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Street and East Bond Street. From the booking office at the top of the slope, covered walkway ramps accessed the platforms, which were widened and provided with an ironwork canopy over both platforms and four waiting rooms on each side. Space for the structures was created by smaller arches built on either side of the railway running lines.
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The goods yard and two sheds were located at a lower level to the north, between the station and Brown Street North. In 1904 the goods yard had a full range of facilities and was able to accommodate "Furniture Vans, Carriages, Portable
Engines, and Machines on Wheels; Livestock; Horse Boxes and Prize
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In 1947, there were five weekday trains direct to
Manchester and three services requiring a change at Tyldesley and one other service to Tyldesley. In the opposite direction there were five trains to Kenyon Junction to change for trains for Liverpool. On Sundays there were four trains direct from
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Work costing £17,000 to rebuild the station began in March 1896 and was expected to be finished in summer 1897, but the station was not officially reopened until 1 April 1898. The booking and parcels offices were built at the top of a new approach road on a slope up from the junction of
Princess
1579:, usually the first two weeks of July. In 1958, it was possible to take a train to several stations on the North Wales coast, Blackpool, Bristol, Devon, Cornwall, Fleetwood (for the Isle of Man ferry), Holyhead (for the Dublin ferry), London Euston, Lancaster and Morecambe.
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The station as originally constructed consisted of two platforms, one on each side of the double-track line on the Leigh viaduct, a 350-yard-long structure of 22 arches that carried the railway over the eastern side of Leigh town centre and the
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The timetable for 1934 shows Leigh having 23 direct weekday services to
Manchester, 11 to Liverpool, 4 to Tyldesley, 4 to Wigan via Pennington Junction and 1 to Warrington. Services to Wigan via Pennington Junction stopped in 1942.
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deposits were the chief motivation for building a railway in the area and the railway's supporters included many local colliery owners and industrialists. In 1874, John
Speakman sank
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allowed for direct travel from
Bedford Leigh to Manchester on eight trains on weekdays, six to Liverpool, two to Kenyon and one to Warrington, with a connection to Chester.
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to the north-east of the station. The colliery railway was linked to the main line at
Speakman's Sidings between Bedford Leigh and Tyldesley stations in 1882.
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1959:"London Midland & Scottish Railway Passenger Services Timetable- June 1947 - Tables 156 & 149"
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stopped at Leigh and three peak local trains operated between Leigh and Manchester Exchange.
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Cattle Vans; and Carriages by Passenger Train" as well as the normal goods and parcels.
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1453:. The station closed on 5 May 1969 leaving the town without a passenger railway (
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Old Ordnance Survey Maps: Leigh (North) 1892: Lancashire Sheet 102.03
1776:(Map). 1:4340. Cartography by Ordnance Survey. Alan Godfrey. 1988.
1752:(Map). 1:4340. Cartography by Ordnance Survey. Alan Godfrey. 2012.
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Disused railway stations in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
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The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904
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Leigh station was on the Tyldesley Loopline which ran from
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1724:, Greater Manchester County Record Office, archived from
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Additional services were run during the annual holiday
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in 1876 and Leigh in 1914. The station closed in 1969.
1624:"Opening of the Wigan, Eccles and Tyldesley Railway".
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Buildings and structures in Leigh, Greater Manchester
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2046:British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer
3208:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1969
3203:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864
3198:Former London and North Western Railway stations
1449:Post-grouping, the station became part of the
1442:, which was opened on 1 September 1864 by the
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1457:, the town's other station closed in 1954).
30:For other stations with the same name, see
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1810:"Map of Leigh station as originally built"
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173:London Midland and Scottish Railway
1444:London & North Western Railway
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1874:"Map of upgraded Leigh station"
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2124:A Lancashire Triangle Reviewed
2106:A Lancashire Triangle Part Two
2088:A Lancashire Triangle Part One
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3218:Beeching closures in England
2525:Withington and West Didsbury
2048:(5th ed.), Shepperton:
1878:National Library of Scotland
1814:National Library of Scotland
1721:Greater Manchester Gazetteer
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184:1 September 1864
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2499:Mosley Street (Metrolink)
2473:Manchester Liverpool Road
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2122:Sweeney, Dennis. (2015),
1455:Westleigh railway station
1401:Leigh, Greater Manchester
1395:was a railway station in
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2255:Bolton Great Moor Street
2013:: Patrick Stephens Ltd.
1515:Bolton and Leigh Railway
1419:. Its station opened as
3145:List of closed stations
2983:Broadheath (Altrincham)
2444:High Street (Metrolink)
2328:Brandlesholme Road Halt
2195:Line and station closed
2169:Line and station closed
2126:, Triangle Publishing,
2108:, Triangle Publishing,
2104:Sweeney, D. J. (1997),
2090:, Triangle Publishing,
2086:Sweeney, D. J. (1996),
1697:, p. 45, section C2–C3.
1626:The Manchester Guardian
3121:West Leigh and Bedford
2578:Grotton and Springhead
2487:Manchester Oldham Road
3152:List of open stations
2920:Dukinfield and Ashton
2877:Stockport Tiviot Dale
2852:Hazel Grove (Midland)
2701:Shawclough and Healey
2295:Rumworth and Daubhill
1566:Liverpool Lime Street
1561:Leigh to Liverpool.
1423:in 1864, was renamed
349:Liverpool Lime Street
3026:Amberswood (Hindley)
2955:Staley and Millbrook
2754:Irlams o' th' Height
2618:Oldham Glodwick Road
2358:Radcliffe Black Lane
2333:Bury Knowsley Street
568:West Coast Main Line
381:Warrington Bank Quay
373:West Coast Main Line
2764:Manchester Exchange
2628:Oldham Mumps (LNWR)
2613:Oldham Clegg Street
2480:Manchester Mayfield
2318:Ainsworth Road Halt
2250:Bolton Crook Street
1986:, pp. 234–235.
1602:, pp. 31, 141.
1570:Manchester Exchange
1517:and at Pennington.
1425:Leigh & Bedford
1359:Manchester Victoria
1261:Clifton Hall Tunnel
216:Station renamed as
207:Leigh & Bedford
205:Station renamed as
91: /
53:General information
2925:Dukinfield Central
2900:Ashton Park Parade
2872:Stockport Portwood
2598:Middleton Junction
2466:Manchester Central
2418:Chorlton-cum-Hardy
2388:Woodhill Road Halt
2265:Chequerbent (1885)
2260:Chequerbent (1831)
2234:Greater Manchester
2182:Tyldesley Loopline
2159:Following station
2147:Preceding station
1628:. 25 August 1864.
1440:Tyldesley Loopline
275:Tyldesley Loopline
194:Station opened as
95:53.4967°N 2.5113°W
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2653:Shaw and Crompton
2455:Levenshulme South
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2153:Disused railways
2020:978-1-85260-508-7
1783:978-0-85054-854-9
1759:978-1-84784-653-2
1528:Bridgewater Canal
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2910:Audenshaw (2nd)
2905:Audenshaw (1st)
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2724:Agecroft Bridge
2710:
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2643:Royton Junction
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2373:Sunny Wood Halt
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2134:
2133:978-09550030-73
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388:
363:
356:
331:
324:
305:
286:
277:
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272:
187:
185:
116:
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68:
48:
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35:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
3231:
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3113:
3108:
3103:
3098:
3093:
3088:
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3061:Golborne South
3058:
3056:Golborne North
3053:
3048:
3043:
3038:
3033:
3028:
3022:
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3014:
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3008:West Timperley
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2844:
2839:
2837:Cheadle (LNWR)
2834:
2828:
2826:
2820:
2819:
2817:
2816:
2811:
2806:
2801:
2796:
2791:
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2698:
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2655:
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2640:
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2633:Oldham Werneth
2630:
2625:
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2615:
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2608:Oldham Central
2605:
2600:
2595:
2590:
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2565:
2560:
2555:
2550:
2545:
2539:
2537:
2531:
2530:
2528:
2527:
2522:
2520:Wilbraham Road
2517:
2512:
2507:
2502:
2495:
2493:Miles Platting
2490:
2483:
2476:
2469:
2462:
2457:
2452:
2447:
2440:
2435:
2430:
2425:
2423:Clayton Bridge
2420:
2415:
2409:
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2399:
2398:
2396:
2395:
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2343:Holcombe Brook
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2198:
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2174:
2171:
2161:
2160:
2157:
2154:
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2148:
2138:
2137:
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2119:
2114:
2101:
2096:
2083:
2077:
2064:
2058:
2041:
2019:
2001:Butt, R. V. J.
1996:
1994:
1991:
1989:
1988:
1976:
1963:Timetableworld
1950:
1948:, p. 185.
1938:
1926:
1924:, p. 215.
1914:
1912:, p. 312.
1902:
1900:, p. 162.
1890:
1865:
1863:, p. 158.
1853:
1851:, p. 219.
1841:
1839:, p. 216.
1826:
1801:
1799:, p. 156.
1789:
1782:
1765:
1758:
1738:
1711:
1699:
1687:
1685:, p. 218.
1675:
1673:, p. 215.
1663:
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1649:, p. 141.
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1503:Urban District
1475:
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1388:
1387:
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1016:
1009:
1007:
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1003:Lamb's Cottage
999:
998:
993:
992:
985:
984:
969:
967:
965:
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826:
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748:
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619:
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493:
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329:
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279:
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274:
273:
271:
270:
263:
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241:
240:
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233:
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229:
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227:Station closed
225:
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210:
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112:Grid reference
108:
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75:
71:
70:
59:
55:
54:
50:
49:
44:
43:
42:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3230:
3219:
3216:
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3211:
3209:
3206:
3204:
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3199:
3196:
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3191:
3190:
3188:
3173:
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3161:
3160:
3156:
3154:
3153:
3149:
3147:
3146:
3142:
3141:
3138:
3132:
3131:Wigan Central
3129:
3127:
3124:
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3119:
3117:
3114:
3112:
3109:
3107:
3104:
3102:
3099:
3097:
3094:
3092:
3089:
3087:
3084:
3082:
3079:
3077:
3074:
3072:
3071:Hindley South
3069:
3067:
3066:Hindley Green
3064:
3062:
3059:
3057:
3054:
3052:
3049:
3047:
3044:
3042:
3039:
3037:
3034:
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3029:
3027:
3024:
3023:
3021:
3019:
3015:
3009:
3006:
3004:
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2999:
2998:Dunham Massey
2996:
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2867:Heaton Norris
2865:
2863:
2862:Heaton Mersey
2860:
2858:
2855:
2853:
2850:
2848:
2847:Cheadle North
2845:
2843:
2842:Cheadle Heath
2840:
2838:
2835:
2833:
2832:Cheadle (CLC)
2830:
2829:
2827:
2825:
2821:
2815:
2812:
2810:
2807:
2805:
2802:
2800:
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2795:
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2785:
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2777:
2775:
2774:Oldfield Road
2772:
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2762:
2760:
2759:Little Hulton
2757:
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2353:Molyneux Brow
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2120:
2117:
2115:0-952-9333-22
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2099:
2097:0-9529333-0-6
2093:
2089:
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2080:
2078:0-7153-5120-6
2074:
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2061:
2059:0-7110-0320-3
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2007:
2002:
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1997:
1992:
1985:
1980:
1977:
1964:
1960:
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1951:
1947:
1942:
1939:
1936:, p. 29.
1935:
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1712:
1709:, p. 72.
1708:
1703:
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1691:
1688:
1684:
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1661:, p. 71.
1660:
1655:
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1421:Bedford Leigh
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990:Hindley Green
987:
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939:
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634:Glazebury and
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169:Post-grouping
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40:
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33:
19:
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3157:
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3101:Platt Bridge
2779:Ordsall Lane
2769:Monton Green
2623:Oldham Mumps
2593:Measurements
2505:Newton Heath
2497:
2485:
2478:
2471:
2464:
2442:
2383:Withins Lane
2368:Ringley Road
2323:Bradley Fold
2290:Plodder Lane
2285:Lostock Lane
2140:
2123:
2105:
2087:
2068:
2045:
2005:
1993:Bibliography
1984:Sweeney 1997
1979:
1967:. Retrieved
1962:
1953:
1946:Sweeney 2015
1941:
1934:Sweeney 1996
1929:
1922:Sweeney 2015
1917:
1905:
1898:Sweeney 2015
1893:
1881:. Retrieved
1877:
1868:
1861:Sweeney 2015
1856:
1849:Sweeney 1997
1844:
1837:Sweeney 1997
1817:. Retrieved
1813:
1804:
1797:Sweeney 2015
1792:
1773:
1768:
1749:
1730:, retrieved
1726:the original
1720:
1714:
1707:Sweeney 1996
1702:
1695:Conolly 1976
1690:
1683:Sweeney 1997
1678:
1671:Sweeney 1997
1666:
1659:Sweeney 1996
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1612:Sweeney 1996
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161:Pre-grouping
36:
3076:Howe Bridge
3051:Boar's Head
2950:Park Bridge
2945:Oldham Road
2940:Micklehurst
2935:Hooley Hill
2930:Godley East
2895:Ashton Moss
2729:Barton Moss
2706:Wardleworth
2648:Saddleworth
2438:Fallowfield
2275:Darcy Lever
1577:wakes weeks
1411:was in the
1064:Barton Moss
847:Chequerbent
213:1 July 1914
98: /
74:Coordinates
3187:Categories
3096:Pennington
3086:Lower Ince
3046:Bamfurlong
3036:Atherleigh
3003:Partington
2784:Pendlebury
2749:Ellenbrook
2744:Dixon Fold
2739:Cross Lane
2676:Broadfield
2583:Hollinwood
2573:Grasscroft
2563:Failsworth
2510:Northenden
2403:Manchester
2378:Tottington
2338:Greenmount
2165:Pennington
1969:14 January
1883:14 January
1819:14 January
1732:18 January
1583:References
1511:Atherleigh
1488:Pennington
1417:Lancashire
1158:Patricroft
1057:Ellenbrook
771:Plank Lane
693:Pennington
224:5 May 1969
188:1864-09-01
83:53°29′48″N
3171:Transport
3116:Westleigh
3111:Tyldesley
2988:Cornbrook
2915:Droylsden
2857:High Lane
2824:Stockport
2789:Pendleton
2734:Cadishead
2686:Middleton
2658:Uppermill
2568:Friezland
2460:Longsight
2450:Hyde Road
2428:Dean Lane
2270:Chew Moor
2191:Tyldesley
2062:, EX/0176
2050:Ian Allan
2037:11956311M
2011:Sparkford
1647:Butt 1995
1634:474467608
1600:Butt 1995
1588:Citations
1551:timetable
1521:Structure
1507:Westleigh
1484:Tyldesley
1028:Tyldesley
784:Flow Moss
641:Bury Lane
179:Key dates
125:Platforms
86:2°30′41″W
3106:Red Rock
2965:Trafford
2887:Tameside
2681:Broadley
2668:Rochdale
2603:Moorgate
2558:Dobcross
2433:Didsbury
2393:Woolfold
2300:The Oaks
2029:60251199
1630:ProQuest
1545:Services
1499:township
1496:Atherton
1474:Location
521:Parkside
118:SD662001
58:Location
3126:Whelley
2814:Worsley
2799:Seedley
2716:Salford
2696:New Hey
2691:Milnrow
2413:Baguley
2280:Horwich
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1436:Leigh's
1431:History
1397:Bedford
1151:Worsley
186: (
146:History
141:Disused
69:England
3091:Lowton
3031:Astley
2978:Bowdon
2809:Weaste
2638:Royton
2553:Diggle
2548:Derker
2535:Oldham
2242:Bolton
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1480:Eccles
1303:Eccles
1108:Bolton
905:Astley
839:Bolton
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514:Lowton
284:Legend
138:Status
3081:Leigh
3018:Wigan
2543:Delph
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66:Wigan
62:Leigh
45:Leigh
3159:TfGM
2588:Lees
2515:Park
2310:Bury
2177:LNWR
2128:ISBN
2110:ISBN
2092:ISBN
2073:ISBN
2054:ISBN
2025:OCLC
2015:ISBN
1971:2018
1885:2018
1821:2018
1778:ISBN
1754:ISBN
1734:2018
1509:and
1482:via
1461:Coal
1259:via
1253:Bury
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