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2022 is a new era for the railway with more focus on sustainability, accessibility and collaboration needed, say leading rail experts
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Transport for the North has welcomed news that what it describes as a 'key section of the North Wests rail network' will be electrified. [Announced on 1st. -RS]
(Permalink) Bolton Electrification Liverpool and Bury Railway (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) Lostock Junction Transport for the North Wigan North Western  Westhoughton: Looking towards Crow Nest Junction at Westhoughton as 156480 calls on a Manchester Victoria to Wigan service. At Crow Nest this line joins the direct line from Manchester via Atherton and Walkden.  Westhoughton: 1959 one-inch OS map extract showing the railway junctions around Westhoughton. Top right is Lostock Junction on the Bolton and Preston. Bottom left, just outside Hindley, is Crow Nest Junction. Today ...  Lostock Junction: 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 station reopened in 1988 (as plain Lostock) the platform ... |
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