Manchester, Bolton and Bury Railway






Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.


Manchester to Bolton





Northern unit 156426 calls at Salford Crescent on 29 November while working from Kirkby to Todmorden. ...
John McIntyre 29/11/2014
A Manchester Victoria to Buckshaw Parkway service with EMU 319385 calls at Salford Crescent on 18 March 2019. ...
John McIntyre 18/03/2019
150277 departs from Salford Crescent with a service to Manchester
...
John McIntyre 15/03/2008
A Freightliner Class 66 passes Salford Crescent with the empty binliner train heading to the loading point at Pendleton, Brindle Heath just over a ...
John McIntyre 27/07/2017
4 of 7 images. more














3-car 150001 passes Clifton on a Rochdale to Clitheroe service on 19th July 2021. Around twelve trains an hour pass through this Ghost station ...
Mark Bartlett 19/07/2021
769458, working Southport to Stalybridge, runs through deserted Clifton on 19th July 2019. The new flex units run on diesel power from ...
Mark Bartlett 19/07/2021
The cobbled approach road at Clifton (Junction) used to lead to a ticket office in the 'V' of a junction between the L&YR line from Bolton and the ELR ...
Mark Bartlett 19/07/2021
3 of 3 images.










A pair of Northern 331 EMUs hurry through Kearsley towards Bolton on 7th September 2022. There are no original buildings on any of the intermediate ...
Mark Bartlett 07/09/2022
156461 and 156491 run non stop past Kearsley station on 2nd June 2015, with a Manchester to Blackpool North service. Electrification of the line has ...
John McIntyre 02/06/2015
Northern Rail 150203 heads south through Kearsley on 14 November with the 12.23 Preston to Hazel Grove service. ...
David Pesterfield 14/11/2011
Northern 156451 passes under the relatively new footbridge to the north of Kearsley station on 2 June 2015. The footbridge replaced the foot crossing, ...
John McIntyre 02/06/2015
4 of 8 images. more


Flex hybrid unit 769431 passes through Farnworth with a Southport to Alderley Edge service on 7th September 2022. This will have run on diesel power ...
Mark Bartlett 07/09/2022
Freightliner 66509 stands on the up line between Moses Gate and Farnworth on 10 May 2015. It was one of several engineering trains operating in ...
John McIntyre 10/05/2015
Looking north from the platform at Farnworth station on 5 February 2015 as a Northern service to Manchester Victoria approaches. Through the various ...
John McIntyre 05/02/2015
The transformation of Farnworth station is underway on 10 May 2015 with the up platform being removed to allow the realignment of the tracks when the ...
John McIntyre 10/05/2015
4 of 10 images. more


Hybrid unit 769450 is drawing overhead power as it leaves Moses Gate with a Southport to Stalybridge service on 7th September 2022. The previous stop ...
Mark Bartlett 07/09/2022
Northern 156454 runs non-stop through Moses Gate with a northbound service heading towards Bolton on 20th April 2019. ...
John McIntyre 20/04/2019
A pair of Voyagers pass Moses Gate, south of Bolton, whilst working from Lancaster to Birmingham International on 20 April 2019 during WCML ...
John McIntyre 20/04/2019
Electric Multiple Units pass as they speed through Moses Gate station on 20 April 2019. On the left is a Northern 319446 heading towards Salford ...
John McIntyre 20/04/2019
4 of 4 images.






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
4 of 30 images. more