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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todmorden to Burnley (Thorneybank) | 12.11.1849 | ||
| Burnley (Thorneybank) to Gannow Junction | 00.09.1850 | ||
| Hall Royd Junction to Stansfield Hall | 00.03.1862 |
| 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 |
|
– | ↓ | Hall Royd Junction | – | ||
| 2 |
 |
↑ | – | Stansfield Hall | 0m 462yds | ||
| 1 |
|
– | ↓ | Todmorden East Junction | – | ||
| 2 |
 |
↑ | ↓ | Stansfield Hall | 0m 390yds | c. 31.07.1944 | |
| 3 | ↑ | ↓ | Kitson Wood | 0m 1639yds | |||
| 4 | ↑ | ↓ | Cornholme | 1m 205yds | c. 26.09.1938 | ||
| 5 | ↑ | ↓ | Portsmouth Station | 0m 1550yds | c. 07.07.1958 | ||
| 6 | ↑↑ | ↓ | Copy Pit Sdg. | 1m 144yds | DGL 70 | ||
| 7 | ↑ | ↓ | Cliviger East | 1m 1397yds | URS 30* | * Down side | |
| Holme | c. 28.07.1930 | ||||||
| 8 | ↑ | ↓ | Towneley | 1m 1577yds | URS 18 | c. 04.08.1952 | |
| Burnley Thorneybank | c. 00.11.1866 | ||||||
| 9 | ↑ | ↓ | Burnley (Manchester Road) Station | 0m 1012yds | DGL 17 | c. 06.11.1961 ro. 00.09.1986 | |
| 10 |
|
↑ | – | Gannow Junction | 1m 40yds | ||
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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