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1871:High Speed 2
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1866:north west.
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1702:Royal assent
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1103:Race Traffic
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2056:Wigan World
2010:16 November
973:Haydock Oil
68:Track gauge
2066:Categories
1877:References
1861:Re-opening
1773:Fazakerley
1673:Long title
1424:Glazebrook
1088:Makerfield
1081:Ashton-in-
838:Glazebrook
787:Liverpool–
651:Liverpool–
1968:20 August
1896:20 August
1781:Southport
1678:purposes.
1574:c. xxxiii
1473:in 1906.
1202:1880–1989
1027:1963–1987
865:From 1968
131:1900–1968
108:Route map
62:Technical
1737:50 Vict.
1684:Citation
1620:Citation
1572:50 Vict.
1567:Citation
1514:Citation
724:Culcheth
91: in
39:Overview
2022:Sources
1809:Closure
1521:c. cxxi
1477:History
978:1968–83
290:Haydock
86:⁄
2036:
2005:gov.uk
1741:Lowton
1691:c. cxv
1627:c. xci
1293:Kelbit
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123:Legend
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52:Locale
47:closed
44:Status
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1696:Dates
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