This line is open. It became part of the London and North Western Railway. The line famously crosses Shap Summit.
/ / | [Lancaster and Carlisle Railway] Takes over the Lancaster Canal, and thus the [Lancaster and Preston Railway]. Services to the south from Lancaster Penny Lane diverted to Lancaster Castle. |
/ /1846 | [Lancaster and Carlisle Railway] Line opened. |
/ /1888 | [Lancaster and Carlisle Railway] [Caledonian Railway] Involved in the railway races to Edinburgh! |
/ /1970 | [Caledonian Railway] [Lancaster and Carlisle Railway] [Lancaster and Preston Railway] [Preston and Wigan Railway] [Wigan Branch Railway] [Warrington and Newton Railway] [Grand Junction Railway] Weaver Junction (south of Warrington) to Glasgow electrification authorised. |
06/05/1974 | [Lancaster and Carlisle Railway] [Lancaster and Preston Railway] [Preston and Wigan Railway] Electric services begin. |
These locations are along the line.
This was the junction between the approach to the original Lancaster [1st] terminus of 1840 and the extension north by the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway of 1846 which left the old terminus on a short branch.
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This is a five platform station.
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This was a sizeable junction station. The line remains open but the station is long gone, closing in 1968. Little remains of the station other than a open area.
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This is a major station in the north west of England. ...
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