Liverpool, St Helens & South Lancashire Railway
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Liverpool, St Helens & South Lancashire Railway, was formed in 1889, but no services ran until 1895 and then only freight. Passenger services did not start until 1900. The original intention was to connect to the Cheshire Lines Committee
North Liverpool Extension Line
at Fazakerley
junction, to form a routes to Huskisson Dock
and Southport
. The line closed in 1968.
The line ran from St Helens Central railway station
to Lowton St. Marys railway station after which the route was via the Wigan Junction Railways.
It incorporated the St Helens & Wigan Junction Railway which had been formed in 1855. It was taken over by the Great Central Railway
in 1906.
Cheshire Lines Committee
The Cheshire Lines Committee was the second largest joint railway in Great Britain, with 143 route miles. Despite its name, approximately 55% of its system was in Lancashire. In its publicity material it was often styled as the Cheshire Lines Railway...
North Liverpool Extension Line
North Liverpool Extension Line
The North Liverpool Extension Line is a now-disused railway line in Liverpool, England. The line was to be the eastern section of the Merseyrail Outer Loop...
at Fazakerley
Fazakerley
Fazakerley is a suburb of north Liverpool, Merseyside, England, and a Liverpool City Council Ward. At the 2001 Census it had a population of 15,062...
junction, to form a routes to Huskisson Dock
Huskisson Dock
Huskisson Dock is a dock on the River Mersey, England which forms part of the Port of Liverpool. It is situated in the northern dock system in Kirkdale. Huskisson Dock consists of a main basin nearest the river wall and two branch docks to the east...
and Southport
Southport
Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. During the 2001 census Southport was recorded as having a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England...
. The line closed in 1968.
The line ran from St Helens Central railway station
St Helens Central railway station
St Helens Central railway station is a railway station serving the town of St Helens, Merseyside, England. It is on the Liverpool to Wigan Line from Liverpool Lime Street to Wigan North Western...
to Lowton St. Marys railway station after which the route was via the Wigan Junction Railways.
It incorporated the St Helens & Wigan Junction Railway which had been formed in 1855. It was taken over by the Great Central Railway
Great Central Railway
The Great Central Railway was a railway company in England which came into being when the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway changed its name in 1897 in anticipation of the opening in 1899 of its London Extension . On 1 January 1923, it was grouped into the London and North Eastern...
in 1906.
External links
- http://www.railwayancestors.fsnet.co.uk/research.html
- http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/l/lowton_st_marys/index.shtml
- http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/s/st.helens_central/index.shtml