In 1861 a further Act modified the route and provided for the official involvement of the MS&LR.[b]
Together the MS&LR and GNR formed a joint committee to operate this railway along with three others that had been authorised but were not yet open.[c] Together these railways connected up to provide an alternative route into North Cheshire that avoided Manchester.
Each company was to provide an equal amount of capital and four representatives to the joint management committee. This arrangement was confirmed by the Great Northern (Cheshire Lines) Act in Parliament in 1863.[d] This Act had not, however, formally set up a separate legal body, providing instead for the two companies to manage and work the four railways through their existing structures.[2][3]
This arrangement eventually led to the formation of the Cheshire Lines Committee in 1865. The line was then formally brought under the direct joint ownership of the MS&LR and GNR in 1865 by the Cheshire Lines Transfer Act, 1865.[e][3][2] The Act allowed the Midland Railway (MR) to join as an equal partner, which it did in 1866.[4] and finally The Cheshire Lines Committee was authorised by The Cheshire Lines Act, 1867 as a fully independent organisation with a board formed from three directors from each of the parent companies.[f][5]
Knutsford to Mobberley opened for passenger traffic on 12 May 1862 and for goods traffic on 1 May 1863.
Northwich to Knutsford opened for passenger traffic on 1 January 1863 and for goods traffic on 1 May 1863.
A mineral railway ran to the north between Lostock and Northwich, this line, usually known as the Marston branch, provided access to a number of works, mostly connected to salt mining and extraction. They opened for freight only from 17 December 1867 onwards.[6][7]
The railway started from an end-on connection with the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJ&AR) at Altrincham Junction, just south of Bowdon station on the MSJ&AR. Initial intermediate stations were at:
Bowdon Peel Causeway, renamed Peel Causeway on 1 January 1899 and renamed Hale on 1 January 1902.[8]
Ashley, described as Ashley for Rostherne in some timetables.[8][9]
Knutsford, original station opened at end of the first stage of construction when the line reached Knutsford. The first station closed and was replaced by a second station when the line was extended to Northwich on 1 January 1863.[8]
Northwich, original station opened with the line on 1 January 1863, it closed on 1 September 1869 and became the goods station from this time. A second station was opened nearby when the line was extended by the building of the West Cheshire Railway's line onwards to Hartford and Greenbank opening on 1 September 1869. The first part, 4 chains (80 m), of this route to Northwich Junction was opened earlier than this to allow LNWR services to Sandbach access to both stations.[8]
The line terminated at Northwich Junction where the LNWR line headed south towards Sandbach and the West Cheshire line continued westward.
A further station, Plumbley West Platform, is known to have been open for passengers only from sometime in 1915. It was closed by September 1926. The station was sited 65 chains (1,300 m) west of Plumbley.[8]
Public houseedit
The former 'Cheshire Midland' public house by Hale railway station on Ashley Road, Hale was named after the railway.[10]
^"Cheshire Midland Railway Act, 1860: An Act for making a Railway from Altrincham through Knutsford to Northwich in the County of Chester, and for other Purposes. Local Act, 23 & 24 Victoria I, c. xc". UK Parliamentary Archives. 1860. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
^"Cheshire Midland Railway Act, 1861: An Act for authorizing the Cheshire Midland Railway Company to make a Deviation of their authorized Line of Railway ; and for authorizing Working and other Arrangements between them and the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company ; and for other Purposes. Local Act, 24 & 25 Victoria I, c. cxiii". UK Parliamentary Archives. 1861. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
^"Great Northern (Cheshire Lines) Act 1863: An Act to grant to the Great Northern Railway Company certain Powers with respect to the Stockport and Woodley Junction, Cheshire Midland, Stockport, Timperley, and Altrincham Junction, West Cheshire, and Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railways; and for other Purposes. Local Act, 26 & 27 Victoria I, c. cxlvii". UK Parliamentary Archives. 13 July 1863. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
^"Cheshire Lines Transfer Act 1865: An Act to vest in the Great Northern, the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, and the Midland Railway Companies, jointly, the Stockport and Woodley Junction, the Stockport, Timperley, and Altrincham Junction, the Cheshire Midland, the West Cheshire, and the Garston and Liverpool Railways; and for other Purposes with respect to the said Undertakings. Local Act, 28 & 29 Victoria I, c. cccxxvii". UK Parliamentary Archives. 1865. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
^"The Cheshire Lines Act 1867: An Act for incorporating the Cheshire Lines Committee, and for authorizing that Committee to make a new Road; and for other Purposes. Local Act, 30 & 31 Victoria I, c. ccvii". UK Parliamentary Archives. 1867. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
Dyckhoff, Nigel (1999). Portrait of the Cheshire Lines Committee. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN0711025215.
Griffiths, R. Prys; Goode, C.T. (1978). The Cheshire Lines Railway (Revised edition (1947) with additional notes ed.). Oakwood Press.
Holt, Geoffrey O.; Biddle, Gordon (1986). The North West. A Regional history of the railways of Great Britain. Vol. 10 (2nd ed.). David St. John Thomas. ISBN978-0-946537-34-1. OCLC 643506870.
Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (December 2013). Chester Northgate to Manchester. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN9781908174512.
April 12, 2024
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This article is about the historic railway which forms part of the modern Mid Cheshire Line The Cheshire Midland Railway was authorised by an Act of Parliament passed on 14 June 1860 to build a 12 mile 65 chain 20 6 km railway from Altrincham on the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway MSJAR to Northwich Cheshire Midland RailwayOverviewLocaleCheshireDates of operation1860 164 years ago 1860 1867 157 years ago 1867 SuccessorCheshire Lines CommitteeTechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gaugeLength12 miles 65 chains 20 6 km Contents 1 History 2 Opening 3 Route and stations 4 Public house 5 See also 6 References 6 1 Notes 6 2 Citations 6 3 BibliographyHistory editThe 1860 Act was promoted by landowners and supported by the Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway MS amp LR The London and North Western Railway LNWR were given leave to subscribe to the undertaking but they chose not to and the MS amp LR found help from Great Northern Railway GNR instead a 1 nbsp Ashley Railway StationIn 1861 a further Act modified the route and provided for the official involvement of the MS amp LR b Together the MS amp LR and GNR formed a joint committee to operate this railway along with three others that had been authorised but were not yet open c Together these railways connected up to provide an alternative route into North Cheshire that avoided Manchester Each company was to provide an equal amount of capital and four representatives to the joint management committee This arrangement was confirmed by the Great Northern Cheshire Lines Act in Parliament in 1863 d This Act had not however formally set up a separate legal body providing instead for the two companies to manage and work the four railways through their existing structures 2 3 This arrangement eventually led to the formation of the Cheshire Lines Committee in 1865 The line was then formally brought under the direct joint ownership of the MS amp LR and GNR in 1865 by the Cheshire Lines Transfer Act 1865 e 3 2 The Act allowed the Midland Railway MR to join as an equal partner which it did in 1866 4 and finally The Cheshire Lines Committee was authorised by The Cheshire Lines Act 1867 as a fully independent organisation with a board formed from three directors from each of the parent companies f 5 Today the railway forms part of the Mid Cheshire Line Opening editThe Cheshire Midland Railway opened in stages Knutsford to Mobberley opened for passenger traffic on 12 May 1862 and for goods traffic on 1 May 1863 Northwich to Knutsford opened for passenger traffic on 1 January 1863 and for goods traffic on 1 May 1863 A mineral railway ran to the north between Lostock and Northwich this line usually known as the Marston branch provided access to a number of works mostly connected to salt mining and extraction They opened for freight only from 17 December 1867 onwards 6 7 nbsp Northwich stationRoute and stations editvteCheshire Midland RailwayLegendCheshire Midland Railway nbsp MSJ amp ARto Manchester Oxford Road nbsp Timperley MSJ amp AR nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp CLC Extension to LiverpoolST amp AJR to Stockport nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp LNWRto Warrington and Garston Dock nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Altrincham MSJ amp AR 1849 1881 nbsp Altrincham amp Bowdon MSJ amp AR 1881 1974 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Bowdon MSJ amp AR 1849 1881 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Start of CMR nbsp Hale formerlyBowdon Peel causeway nbsp Ashley nbsp Mobberley nbsp Knutsford nbsp Plumbley later Plumley nbsp Plumbley West Platformc1914 closed by 1926 nbsp nbsp nbsp Lostock later Lostock Gralam nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Marston mineral branch and nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp salt branches nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Northwich goods stationprobable first station site nbsp Northwich nbsp nbsp nbsp End of CMR nbsp nbsp nbsp LNWRto Middlewich nbsp WCR to Helsby and AlvanleyKey nbsp CLC Cheshire Lines Committee nbsp LNWR London and North Western Railway nbsp MSJ amp A Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway nbsp MS amp LR Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire RailwaySalt branches1 Salt branch no 32 Hayes Rock Pits no 1 branch 3 Fletchers works4 Thompsons works5 Davies works amp Parkes works6 Verdins works no 2 branch 7 VictoriaThe railway started from an end on connection with the Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railway MSJ amp AR at Altrincham Junction just south of Bowdon station on the MSJ amp AR Initial intermediate stations were at Bowdon Peel Causeway renamed Peel Causeway on 1 January 1899 and renamed Hale on 1 January 1902 8 Ashley described as Ashley for Rostherne in some timetables 8 9 Mobberley 8 Knutsford original station opened at end of the first stage of construction when the line reached Knutsford The first station closed and was replaced by a second station when the line was extended to Northwich on 1 January 1863 8 Plumbley renamed Plumley on 1 February 1945 8 Lostock renamed Lostock Gralam sometime later in 1863 8 Northwich original station opened with the line on 1 January 1863 it closed on 1 September 1869 and became the goods station from this time A second station was opened nearby when the line was extended by the building of the West Cheshire Railway s line onwards to Hartford and Greenbank opening on 1 September 1869 The first part 4 chains 80 m of this route to Northwich Junction was opened earlier than this to allow LNWR services to Sandbach access to both stations 8 The line terminated at Northwich Junction where the LNWR line headed south towards Sandbach and the West Cheshire line continued westward A further station Plumbley West Platform is known to have been open for passengers only from sometime in 1915 It was closed by September 1926 The station was sited 65 chains 1 300 m west of Plumbley 8 Public house editThe former Cheshire Midland public house by Hale railway station on Ashley Road Hale was named after the railway 10 See also editSalt in Cheshire History of Northwich Lion Salt WorksReferences editNotes edit Cheshire Midland Railway Act 1860 An Act for making a Railway from Altrincham through Knutsford to Northwich in the County of Chester and for other Purposes Local Act 23 amp 24 Victoria I c xc UK Parliamentary Archives 1860 Retrieved 20 November 2019 Cheshire Midland Railway Act 1861 An Act for authorizing the Cheshire Midland Railway Company to make a Deviation of their authorized Line of Railway and for authorizing Working and other Arrangements between them and the Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Company and for other Purposes Local Act 24 amp 25 Victoria I c cxiii UK Parliamentary Archives 1861 Retrieved 20 November 2019 They were the Stockport and Woodley Junction Railway the Stockport Timperley and Altrincham Junction Railway and the West Cheshire Railway Great Northern Cheshire Lines Act 1863 An Act to grant to the Great Northern Railway Company certain Powers with respect to the Stockport and Woodley Junction Cheshire Midland Stockport Timperley and Altrincham Junction West Cheshire and Manchester South Junction and Altrincham Railways and for other Purposes Local Act 26 amp 27 Victoria I c cxlvii UK Parliamentary Archives 13 July 1863 Retrieved 1 November 2019 Cheshire Lines Transfer Act 1865 An Act to vest in the Great Northern the Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire and the Midland Railway Companies jointly the Stockport and Woodley Junction the Stockport Timperley and Altrincham Junction the Cheshire Midland the West Cheshire and the Garston and Liverpool Railways and for other Purposes with respect to the said Undertakings Local Act 28 amp 29 Victoria I c cccxxvii UK Parliamentary Archives 1865 Retrieved 1 November 2019 The Cheshire Lines Act 1867 An Act for incorporating the Cheshire Lines Committee and for authorizing that Committee to make a new Road and for other Purposes Local Act 30 amp 31 Victoria I c ccvii UK Parliamentary Archives 1867 Retrieved 1 November 2019 Citations edit Awdry 1990 p 210 a b Griffiths amp Goode 1978 p 3 a b Dyckhoff 1999 p 22 Holt amp Biddle 1986 p 39 Dyckhoff 1999 pp 22 23 Bolger 1984 pp 20 21 Mitchell amp Smith 2013 Map XIX a b c d e f g h Bolger 1984 pp 18 21 Bradshaw 1985 Table 719 Hartley Parkinson Richard 24 July 2019 Pub chain banned swearing mobile phones shuts branch breaking rules Metro Retrieved 24 November 2019 Bibliography edit Awdry Christopher 1990 Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 1 8526 0049 7 OCLC 19514063 CN 8983 Bolger Paul 1984 An illustrated history of the Cheshire lines committee Heyday ISBN 978 0 947562 00 7 Bradshaw George 1985 July 1922 Bradshaw s General Railway and Steam Navigation guide for Great Britain and Ireland A reprint of the July 1922 issue Newton Abbot David amp Charles ISBN 978 0 7153 8708 5 OCLC 12500436 Dyckhoff Nigel 1999 Portrait of the Cheshire Lines Committee Shepperton Ian Allan Publishing ISBN 0711025215 Griffiths R Prys Goode C T 1978 The Cheshire Lines Railway Revised edition 1947 with additional notes ed Oakwood Press Holt Geoffrey O Biddle Gordon 1986 The North West A Regional history of the railways of Great Britain Vol 10 2nd ed David St John Thomas ISBN 978 0 946537 34 1 OCLC 643506870 Mitchell Vic Smith Keith December 2013 Chester Northgate to Manchester Midhurst Middleton Press ISBN 9781908174512 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cheshire Midland Railway amp oldid 1172773798, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
