528:, which were larger than the L&YR coaches, and it was found that some of the tunnels on the route were too small and would need to be enlarged. Among these was Farnworth tunnel, which was also in need of extensive repairs; so instead of enlarging it, it was decided to build a second tunnel alongside, to the south-west of the original. The new down (northbound) single-line tunnel was commenced on 26 April 1880 and brought into use on 5 December that year, although Parliamentary approval for its construction had not been obtained: it was applied for in February 1881 and granted retrospectively (as part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Act 1881, 44 & 45 Vic chapter 135) on 18 July that year. Once it was in use, the two tracks through the original tunnel were replaced by a single track along the centre; the tunnel lining was repaired and thickened, and this tunnel then formed the up (southbound) single-line tunnel.
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Horwich Parkway station, and the first passenger to use it was former councillor Andrew Morley. At the end of January 2016, the tunnel was once again closed to enable replacement of the temporary tracks and their replacement with tracks suitable for 100 mph running. Overhead wiring was later installed through the tunnel and electric trains were introduced along the route from Monday 11 February 2019, initially utilising
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Britain. During tunnelling, the workers ran into loose/soft sand, which caused the project to be delayed from October to December and also led to the temporary closure of some lanes on the A666 road above for safety reasons. The TBM finally bored through on 25 October 2015, 21 days
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Marshall, John (February 1962). B.W.C., Cooke (ed.). "Farnworth Tunnel".
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816:, ed. (March 2015). "Tunnel to be re-bored". Headline news.
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875:. 26 November 2015. Archived from
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2454:Westhoughton railway station
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2197:Holy Trinity Church, Horwich
869:"Update on Farnworth Tunnel"
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1978:List of open stations
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1026:The Railway Magazine
1000:on 15 September 2015
819:The Railway Magazine
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2323:Harper Green School
2098:Farnworth Town Hall
2078:Bolton Steam Museum
1941:Wigan North Western
1429:Manchester Victoria
1136:Wigan North Western
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979:timetable, May 2023
879:on 30 November 2015
768:on 6 September 2014
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722:David & Charles
585:Wigan North Western
570:Wigan North Western
562:Manchester Victoria
522:Manchester Victoria
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2522:Prestolee Aqueduct
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2414:Bolton Interchange
2409:Bolton bus station
2313:Darul Uloom Bolton
2308:Canon Slade School
2063:Astley Bridge Mill
1389:Manchester Airport
1284:Bury Bolton Street
1195:Greater Manchester
1105:Monday to Saturday
1076:Following station
1057:Preceding station
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873:Northern Rail News
762:Railway Strategies
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