The Skelmersdale branch was a standard gauge railway (SKE) which connected the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway at Ormskirk with Rainford Junction...
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Skelmersdale /ˈskɛlmərzdeɪl/ is a town in the West Lancashire district of England. It sits on the River Tawd, 6 miles (10 km) west of Wigan, 13 miles (21 km)...
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a junction for two passenger lines. One, the Skelmersdale branch, ran northwestwards towards Skelmersdale and Ormskirk; the other ran to St Helens via...
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it contained the junction between the Liverpool & Bury Railway's Skelmersdale Branch and St Helens Railway, and is now home to the village's only railway...
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May 1859. The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway built the Skelmersdale Branch line to Skelmersdale and Rainford Junction, which opened on 1 March 1858. Passenger...
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Crossing Halt railway station was on the Skelmersdale branch, which ran from Ormskirk to Rainford Junction via Skelmersdale. Most trains ran beyond Rainford Junction...
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Skelmersdale railway station was a station located on the Skelmersdale branch at Skelmersdale, England. The station was originally named Blague Gate,...
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Hall was opened on 2 September 1850 and a branch line from Ormskirk to Rainford Junction via Skelmersdale on 1 March 1858. From May 1859, it became part...
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Railway's Skelmersdale Branch and the St. Helens Railway, replacing an earlier station (1848) called Rainford. The main line and Skelmersdale branch were taken...
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station became part of the London Midland Region. A branch line to Rainford Junction via Skelmersdale was opened by the ELR in March 1858 shortly before...
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Westhead Halt railway station was on the Skelmersdale branch, which ran from Ormskirk to Rainford Junction via Skelmersdale. Most trains ran beyond Rainford Junction...
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Newchurch and Bacup by October 1852, and the Ormskirk to Rainford Skelmersdale Branch in March 1858. A three-mile long line to Tottington opened in 1882...
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White Moss Level Crossing Halt railway station (category Skelmersdale)
Crossing Halt railway station was on the Skelmersdale branch, which ran from Ormskirk to Rainford Junction via Skelmersdale. Most trains ran beyond Rainford Junction...
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High Speed 2 (HS2). HS2's mainline runs from London to Birmingham, with branches to Manchester and Leeds. In spite of being much shorter, at 531 km (330 mi)...
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History of Merseyrail (section North Mersey Branch)
already existing line, in the form of re-opening Skelmersdale branch and running trains to Skelmersdale. Bidston to Wrexham: The line, currently ran by...
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Railway Society http://newton-le-willows.com : History of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Skelmersdale History The line's history via Grace's Guide...
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Witney and Fairford Railway reopening Ringwood branch line reopening R25 Orbital Skelmersdale branch reopening Skipton–Colne Rail Link Somerset and Dorset...
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Liverpool & Bury Railway Rainford Junction Skelmersdale branch Liverpool & Bury Railway Rainford Village Rookery Old Mill Lane Crank Halt Moss Bank Pilkington...
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Liverpool & Bury Railway Rainford Junction Skelmersdale branch Liverpool & Bury Railway Rainford Village Rookery Old Mill Lane Crank Halt Moss Bank Pilkington...
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shelved indefinitely. Windermere Branch Line: In August 2013, the Department for Transport announced that the branch line between Oxenholme and Windermere...
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Liverpool & Bury Railway Rainford Junction Skelmersdale branch Liverpool & Bury Railway Rainford Village Rookery Old Mill Lane Crank Halt Moss Bank Pilkington...
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Liverpool & Bury Railway Rainford Junction Skelmersdale branch Liverpool & Bury Railway Rainford Village Rookery Old Mill Lane Crank Halt Moss Bank Pilkington...
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Liverpool & Bury Railway Rainford Junction Skelmersdale branch Liverpool & Bury Railway Rainford Village Rookery Old Mill Lane Crank Halt Moss Bank Pilkington...
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Delaval) Skelmersdale Summerseat Thornton Wantage & Grove Parkway (See Wantage and Grove) Washington Westhead (possible addition to the Skelmersdale scheme)...
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Witney and Fairford Railway reopening Ringwood branch line reopening R25 Orbital Skelmersdale branch reopening Skipton–Colne Rail Link Somerset and Dorset...
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Liverpool & Bury Railway Rainford Junction Skelmersdale branch Liverpool & Bury Railway Rainford Village Rookery Old Mill Lane Crank Halt Moss Bank Pilkington...
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in Great Britain Beeching cuts Morrison, Brian (ed.). "The Meldon Quarry Branch". Modern Railways Pictorial, 1986. Ian Allan. p. 16. ISBN 0-7110-1510-4...
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Witney and Fairford Railway reopening Ringwood branch line reopening R25 Orbital Skelmersdale branch reopening Skipton–Colne Rail Link Somerset and Dorset...
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Liverpool & Bury Railway Rainford Junction Skelmersdale branch Liverpool & Bury Railway Rainford Village Rookery Old Mill Lane Crank Halt Moss Bank Pilkington...
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Eton and the Staines–Windsor railway lines. The scheme also includes a branch to Heathrow Terminal 5, with a potential connection to Crossrail. In 2018...
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