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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Manchester (Oldham Road)] Thorpes Bridge Junction to Littleborough | 04.07.1839 | Manchester and Leeds Rly. | |
| Summit East to Hebden Bridge | 31.12.1840 | ||
| Littleborough to Summit East | 01.03.1841 | ||
| Manchester Victoria Est. Junction to Thorpes Bridge Junction | 29.10.1877 (G) | ||
| Manchester Victoria Est. Junction to Thorpes Bridge Junction | 01.08.1878 (P) |
| 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. on main lines | |||||||
| 1 |
 |
– | ↓↓ | Manchester (Victoria) East Junction | – | ||
| 2 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Footbridge | 0m 581yds | |||
| 3 |
 |
↑↑ | ↓↓ | Cheetham Hill Junction | 0m 819yds | ||
| 4 |
 |
↑↑ | ↓↓ | Smedley Viaduct | 0m 504yds | ||
| 5 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Monsall Lane | 0m 1273yds | |||
| 6 |
 |
↑↑ | ↓↓ | Thorpes Bridge Junction (Signals slow lines only) | 0m 923yds | ||
| 7 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Newton Heath Junction | 0m 618yds | c. 03.01.1966 | ||
| 8 | ↑ | ↓ | Moston Colliery | 0m 577yds | |||
| 9 | ↑ | ↓ | Moston Junction | 0m 1257yds | |||
| Moston Station | |||||||
| 10 | ↑ | ↓↓ | Vitriol Works | 1m 243yda | |||
| 11 |
|
↑↑ | ↓ | Middleton Junction West | 0m 702yds | c. 03.01.1966 | |
| 12 |
|
↑ | ↓↓ | Middleton Junction East | 0m 145yds | ||
| 13 | ↑↑ | ↓ | Mills Hill | 0m 905yds | c. 11.08.1842 RO 1985 | ||
| 14 |
|
↑ | ↓↓ | Castleton South Junction | 2m 827yds | ||
| 15 |
 |
↑ | ↓ | Castleton East Junction | 0m 667yds | ||
| 16 | ↑ | ↓ | Castleton Station | 0m 496yds | |||
| 17 | ↑ | ↓↓ | Castleton Sidings | 0m 1633yds | |||
| 18 | ↑↑ | ↓↓↓ | Rochdale West | 0m 711yds | |||
| 19 | ↑↑↑ | ↓↓↓ | Up Platform G.F. (Signals up loop only) | ||||
| 20 | ↑↑↑ | ↓↓↓ | Down Platform (Signals down goods line and down Back Platform line only) | 0m 277yds* | * Distance from West | ||
| 21 | ↑↑↑ | ↓↓ | Rochdale Goods Yard | 0m 455yds | |||
| (Rochdale) (1st) | c. 28.04.1889 | ||||||
| 22 |
* |
↑↑ | ↓ | Rochdale East Junction | 0m 487yds | * The connection to Facit was classified as a siding by 1960 and was not a main line junction. | |
| 23 | ↑ | ↓↓ | Clegg Hall | 1m 571yds | |||
| 24 | ↑↑ | ↓ | Smithy Bridge Station | 0m 954yds | c. 2.5.1960 RO ? | ||
| 25 | ↑ | ↓↓ | Littleborough Station | 0m 1730yds | UPL 27 | ||
| 26 | ↑↑ | ↓ | Summit West | 1m 160yds | |||
| 27 | ↑ | ↓ | Summit East | 2m 404yds | |||
| 28 | ↑ | ↓ | Walsden Station | 0m 1262yds | URS 62 (Down side) | c. 07.08.1961 RO ? | |
| 29 | ↑ | ↓ | Todmorden West | 1m 351yds | |||
| 30 |
|
↑ | ↓↓ | Todmorden East Junction | 0m 628yds | ||
| 31 |
|
↑↑ | ↓ | Hall Royd Junction | 0m 474yds | ||
| 32 | ↑ | ↓ | Eastwood | 1m 1318yds | c. 03.12.1951 | ||
| 33 | ↑↑↑ | ↓ | Dover Bridge | 0m 1172yds | |||
| 34 |
 |
↑ | – | Hebden Bridge Station (N.E. Region) | 1m 1089yds | URS 47 | |
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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