Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway

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Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction railway
Legend Altcar and Hillhouse Junction with SCLER Barton Plex Moss Lane Halt from 1906 Halsall New Cut Lane Halt from 1906 Shirdley Hill Heathey Lane Halt from 1907 Kew Gardens Butts Lane Halt from 1907 Meols Cop Junction with WLR St Luke's from 1902 Junction with M&SR Southport Ash Street until 1902 Southport Central until 1901 Junction with LCSR Southport Chapel Street from 1901

The Liverpool, Southport & Preston Junction Railway was formed in 1884, and totaled 7 miles. In 1897 it became part of Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, and on 1 May 1901, its northern terminus switched from Southport Central to Southport Chapel Street.

It connected the West Lancashire Railway's lines to the north of Southport to the CLC Southport & Cheshire Lines Extension Railway at Altcar and Hillhouse railway station. Known as the Barton branch, it ran from September 1, 1887, to January 21, 1952. The Barton branch was notable for the "Altcar Bob" service, introduced in July 1906.

The short section of line that contains Meols Cop is still open and has replaced a section of the original Manchester and Southport Railway. This northern part was electrified in 1904 and then de-electrified sixty years later.

[edit] References

• Cotterall, J.E., (1982), The West Lancashire Railway, The Oakwood Press, ISBN 0-85361-288-9
• Nock, O.S. (1969), The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway - A Concise History, Ian Allan, ISBN 0-7110-0130-8

Railway Junctions Diagram of Hillhouse Junction (bottom right of diagram)

[edit] External links

• http://www.railwayancestors.fsnet.co.uk/research.html
• http://www.southportpast.com/altcarbob.shtml

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