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Warrington and Newton Railway

Introduction

This line runs from Warrington to Newton on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. It now forms part of the West Coast Mainline.

Dates

/ /1970	Caledonian Railway Lancaster and Carlisle Railway Lancaster and Preston JunctionRailway Preston and Wigan Railway Wigan Branch Railway Warrington and Newton Railway Grand Junction Railway Weaver Junction (south of Warrington) to Glasgow electrification authorised.

Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.

Earlestown

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Transport for Wales and Northern services meet on the remote and tightly curved Platforms 4 and 5 at Earlestown on 22nd February 2023. 175103 was ...
Mark Bartlett 22/02/2023

331031 calls at Earlestown with a Lime Street to Manchester Airport service on 22nd February 2023. When the line was first electrified services were ...
Mark Bartlett 22/02/2023

Vintage Trains 47773 hauls the ECS from Golborne Jct back to Liverpool Lime Street with 7029 'Clun Castle' on the rear at this stage. This was part of ...
John McIntyre 10/09/2022

Ancient and modern. 802209 hurries through Earlestown with a TPE Newcastle to Liverpool service on 22nd February 2023. It is passing the original 1830 ...
Mark Bartlett 22/02/2023

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Earlestown East Junction

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Liverpool and Manchester Railway

Earlestown West Junction

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Liverpool and Manchester Railway

Earlstown South Junction

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Vulcan Halt

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Winwick Junction

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^Winwick Branch^ (London and North Western Railway)

A popular place to watch the trains. 40181 has a mixed Warrington to Carlisle airbrake freight passing Winwick in June 1983. No doubt some Scottish ...
Roger Geach 24/06/1983

Arriva Trains Wales 175006 passes the site of Winwick Quay Sidings on 9 August 2011 while working a Manchester to Chester service. The sidings used to ...
John McIntyre 09/08/2011

An Arriva Train Wales service from Chester to Manchester heads north at Winwick Jct on 09 August 2011. The Class 175 is taking the line to Earlestown. ...
John McIntyre 09/08/2011

67012 takes the Earlestown line at Winwick Junction, propelling a Holyhead to Manchester Piccadilly service on 4th July 2016. ...
Mark Bartlett 04/07/2016

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