London Midland
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Class 170 unit at Rugeley Trent Valley January 2009 |
Aston to Rugeley
Name of Line: The Chase Line
Length of Line:
Train Operating Company: London Midland
Traction used: Class 150 and class 170 DMU's
Stations: Aston, Witton, Perry Barr, Hamstead, Tame Bridge Parkway, Bescot Stadium, Walsall, Bloxwich, Bloxwich North, Landywood, Cannock, Hednesford, Rugeley Town, Rugeley Trent Valley
Description: This popular commuter line goes north west from Birmingham via Walsall to Rugeley.
History: The line first opened to passengers in 1870, having previously been part of the Cannock Mineral Railway. It then closed to passngers north of Walsall in the Beeching cuts of the 1960's, continuing as a freight only line. It was reopened to passengers between 1989 and 1998.
Websites: Chasewater Railway
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Aylesbury Vale Parkway railway station - 17th February 2009 |
Aylesbury to Aylesbury Vale
Name of Line: The London to Aylesbury line (extension)
Length of Line: 3 miles
Train Operating Company: Chiltern Railways
Stations: Aylesbury, Aylesbury Vale Parkway
Traction used: Cass 165 DMU's
Description: This brand new route which opened in December 2008 links Aylesbury with the new station of Aylesbury Vale Parkway on the A41 about three miles to the north of the town. It is on a freight-only line to the waste terminal north of Quainton Road station, which belongs to the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre.
History: This line is on the former Great Central line from London to Nottingham via Rugby.
Website links: Buckinghamshire Railway Centre You-Tube film
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Redditch railway station looking south |
Barnt Green to Redditch
Name of line: The Cross-City Line (part of)
Length of Line:
Stations: Barnt Green, Alvechurch, Redditch
Train Operating Company: London Midland
Description: The line leaves the main Cross-Country route from Birmingham to Bristol at Barnt Green at the start of the famous Lickey Incline. It then goes south eastwards for five miles via Alvechurch before terminating at Redditch.
History:
Frequency of Trains: 1/2 hourly
Websites: Photo link
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Matlock Railway Station - looking south |
Belper to Matlock
Name of Line: The Derwent Valley Line / The Matlock Branch
Length of Line: 17 1/4 miles
Trains start at: Derby
Stations: Belper, Ambergate, Cromford, Matlock Bath, Matlock
Train Operating Company: East Midlands Trains
Description: This picturesque branchline follows the valley of the River Derwent as it enters the Peak District of Derbyshire.
History: This route was originally part of the Midland Railway line from Manchester to London St Pancras.
Web links: Photo link Peak Rail Ecclesbourne Valley Railway Midlands Railway Society Friends of the Derwent Valley Line
Belper Station - station name in stone Matlock Railway Station - looking north
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Bidston Railway station sign |
Bidston to Wrexham
Name of Line: The Borderlands Line
Length of Line:
Stations: Bidston, Upton, Heswall, Hawarden Bridge, Hawarden, Buckley, Penyfford, Hope, Caergwrle, Cefn-y-Bedd, Gwersylt, Wrexham General, Wrexham Central
Train Operating Compmany: Arriva Trains Wales
Description: The line leaves the Birkenhead area and moves south through the Wirral Peninsula, before crossing the River Dee to enter North Wales before arriving in Wrexham.
History
Websites: The Borderlands Line Wrexham to Bidston Railway Wrexham to Birkenhead Rail Users' Association
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Class 307 EMU at New Brighton railway station 8th April 2009 |
Birkenhead North to New Brighton
Name of Line: The Wirral Line (Northern Section)
Length of Line:
Stations: Birkenhead North, Wallasey Village, Wallesey Grove Road, New Brighton
Train Operating Company: Merseyrail
Traction Used: Class 307/8 EMUs
Description: This branch line shares its route out of Liverpool and Birkenhead with the Wirral Line to West Kirby. It leaves this line soon after Birkenhead North where it goes north into Wallasey before terminating at New Brighton.
History
Websites:
Birkenhead North station looking west New Brighton railway station
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Class 332 unit at Lichfield Trent Valley railway station 14/3/09 |
Birmingham to Lichfield
Name of Line: The Cross City Line
Length of Line:
Train Operating Company: London Midland
Traction used: Class 332 EMU's
Stations: Birmingham New Street, Duddeston, Aston, Gravelly Hill, Erdington, Chester Road, Wylde Green, Sutton Coldfield, Four Oaks, Butlers Lane, Blake Street, Shenstone, Lichfield City, Lichfield Trent Valley
Description: This popular commuter line goes north from Birmingham via Sutton Coldfield to Lichfield.
History: The line originally ran from Birmingham to Derby via Burton-on-Trent. It is still used for freight and as a diversionary line north of Lichfield.
Websites: Chasewater Railway
Lichfield Train at Birmingham New Street Lichfiled Trent Valley station monument
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Clitheroe railway station January 2009 |
Blackburn to Clitheroe
Name of Line: The Ribble Valley Line
Length of Line: 10 miles
Stations: Blackburn, Ramsgreave & Wilpshire, Langho, Whalley, Clitheroe
Train Operating Company: Northern
Traction Used: Clas 142 Pacer DMUs
Description: Leaving the Preston to Leeds line at Blackburn the line travels north on the western edge of the Pennines to Clitheroe. The line continues as a freight line to Hellifield on the Leeds to Carlisle line.
History
Trivia: On summer sundays passenger trains continue on from Clitheroe through to Hellifeld on a service from Blackpool to Carlisle.
Websites: Ribble Valley Rail
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Bedford railway station looking south 24/11/07 - Bletchley train on left |
Bletchley to Bedford
Name of Line: The Marston Vale Line
Length of Line: 16 3/4 miles
Train Operating Company: London Midland
Stations: Bletchley, Fenny Stratford, Bow Brickell, Woburn Sands, Aspley Guise, Ridgmont, Lidlington, Millbrook, Stewarthy, Kempston Hardwick, Bedford St Johns, Bedford
History: The line was originally opened in 1846 forming the central part of the "Varsity Line" from Oxford to Cambridge. In the Beeching cuts of the 1960's the line east of Bedford was closed in 1967, whilst the line west from Bletchley to Bicester has remained mothballed since 1993. The line was designated a community railway line in 2006.
Description: The line crosses the counties of Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire from south west to north east, passing through the picturesque Marston Vale.
Future Plans: These include extending the service through to Milton Keynes, Bicester/Oxford and Sandy/Cambridge. See East-West rail link below.
Trivia: Kempston Hardwick station on the line once had the reputation as being "the least used station in Britain"!
Websites: The Bedford to Bletchley Rail Users' Association Marston Vale Community Rail Partnership East-West Rail Link
1954 scene Lidlington to Ridgmont Millbrook station in 2004 © Roger Gurney
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10.14 Carlisle to Barrow train at Carlisle railway station 16/8/08 |
Carlisle to Barrow-in-Furness
Name of Line: The Cumbrian Coast Line
Length of Line: 85 miles
Train Operating Company: Northern
Stations: Carlisle, Dalston, Wigton, Aspatria, Maryport, Flimby, Workington, Harrington, Parton, Whitehaven, Corckickle, St Bees, Nethertown, Braystones, Sellafield, Seascale, Drigg, Ravenglass For Eskdale, Bootle, Silecroft, Millom, Green Road, Foxfield, Kirkby-in-Furness, Askam, Barrow-in-Furness
Frequency of Trains: One every one/two hours
Rolling Stock: Class 156 Super Sprinter 2 car DMUs
Description: This mainly double track line runs through a mixture of both industrial and coastal scenery passing the western edge of the Lake District as well as the large Sellafield Nuclear Power Station.
History: The line as we know it today was the result of several different railways being built in this area during the mid-1800's. The first section opened was the Furness Railway from Kirkby-in-Furness to Barrow-in-Furness in 1844. Then came the Maryport and Carlisle railway which opened the northern stretch from Carlisle to Maryport in 1845. Next was the stretch from Whitehaven to Kirkby-in-Furness opened in 1865. The final link from Maryport to whitehaven was opened in 1866.
Website links: Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway Sellafield
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Merseyrail train at Chester railway station 24/7/09 |
Chester to Birkenhead & Liverpool
Name of Line: The Wirral Line (Southern branch)
Length of Line:
Stations: Chester, Bache, Capenhurst, Hooton, Eastham Rake, Bromborough, Bromborough Rake, Spital, Port Sunlight, Bebington, Rock Ferry, Green Lane, Birkenhead Central, Hamilton Square, Moorfields, Liverpool Lime Street, Liverpool Central, James Street
Train Operating Company: Merseyrail
Description: This line runs up the eastern side of the Wirral peninsular from Chester in the south to Birkenhead in the north, before it goes under the River Mersey into Liverpool.
History
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Mouldsworth Railway Station |
Chester to Stockport
Name of Line: The Mid-Cheshire Line
Length of Line:
Stations: Chester, Mouldsworth, Delamere, Cuddington, Greenbank, Northwich, Lostock Gralam, Plumley, Knutsford, Mobberley, Ashley, Hale, Altrincham, Navigation Road, Stockport
Train Operating Company: Northern
Description: This minor line goes eastwards from Chester across Cheshire to the southern outskirts of Manchester, before joining the mainline from Manchster Piccadilly to London at Stockport.
History:
Journey review
Websites: The Mid-Cheshire Line Mid Cheshire Rail Users Association
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Dovey Junction railway station sign |
Dovey Junction to Pwllheli
Name of line: The Cambrian Coast Line
Length of Line:
Stations: Dovey Junction, Penhelig, Aberdovey, Tywyn, Tonfanau, Llwyngwril, Fairbourne, Morfa Mawddach, Barmouth, Llanaber, Talybont, Dyffryn Ardudwy, Llanbedr, Pensarn, Llandanwg, Harlech, Tygwyn, Talsarnau, Llandecwyn, Penrhyndeudraeth, Minffordd, Porthmadog, Criccieth, Penychain, Abererch, Pwllheli
Train Operating Company: Arriva Trains Wales
Description: A very picturesque railway line which follows the western coastline to Wales, with spectacular views of Snowdonia.
History:
Frequency of Trains: Aprroximately every two hours
Websites:
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Train from Manchester arrives at Hadfield railway station |
Guide Bridge to Glossop & Hadfield
Name of Line: The Hadfield & Glossop Line
Length of Line:
Stations: Guide Bridge, Flowery Field, Godley, Hattersley, Broadbottom, Dinting, Glossop, Hadfield
Train Operating Company: Northern
Description: This used to be the main route from Manchester to Sheffield aka the Woodhead Route. Passengers trains stopped running beyond Hadfield in 1969, but freight trains continued until 1982.
Websites: - Photo site The Woodhead Site Translink
End of the line at Hadfield station Lion on the roof of Glossop station
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A station sign with a difference |
Hamilton Square to West Kirby
Name of Line: The Wirral Line (Northern Section)
Stations: Hamilton Square, Conway Park, Birkenhead Park, Birkenhead North, Bidston, Leasowe, Moreton, Meols, Manor Road, Hoylake, West Kirby
Train Operating Company: Merseyrail
Description - This electric branch line starts off under the streets of central Liverpool, passes under the river Mersey and emerges in Birkenhead at Hamilton Square, where it leaves the southern branch of the Wirral line which goes on to Chester. It then travels westwards across the northern edge of the Wirral peninsular to terminate at West Kirby across the Dee estuary from North Wales.
History
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Hatton railway station |
Hatton to Stratford-Upon-Avon
Name of line: The Leamington to Stratford Line
Length of Line:
Stations: Hatton, Claverdon, Bearley, Wilmcote, Stratford-upon-Avon
Train Operating Companies: Chiltern Railways
Description: A short connecting line between Hatton on the Chiltern mainline and Wilmcote on the North Warwickshire Line from Birmingham to Stratford-upon-Avon.
History:
Frequency of Trains: Every two hours from London Marylebone
Websites:
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Ellesmere Port railway station looking east |
Hooton to Ellesmere Port/Helsby
Name of Line: The Wirral Line (Southern Section)
Length of Line:
Stations: Hooton, Little Sutton, Overpool, Ellesmere Port, Stanlow & Thornton, Ince & Elton, Helsby
Train Operating Companies: Merseyrail Northern
Description: This branch line shares its route out of Liverpool and Birkenhead with the Wirral Line to Chester. It leaves this line at Hooton where it goes eastwards to Elllesmere Port where Merseyrail trains terminate. There is a limited service operated by Northern Trains on to Helsby which is on the Manchester to Warrington line.
History:
Journey review
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Hunts Cross railway station looking east |
Hunts Cross to Liverpool Central
Name of Line: The Northern Line (Southern Section)
Length of Line:
Stations: Hunts Cross, Liverpool South Parkway, Cressington, St Michaels, Brunswick, Liverpool Central
Train Operating Company: Merseyrail
Description: This branch line leaves the Liverpool to Manchester (via Warrington) line at Hunts Cross and runs parallel to the north bank of the river Mersey into the centre of Liverpool.
History:
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Huyton railway station |
Huyton to Wigan North Western
Name of Line: The Liverpool to Wigan Line
Length of Line: miles
Train Operating Company: Northern
Stations: Huyton, Prescot, Eccleston Park, Thatto Heath, St Helens Central, Garswood, Bryn, Wigan North Western
Description; The line leaves the original Liverpool to Manchester railway line soon after Huyton and goes in a north easterly direction via St Helens to join the West Coast Main Line at Wigan North Western.
History: The line from Huyton to St Helens was originally opened in 1871, with the section from St Helens to Wigan being opened in 1869.
Trivia: This line has been given the go-ahead to be electrified though completion may not be until 2017.
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Merseyrail train at Kirkby railway station |
Kirkdale to Kirkby
Name of Line: The Northern Line (part of)
Length of Line:
Stations: Kirkdale, Rice Lane, Fazakerley, Kirkby
Train Operating Company: Merseyrail
Description:
History:
Journey review
Websites:
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Blackpool South railway station |
Kirkham & Wesham to Blackpool South
Name of Line: The Fylde Coast Branch Line
Length of Line:
Stations: Kirkham & Wesham, Moss Side, Lytham, Ansdell & Fairhaven, St Annes-on-the-Sea, Squires Gate, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool South
Train Operating Company: Northern
Description: This branch line leaves the Blackpool North main line at Kirkham & Wesham station and travels round the South Fylde Coast through Lytham St Annes to Blackpool South station.
History
Trivia: In August 1935 a typical Saturday saw well over 400 trains arriving and departing from Blackpool's two main stations.
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The 14.05 train to Carlisle via Barrow-in-Furness at Lancaster Railway Station 16/8/08 |
Lancaster to Barrow-in-Furness
Name of Line: The Furness Line
Length of Line: 35 miles
Train Operating Companies: Northern Trans Pennine Express
Stations: Lancaster, Carnforth, Silverdale, Arnside, Grange-over-Sands, Kents Bank, Cark, Ulverston, Dalton, Roose, Barrow-in-Furness
Frequency of Trains: One every one/two hours
Trains start at: Lancaster, Manchester Airport, Carlisle, Barrow-in-Furness
Rolling Stock: Class 153 Super Sprinter 2 car DMUs
Description: This double track line runs along the southern edge of the Lake District and over the northern edge of the Morecambe Sands.
Website links:
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Leeds train at Heysham railway station |
Lancaster to Morecambe/Heysham
Name of Line: The Morecambe Branch Line
Length of Line:
Stations: Lancaster, Bare Lane, Morecambe, Heysham
Train Operating Company: Northern
Description: This short branch line leaves the West Coast Main Line north of Lancaster and travels westwards to Morecambe. Trains going to the port of Heysham reverse at Morecambe station.
History
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Merseyrail trains at Southport Railway Station |
Liverpool Central to Southport
Name of Line: The Northern Line (part of)
Length of Line:
Stations: Liverpool Central, Moorfields, Sandhills, Bank Hall, Bootle Oriel Road, Bootle New Strand, Waterloo, Blundellsands & Crosby, Hall Road, Hightown, Formby, Freshfield, Ainsdale, Hillside, Birkdale, Southport
Train Operating Company: Merseyrail
Description:
History:
Journey review
Websites:
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Blaenau Ffestiniog railway station 25/7/09 |
Llandudno Junction to Blaenau Festiniog
Name of Line: The Conwy Valley Line
Length of Line:
Stations: Llandudno Junction, Glan Conwy, Tal-y-Cafn, Dolgarrog, North Llanrwst. Llanrwst, Betws-y-Coed, Pont-y-Pant, Dolwyddelan, Roman Bridge, Blaenau Ffestiniog
Train Operating Company: Arriva Trains Wales
Description: The line goes due south from the seaside resort of Llandudno, crossing the North Wales main Line at Llandudno Junction, before following the valley of the River Conwy into the Snowdonian Mountain range to Blaenau Ffestiniog.
History: The line was opened in stages between 1863 and 1881, primarily as a route for the export of slate through the port of Deganwy.
Memory - coming soon
Websites: The Conwy Valley Railway The Conwy Valley Line Photolink 1 Ffestiniog Railway
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Class 150 Unit at Llandudno Railway Station 25/7/09 |
Llandudno Junction to Llandudno
Name of Line: The Conwy Valley Line
Length of Line:
Stations: Llandudno Junction, Deganwy, Llandudno
Train Operating Company: Arriva Trains Wales
Description: The line goes north to the seaside resort of Llandudno from the North Wales main Line at Llandudno Junction, along the estuary of the River Conwy
History: The line was opened in stages between 1863 and 1881, primarily as a route for the export of slate through the port of Deganwy.
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Worksop train at Nottingham Railway Station |
Nottingham to Worksop
Name of line: The Robin Hood line
Length of Line:
Stations: Stations: Nottingham, Bulwell, Hucknall, Newstead, Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Sutton Parkway, Mansfield, Mansfield Woodhouse, Shirebrook, Langwith, Nether Langwith, Whaley Thornes, Cresswell, Whitwell, Mansfield
Train Operating company: East Midlands Trains
Description: This existing freight branch line, reopened to passenger traffic in 1998 after being rebuilt bit by bit throughout the 1990's. It connects Nottingham in the south with Worksop in the north passing through some post industrial landscapes and former mining towns.
History:
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Nuneaton Train passed by a Wrexham & Shropshire train at Coventry railway station 14/3/09 |
Nuneaton to Coventry
Name of Line: The Coventry to Nuneaton Line
Length of Line:
Train Operating Company: London Midland
Stations: Nuneaton, Bermuda Park, Bedworth, Coventry Arena, Coventry
Description: This line goes south east from Nuneaton to Coventry.
History: After closing to passengers in 1965, this line was reopened to passengers once again in 1987. Two new stations - Bermuda Park and Coventry Arena were opened in 2015.
Websites:
Class 153 Coventry Train at Nuneaton Welcome to Coventry
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Windermere train at Oxenholme railway station |
Oxenholme to Windermere
Name of Line: The Windermere Branch/ The Lakes Line
Length of Line: 10 miles
Stations: Oxenholme Lake District, Kendal, Burneside, Staveley, Windermere
Description: This branch line leaves the West Coast Main Line at Oxenholme and turns westwards where it passes through the town of Kendal before reaching the eastern edge of the Lake District and Windermere.
Train Operating Company: Trans Pennine Express
Frequency of Trains: one very hour
Rolling Stock: Class 185 Desiro "Pennine" 3 car DMUs
Trivia: The station of Windermere is actually 1 1/2 miles from Lake Windermere.
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Ormskirk railway station - end of Preston section |
Preston to Ormskirk
Name of Line: The Ormskirk Branch
Length of Line:
Train Operating Company: Northern
Stations: Preston, Croston, Rufford, Burscough Junction, Ormskirk
Description: This once important route from Scotland to Liverpool is now a minor single track branch line with just 12 trains a day in each direction. At the moment trains from Preston terminate at Ormskirk as there is a short gap in the line with buffers, so passengers from Preston change here and walk along the platform to the Liverpool side of the buffers and board the waiting Merseyrail train.
History: This line was once the main line from Liverpool Exchange to Preston and Scotland, but in the 1970's the main route to Scotland moved to Liverpool Lime Street to the West Coast Mainline at Wigan.
Journey review
Websites: Photo link
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The famous "bubblecar" at Aylesbury Railway Station |
Princes Risborough to Aylesbury
Name of Line: The Princes Risborough to Aylesbury Line
Length of Line:
Train Operating Company: Chiltern Railways
Stations: Princes Risborough, Monks Risborough, Little Kimble, Aylesbury
Description: This short branch line goes north east from Princes Risborough through the Buckinghamshire countryside to Aylesbury.
History
Websites: Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway
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Rose Hill railway station |
Romiley to Rose Hill Marple
Name of Line: The Hope Valley Line (part of)
Length of Line: 2 miles
Stations: Romiley, Rose Hill Marple
Train Operating Company: Northern
Description: On of the shortest branch lines in Britain which runs off the mainline from Manchester to Sheffield on the western edge of the Pennines.
History: The line was opened originally in 1869 running from Manchester to Macclesfield. The line south of Rose Hill Marple closed in 1970.
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Colne railway station looking east |
Rose Grove to Colne
Name of Line: The East Lancashire Line
Length of Line:
Train Operating Company: Northern
Stations: Rose Grove, Burnley Barracks, Burnley Central, Brierfield, Nelson, Colne
Description: This branch Leaves the Preston to Leeds line at Rose Grove near Burnley and travels into the Pennines before terminating at Colne. It originally went through to Skipton. A campaign is aiming to get this gap in the line re-opened.
History
Websites: Skipton East Lancs Railway Action Partnership
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Ormskirk railway station - end of Merseyrail section |
Sandhills to Ormskirk
Name of Line: The Northern Line (part of)
Length of Line:
Stations: Sandhills, Kirkdale, Walton, Orrell Park, Aintree, Old Roan, Maghull, Town Green, Aughton Park, Ormskirk
Train Operating Company: Merseyrail
Description:
History:
Journey review
Websites:
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Aberystwyth train at Shrewsbury railway station 25/7/09 |
Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth
Name of Line: The Cambrian Line The Mid Wales Line (part of)
Length of Line:
Train Operating Company: Arriva Trains Wales
Traction used:
Stations: Shrewsbury, Welshpool, Newtown, Caersws, Machynlleth, Dovey Junction, Borth, Aberystwyth
Description:
History:
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Buxton railway station |
Stockport to Buxton
Name of Line: The Buxton Line
Length of Line:
Train Operating Company: Northern
Stations: Stockport, Davenport, Woodsmoor, Hazel Grove, Middlewood, Disley, New Mills Newtown, Furness Vale, Whaley Bridge, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Dove Holes, Buxton
Description - This picturesque line leaves the south eastern Manchester suburbs behind as it climbs up into the foothills of the Pennines, with panoramic views of the Peak District ahead, before arriving in the historical spa town of Buxton which is 1,000 feet above sea level.
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Display sign at Stockport railway station for the rarest train in Britain |
Stockport to Stalybridge
Name of Line: The Stockport to Stalybridge Line
Length of Line:
Train Operating Company: Northern
Stations: Stockport, Reddish South, Denton, Guide Bridge, Stalybridge
Description: The rarest train journey in the whole of Britain. It leaves Stockport at 9.22 am Fridays only (from December 2009), to terminate at Stalybridge, but doesn't do a return journey.
History
Website links: Friends of Reddish South Station
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People Mover at Stourbridge Junction railway station June 20th 2009 |
Stourbridge Junction to Stourbridge Town
Name of Line: The Stourbridge Town Branch Line
Length of Line: 3/4 mile
Train Operating Company: London Midland
Stations: Stourbridge Junction, Stourbridge Town
Description: The smallest branch line in existence in Britain today with a length of just 3/4 mile
History: Since May 2009 the Class 153 single units have been replaced with Class 139 Parry People Mover units.
Journey review 1 Journey review 2
Websites: Photo link Stourbridge Line Users Group Parry People Movers
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Startford-Upon-Avon railway station |
Tyseley to Stratford-upon-Avon
Name of line: The North Warwickshire Line
Length of Line:
Stations: Tyseley, Spring Road, Hall Green, Yardley wood, Shirley, Whitlock's End, Wythall, Earlswood, The Lakes, Wood End, Danzey, Henley-in-Arden, Wootton Wawen, Wilmcote, Stratford-upon-Avon
Train Operating Company: London Midland
Description: This is a picturesque branch line going South East from Birmingham via the Warwickshire countryside to Startford-upon-Avon. Many of the railway stations along the route have been painted in Great Western Railway colours.
History:
Frequency of Trains: hourly
Websites: The Shakespeare Express Tyseley Locomotive Works
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St Albans Abbey railway station |
Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey
Name of Line: The Abbey Line
Train Operating Company: London Midland
Stations: Watford Junction, Watford North, Garston, Bricket Wood, How Wood, Park Street, St Albans Abbey
Description: This short branch line runs from the West Coast Mainline at Watford Junction through the beautiful Hertfordshire countryside before terminating in St Albans by the historic Abbey.
History
Websites: The Abbey Line
Trivia: There are several nudist clubs in and around Bricket Wood
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Manchester train at Kirkby railway station 24/4/10 |
Wigan Wallgate to Kirkby
Name of Line:
Length of Line:
Stations: Wigan Wallgate, Pemberton, Orrell, Upholland, Rainford, Kirkby
Train Operating Company: Northern
Description: This branch line leaves the Manchester to Southport line just after Wigan Wallgate and gos south westwards towards Liverpool, terminating at Kirkby. Here Merseyrail trains terminate the other side of the buffers.
History: