Western Lines (North)

Section of Line	Opened	Closed
Broadheath to Wilderspool	01.11.1853
Timperley Junction Broadheath	01.05.1854
Wilderspool to Warrington (Arpley)	01.05.1854
[Skelton Junction] Broadheath No. 1 to Latchford		08.07.1985

	Junctions and other features	Running Lines		Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions	Distance from Signal Box above	Loops and Refuge Sidings	Notes
	Junctions and other features	Up	Down	Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions	Distance from Signal Box above	Loops and Refuge Sidings	Notes
Maximum permissible speed 60 m.p.h.
1		–	↓	Timperley Junction	–
2		↑	↓	Deansgate Crossing	0m 381yds
3		↑	↓	Broadheath No. 1	0m 275yds
4		↑	↓	Broadheath No. 3	0m 1040yds	DRS 41 URS 37
5		↑	↓	Sinderland Crossing	0m 1110yds
6		↑	↓	Dunham Massey Station (Level Crossing)	1m 1016yds
7		↑	↓	Heatley and Warburton Station (Level Crossing)	1m 822yds	DRS 47
8		↑	↓	Lymm Lane Crossing	0m 457yds
9		↑	↓	Lymm Station (Level Crossing)	1m 463yds	URS 46
10		↑	↓	Thelwall Station	1m 979yds
		↑	↓	Latchford Station	2m 155yds
11		↑	↓	Wilderspool Crossing	1m 10yds
				Arpley Station
12		↑	↓	Arpley Junction	0m 395yds
13		↑	↓	Slutchers Lane	0m 274yds
				Bank Quay Station
14		↑	↓	Crosfield’s Crossing	0m 469yds
15		↑	↓	Litton’s Mill Crossing	0m 200yds
16		↑	↓	Monk’s Siding (Level Crossing)	0m 572yds
17		↑	↓	Sankey Bridges	0m 916yds
18		↑	↓	Carterhouse Junction (Level Crossing)	4m 337yds
19		↑	↓	Widnes No. 7	0m 1477yds
20		↑	↓↓	West Deviation Junction	0m 824yds
21		↑	–	Ditton Junction No. 1	1m 140yds

One oddity of this line is the fact that the Great Western Railway enjoyed running powers from Warrington (Walton Jn) to Timperley. These powers were, however, never exercised. Relations with the L&NW company improved after the resignation of Captain Huish as the chairman of that company to such an extent that the GWR were able to reach Manchester Exchange via Newton-le-Willows.

Timperley Junction to Ditton Junction No.1

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