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Bolton and Preston Railway

Dates

04/02/1841	Bolton and Preston Railway Adlington opened.
/08/1843	Bolton and Preston Railway Adlington closed.
/01/1844	Bolton and Preston Railway Adlington re-opened.
/ /1948	Bolton and Preston Railway Adlington renamed Adlington (Lancashire).

Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.

Euxton Junction

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North Union Railway

Colas 37116 propels a Network Rail test train northwards at Euxton Junction on 28 March 2021. The train had started in Crewe and carried out a number ...
John McIntyre 28/03/2021

DRS 66415 hauls the morning Mossend to Daventry Tesco container service on the approach to Euxton Junction in November 2008. At the time of writing ...
John McIntyre 01/11/2008

An early start for passengers on the Blue Pullman from Barrow-in-Furness on 21 May 2022 with a trip to Paignton. The train is seen just south of ...
John McIntyre 21/05/2022

47828 leads the 'Cumbrian Coast Statesman' railtour to the south of Euxton Junction on 28 July 2021. The tour was returning to Hereford following a ...
John McIntyre 28/07/2021

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Euxton (L and Y)

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Chorley

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Lancashire Union Railway

The 1210 hrs TPE Manchester Airport to Edinburgh service, with 397009, approaches Chorley on 3 September 2022. ...
John McIntyre 03/09/2022

A TPE Class 397 is about to pass under Lyons Lane road bridge on the approach to Chorley whilst working a Manchester Airport to Edinburgh service on ...
John McIntyre 15/04/2021

The Branch Line Society ran 'The Garston Growler' railtour around the north-west on 3 September 2022. 37516 is leading through Chorley with the tour ...
John McIntyre 03/09/2022

A Northern Manchester to Blackpool service approaches Chorley on the evening of 14 May 2016. Major engineering work is scheduled for every weekend and ...
John McIntyre 14/05/2016

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Rawlinson Bridge

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Ellerbeck Junction

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Adlington Junction

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Lancashire Union Railway

This bridge carries the A6 in Adlington over the route of the old Lancashire Union line, which ran from here to Standish on the WCML. The junction ...
Mark Bartlett 13/07/2022

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Adlington [Lancashire]

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TPE 397012 hurries through Adlington with a Manchester Airport to Glasgow Central service on 13th July 2022. The small ticket office seen here is ...
Mark Bartlett 13/07/2022

150276 is on the rear of a Pacer Sprinter combination as it calls at Adlington, heading for Bolton, on 25th January 2019. These services went over to ...
Mark Bartlett 25/01/2019

A Northern Rail Hazel Grove to Preston service passes Adlington station at speed on the afternoon of 16 October 2009. Standing behind the yellow line ...
John McIntyre 16/10/2009

Electrification completed on the Bolton to Euxton Junction line, including this substantial bridge rebuild at Adlington, but still diesel services for ...
Mark Bartlett 25/01/2019

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Grindford Bar Junction

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Blackrod

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An Edinburgh to Manchester Airport EMU hurries through Blackrod on a sunny 19th April 2021. The old goods shed continues in commercial use long after ...
Mark Bartlett 19/04/2021

185122 passes Blackrod at speed with a Manchester Airport to Edinburgh service on 02 March 2010. Quite a few changes have taken place here in the ...
John McIntyre 02/03/2010

A TPE service to Manchester Airport has just passed through Blackrod on 02 March 2010 as it heads to its next stop at Horwich Parkway. Although TPE ...
John McIntyre 02/03/2010

A Manchester to Blackpool North calls at Blackrod on 2nd March 2010. Since this photo was taken electrification has changed the scene but 150148 is ...
John McIntyre 02/03/2010

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Horwich Fork Junction

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Horwich Works (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway)

Horwich Parkway

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Now cascaded TPE 350404 approaches Horwich Parkway on 20th April 2019 with a service to Manchester from the north. ...
John McIntyre 20/04/2019

Scene at Horwich Parkway looking north on 17 July 2015, with a Hazel Grove to Preston service arriving. ...
John McIntyre 17/07/2015

TPE Class 350 set passes Horwich Parkway whilst working the 1S66 from Manchester Airport to Lancaster on 20 April 2019 whilst the normal route from ...
John McIntyre 20/04/2019

View towards Lostock and Bolton as a Manchester service departs from Horwich Parkway with 150150 coupled behind a 156 unit. ...
Mark Bartlett 02/10/2008

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Lostock Lane

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Lostock

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A service for Manchester Victoria departs from Lostock station and is about to cross Lostock Junction on 22 October 2011. The train has come from ...
John McIntyre 22/10/2011

A Preston to Manchester and Hazel Grove service runs in to Lostock station past some of the new housing developments that made it viable to reopen the ...
Mark Bartlett 26/06/2010

A TransPennine service to Manchester Airport calls at Lostock station on 22 October 2011. Immediately beyond the platforms is the junction with the ...
John McIntyre 22/10/2011

A sizeable group of Saturday passengers heading for Bolton and Manchester at Lostock station wait to join Sprinter 150275. In this view towards Bolton ...
Mark Bartlett 26/06/2010

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Lostock Junction

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Liverpool and Bury Railway (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway)

Northern 142055 comes off the line from Crow Nest Junction at Lostock Junction and heads towards Bolton while working a service to Manchester Victoria ...
John McIntyre 22/10/2011

A 156/142 combination, forming a Northern service to Southport, are signalled for the Westhoughton and Wigan line at Lostock Junction. The large steel ...
Mark Bartlett 02/12/2014

View west at Lostock Junction sees 156466 dropping down from Westhoughton to join the line from Preston and Chorley and run to Bolton. When the ...
Mark Bartlett 26/06/2010

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Lostock Junction Watertroughs

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Bullfield East Junction

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Bolton

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Manchester, Bolton and Bury Railway

TPE and Northern services call at Bolton on 7th September 2022. 397009 was heading for Glasgow from Manchester Airport, the destination of 331008 from ...
Mark Bartlett 07/09/2022

Although Northern have had a few problems with their Class 769 EDMUs, 769456 is seen arriving at Bolton with the pan down and diesel engines running. ...
John McIntyre 14/12/2021

The redundant cab of DMS 57209, now the centre car of hybrid Sprinter 150003, seen at Bolton with blue cab-vinyls removed working a Clitheroe to ...
Mark Bartlett 07/09/2022

Northern services between Blackpool and Manchester via Bolton have been replaced by buses for engineering work at Bolton station since 12 August and ...
John McIntyre 05/09/2017

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Bolton and Preston Railway

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Locations along the line

Euxton Junction

Euxton (L and Y)

Chorley

Rawlinson Bridge

Ellerbeck Junction

Adlington Junction

Adlington [Lancashire]

Grindford Bar Junction

Blackrod

Horwich Fork Junction

Horwich Parkway

Lostock Lane

Lostock

Lostock Junction

Lostock Junction Watertroughs

Bullfield East Junction

Bolton

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