NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Bolton and Leigh Railway

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History

The single-track line was built to carry goods, mainly cloth from the cotton mills. It was 7½ miles (12 km) long and opened on 1 August 1828,^[1] two years before the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. The engineer was George Stephenson. The first locomotive, Lancashire Witch was built by George and Robert Stephenson.^[2] It was used to haul trains up the 1 in 33 gradient at Daubhill.^[1] is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1828 (MDCCCXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Inaugural journey of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) was the worlds first intercity passenger railway in which all the trains were timetabled and operated for most of the distance solely by steam locomotives. ... George Stephenson George Stephenson For the British politician, see George Stevenson. ... Statue of Robert Stephenson at Euston Station, London Robert Stephenson FRS (October 16, 1803â€“October 12, 1859) was an English civil engineer. ...

The railway operated from Bolton Great Moor Street to Leigh. In 1829, the 4 miles (6.4 km) long Kenyon and Leigh Junction Railway (K&LJ) was incorporated to link the Bolton & Leigh Railway with the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, joining it at Kenyon Junction near Warrington.^[2] The Act of Parliament (10 George IV. Cap.36) receiving Royal Assent on 14 May 1829.^[3] At first, the railway was freight only, but a passenger service started on 11^[4] or 13 June 1831.^[5] This article is about the Borough in the north-west of England. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... (Redirected from 11 June) June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... is the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Leopold I 1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Locomotives

Early locomotives include Lancashire Witch and Sans Pareil, which had competed in the Rainhill Trials. Sans Pareil was used on the railway until 1844, when it was sold to the Coppull Colliery, Chorley and used as a stationary engine until 1863 when it was presented to the Science Museum.^[6] The Sans Pareil was a locomotive built by Timothy Hackworth which took part in the 1829 Rainhill Trials on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, held to select a builder of locomotives. ... The Rainhill Trials were an important competition in the early days of steam locomotive railways, run in October of 1829 near Rainhill (just outside Liverpool). ... For other uses, see Chorley (disambiguation). ... Science Museum The Science Museum on Exhibition Road, Kensington, London, is part of the National Museum of Science and Industry. ...

Stations

Openings

The original stations on the line were Bolton,^[5] Bag Lane^[7] and Leigh.^[8] Kenyon Junction station, on the L&M, opened on 1 March 1831.^[9] Further stations opened at Daubhill^[10] and Chequerbent^[11] in 1846, along with Bradshaw Leach on the K&LJ.^[12] In 1871, the original station at Bolton Great Moor Street was closed by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) for reconstruction, and a temporary station opened at Crook Street, which was open from 1 August 1871 to 28 September 1874. The new Great Moor Street station opened on that date, having been rebuilt on its original site but some ten feet (three metres) higher. A new direct line to Manchester via Roe Green opened on 1 April 1875.^[5] is the 60th day of the year (61st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Leopold I 1831 (MDCCCXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) was formed in 1846 by the merger of three railway companies - the Grand Junction Railway, London and Birmingham and Manchester and Birmingham. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

In the 1880s, the LNWR decided to remove the inclines at Daubhill and Chequerbent. A new alignment was built at Daubhill, and a new station opened to replace the original. The new alignment included a short tunnel. The original line was retained as a freight line at each end, but severed in the middle.^[10] The new Daubhill station opened on 2 February 1885, and was renamed Rumworth & Daubhill on the 28 April of that year.^[13] At Chequerbent, a new alignment and station was also built, but the original line remained in its entirety, serving the Chequerbent Pits.^[14] The last station to open was at Atherleigh, which the London, Midland and Scottish Railway opened on 14 October 1935 as there had been new housing development in the area.^[15] is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS1) was a British railway company. ... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ...

Closures

The original stations at Daubhill and Chequerbent closed on 2 February 1885, both due to replacements opening on the new alignment.^[10]^[11] The station at Chequerbent closed to passengers on 3 February 1952^[14] and Rumworth & Daubhill closed to passengers on 3 March 1952.^[13] All other stations between Bolton Great Moor Street and Pennington inclusive closed to passengers on 29 March 1954,^[5] with Atherleigh,^[15] West Leigh^[8] and Pennington^[12] closing completely on this date. Some rugby and holiday special trains served Great Moor street until 1958.^[5] Atherton Bag Lane closed to freight on 7 October 1963, Chequerbent closed to freight on 27 February 1965^[7] and Rumworth & Daubhill closed to freight on 29 March 1965. The date of closure of Bolton Great Moor Street station to freight is not recorded, but the last of the rails on the line were lifted in 1969.^[5] Kenyon Junction closed to all traffic on 1 August 1963, although the line is still open to traffic.^[9] is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 62nd day of the year (63rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 88th day of the year (89th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... is the 213th day of the year (214th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ...

References

^ ^a ^b Railways of Bolton. Bolton. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
^ ^a ^b Bolton and Leigh. Spartacus Schoolweb. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
^ KENYON AND LEIGH RAILWAY.. Jim Shead. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
^ History of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. Earlestown.net. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f BOLTON GREAT MOOR STREET. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
^ THE STORY OF THE LOCOMOTIVE - 1. Mike's Railway History. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
^ ^a ^b ATHERTON BAG LANE. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
^ ^a ^b WEST LEIGH. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
^ ^a ^b KENYON JUNCTION. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
^ ^a ^b ^c DAUBHILL. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
^ ^a ^b CHEQUERBENT (1st Site). Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
^ ^a ^b PENNINGTON. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
^ ^a ^b RUMWORTH & DAUBHILL. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
^ ^a ^b CHEQUERBENT (2nd Site). Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
^ ^a ^b ATHERLEIGH. Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.

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