Sandbach Station to Northwich, Sandbach Junction Section of Line Opened Closed Notes Throughout 00.11.1867 (G) Throughout 01.07.1868 (P) Throughout 04.01.1960 (P) Section of Line Opened Closed Notes Throughout 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 60 m.p.h. 1 – ↓Sandbach Station – Cledford Bridge Halt c. 02.03.1942 2 ↑ ↓Middlewich Station 3m 1383yds CL 30 URS 48 c. 04.01.1960 Bilinge Green Halt c. 02.03.1942 Sandbach Junction South Junction 3 ↑ -Sandbach Junction 5m 358yds Links
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Throughout | 00.11.1867 (G) | ||
| Throughout | 01.07.1868 (P) | ||
| Throughout | 04.01.1960 (P) |
| Section of Line | Opened | Closed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Throughout |
| 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 60 m.p.h. | |||||
| 1 |
 | – | ↓ | Sandbach Station | – | ||
| Cledford Bridge Halt | c. 02.03.1942 | ||||||
| 2 | ↑ | ↓ | Middlewich Station | 3m 1383yds | CL 30 URS 48 |
c. 04.01.1960 | |
| Bilinge Green Halt | c. 02.03.1942 | ||||||
 |
Sandbach Junction South Junction | ||||||
| 3 |
 | ↑ | – | Sandbach Junction | 5m 358yds | ||
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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