Junction | 2m 278yds | ||
| 18 |
|
↑↑↕↑ | ↓ | Aintree (Sefton Arms) Station Junction (Map) | 0m 659yds | ||
| 19 | ↑ | ↓ | Orrell Park Station (Map) | 0m 1576yds | |||
| 20 |
 |
↑ | – | Walton Jn Station (Map) | 0m 774yds | ||
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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