The Liverpool, Ormskirk & Preston Railway in north-west England was formed in 1846. It was purchased by the East Lancashire Railway the following year and opened to traffic on 2 April 1849.
The railway ran from a junction with the Liverpool and Bury Railway near Walton northwards via Ormskirk to a west-facing junction with the Blackburn & Preston Railway just east of Lostock Hall. Documents from 1847 signed by Joseph Locke, Sturges Meek and Mackenzie, Brassey & Stephenson show elevations, plans and sections for bridges on line. A direct route to Preston from Lostock Hall was opened on 2 September 1850 and a branch line from Ormskirk to Rainford Junction via Skelmersdale on 1 March 1858.
From May 1859, it became part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway system, following the ELR's absorption by that company. Under L&YR ownership, it became the company's main line from Liverpool to Preston & East Lancashire and carried through express trains to Blackpool and Scotland via Blackburn, Hellifield and the Settle-Carlisle Line as well as significant quantities of freight to the docks in Liverpool. From 1891, it was linked directly to the West Coast Main Line by a new connection near Farington built as part of the work to upgrade that part of the route to four tracks. The southern end of the route was subsequently electrified by the L&YR in stages between 1906 (as far as Aintree) and 1913 (through to Ormskirk).
Today the line still operates, though through services between Liverpool and Preston/East Lancashire were withdrawn in 1969/70. The section between Liverpool and Ormskirk forms part of Merseyrail's Northern Line and the section between Ormskirk and Preston forming Northern'sOrmskirk Branch Line. The two sections meet at Ormskirk station on the same alignment but are now separated by buffers in a rare type of cross platform interchange.
liverpool, ormskirk, preston, railway, liverpool, ormskirk, preston, railway, north, west, england, formed, 1846, purchased, east, lancashire, railway, following, year, opened, traffic, april, 1849, liverpool, ormskirkand, preston, railwayapproaching, sandhill. The Liverpool Ormskirk amp Preston Railway in north west England was formed in 1846 It was purchased by the East Lancashire Railway the following year and opened to traffic on 2 April 1849 Liverpool Ormskirkand Preston RailwayApproaching Sandhills from the north OverviewStatusOperational as two separate lines OwnerNetwork RailLocaleLancashireNorth West EnglandServiceSystemNational RailOperator s NorthernTechnicalTrack gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in standard gaugeRoute mapLegendLancaster amp Preston Jct RlyPrestonWest Lancashire RailwayTodd Lane JunctionEast Lancashire RailwayLostock HallNorth Union RailwayMidge HallCocker BarCrostonRuffordBurscough CurvesManchester amp Southport RlyBurscough JunctionSkelmersdale branchOrmskirkAughton ParkTown GreenMaghull NorthMaghullOld RoanAintreeOrrell ParkWalton JunctionLiverpool and Bury RailwayKirkdaleLiverpool Crosby amp Southport RailwayNorth Docks GoodsSandhillsto MoorfieldsLiverpool ExchangeThis diagram viewtalkeditThe railway ran from a junction with the Liverpool and Bury Railway near Walton northwards via Ormskirk to a west facing junction with the Blackburn amp Preston Railway just east of Lostock Hall Documents from 1847 signed by Joseph Locke Sturges Meek and Mackenzie Brassey amp Stephenson show elevations plans and sections for bridges on line A direct route to Preston from Lostock Hall was opened on 2 September 1850 and a branch line from Ormskirk to Rainford Junction via Skelmersdale on 1 March 1858 From May 1859 it became part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway system following the ELR s absorption by that company Under L amp YR ownership it became the company s main line from Liverpool to Preston amp East Lancashire and carried through express trains to Blackpool and Scotland via Blackburn Hellifield and the Settle Carlisle Line as well as significant quantities of freight to the docks in Liverpool From 1891 it was linked directly to the West Coast Main Line by a new connection near Farington built as part of the work to upgrade that part of the route to four tracks The southern end of the route was subsequently electrified by the L amp YR in stages between 1906 as far as Aintree and 1913 through to Ormskirk Today the line still operates though through services between Liverpool and Preston East Lancashire were withdrawn in 1969 70 The section between Liverpool and Ormskirk forms part of Merseyrail s Northern Line and the section between Ormskirk and Preston forming Northern s Ormskirk Branch Line The two sections meet at Ormskirk station on the same alignment but are now separated by buffers in a rare type of cross platform interchange Connections to other railways EditLiverpool and Bury Railway at Walton section from here to Liverpool Exchange was under joint ownership North Mersey Branch and the North Liverpool Extension Line at Aintree Manchester and Southport Railway at Burscough Junction the Burscough Curves East Lancashire Line at Lostock HallExternal links Edithttps web archive org web 20050410094226 http www railwayancestors fsnet co uk research html Railscot Photos of the Liverpool Ormskirk amp Preston Railway This England rail transport related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Liverpool Ormskirk and Preston Railway amp oldid 964240863, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
