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St.Helens No.3 to Widnes No.7

St.Helens No.3 to Widnes No.7 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 45 m.p.h. 1 – ↓ St. Helens No. 3 – 2 ↑ ↓ Ravenwood Junction 0m 569yds 3 ↑ ↓ Broad Oak Junction 0m 926yds 4 ↑ ↓↓ Sutton Oak Junction 0m 1061yds 5 ↑↑ ↓↓ Clock Face No. 1 0m 755yds 6 ↑↑ ↓↓ Clock Face Up Sidings 0m 504yds 7 ↑↑ ↓↓↓ Clock Face Down Sidings 0m 680yds* * From No. 1 8 ↑↑ ↓ Clock Face No. 2 0m 488yds* * 627yds from Up Sidings 9 ↑ ↓ Clock Face Colliery Siding 0m 1120yds 10 ↑ ↓ Farnworth and Bold Station 1m 1588yds 11 ↑ ↓↓ Appleton 1m 95yds 12 ↑ ↓ Widnes No. 1 0m 643yds 13 ↑ ↓ Widnes No. 2 0m 721yds 14 ↑ – Widnes No. 7 0m 515yds Links

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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.

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 45 m.p.h.
1 – ↓ St. Helens No. 3 –
2 ↑ ↓ Ravenwood Junction 0m 569yds
3 ↑ ↓ Broad Oak Junction 0m 926yds
4 ↑ ↓↓ Sutton Oak Junction 0m 1061yds
5 ↑↑ ↓↓ Clock Face No. 1 0m 755yds
6 ↑↑ ↓↓ Clock Face Up Sidings 0m 504yds
7 ↑↑ ↓↓↓ Clock Face Down Sidings 0m 680yds* * From No. 1
8 ↑↑ ↓ Clock Face No. 2 0m 488yds* * 627yds from Up Sidings
9 ↑ ↓ Clock Face Colliery Siding 0m 1120yds
10 ↑ ↓ Farnworth and Bold Station 1m 1588yds
11 ↑ ↓↓ Appleton 1m 95yds
12 ↑ ↓ Widnes No. 1 0m 643yds
13 ↑ ↓ Widnes No. 2 0m 721yds
14 ↑ – Widnes No. 7 0m 515yds

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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