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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castleton Est. Junction to Heywood | 15.04.1841 | ||
| Heywood to Bury Knowsley St. | 01.05.1848 | ||
| Castleton Sth. Junction to Castleton Nth. Junction | 01.05.1848 | ||
| Bury Knowsley St. to Bolton Est. Junction | 20.11.1848 | ||
| Heap Bridge to Heap Bridge Junction | 08.09.1874 (G) | ||
| Rose Hill Junction to Burnden Junction | 27.03.1881 | ||
| Castleton East Junction to Bolton (T. St.) East Junction | 05.10.1970 (P) | ||
| Bury (Knowsley St.) West to Bolton (T. St.) East Junction | 05.10.1970 (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 20 m.p.h. Castleton East Junction
to North Junction Maximum permissible speed 20 m.p.h. Castleton South Junction to North Junction Maximum permissible speed 75 m.p.h. Castleton South Jn to Bolton Maximum permissible speed 20 m.p.h. Rose Hill Junction to Burnden Junction |
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| 1 |
 |
– | ↓ | Castleton East Junction | – | ||
| 2 |
 |
↑↑ | – | Castleton North Junction | 0m 624yds | ||
| 1 |
|
– | ↓ | Castleton South Junction | – | ||
| 2 | ↑ | ↓ | Castleton North Junction | 0m 516yds | |||
| 3 | ↑ | ↓ | Heywood Station | 0m 1400yds | c. 5.10.1970 | ||
| 4 | ↑ | ↓ | Broadfield Station | 0m 1595yds | UGL 39 DGL 58 DRS 74 |
c. 5.10.1970 | |
| 5 | ↑ | ↓ | Heap Bridge Junction | 1m 1563yds | |||
| 6 |
 |
↑ | ↓↓ | Bury (Knowsley Street) Loop Jn | 0m 1215yds | ||
| 7 | ↑↑ | ↓↓ | Bury (Knowsley Street) East | 0m 532yds | c. 5.10.1970 | ||
| 8 |
 |
↑↑ | ↓ | Bury (Knowsley Street) West | 0m 485yds | ||
| 9 | ↑ | ↓ | Gas Works | 0m 1222yds | |||
| 10 |
 |
↑ | ↓ | Bradley Fold Junction | 1m 1143yds | DRS 37 | |
| 11 | ↑ | ↓ | Bradley Fold East | 0m 816yds | |||
| 12 | ↑ | ↓↓ | Bradley Fold Station | 0m 617yds | c. 5.10.1970 | ||
| 13 | ↑↑ | ↓ | Bradley Fold West | 0m 1313yds | |||
| 14 |
|
↑ | ↓↓ | Rose Hill Junction | 1m 502yds | ||
| 15 |
|
↑ | – | Bolton (Trinity Street) East Junction | 0m 448yds | ||
| 1 |
|
– |
↓ |
Rose Hill Jn | – | ||
| 2 |
|
↑ | – | Burnden Junction | 0m 453yds | ||
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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