Liverpool and Bury Railway

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Liverpool & Bury Railway was formed in 1845 and opened 28 November 1848. The line ran from Bury via Bolton and Kirkby to Kirkdale, where it shared lines with the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway into Liverpool Exchange.

In 1846 it merged with the Manchester & Leeds Railway the line was eventually finished after the merger to form the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The line eventually formed part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, 59.5 km Liverpool to Manchester route via a junction with the Manchester and Southport Railway at Wigan.

From 1858 it was connected to the Skelmersdale Branch and the St. Helens Railway at Rainford Junction.

[edit] External links

• http://www.railwayancestors.fsnet.co.uk/research.html
• http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/l/liverpool_exchange/index.shtml