Английская Википедия:Cheshire Midland Railway

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The Cheshire Midland Railway was authorised by an Act of Parliament, passed on 14 June 1860, to build a Шаблон:Convert railway from Altrincham on the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJAR) to Northwich.

History

The 1860 Act was promoted by landowners and supported by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR). The London and North Western Railway (LNWR) were given leave to subscribe to the undertaking but they chose not to and the MS&LR found help from Great Northern Railway (GNR) instead.Шаблон:EfnШаблон:Sfn

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Ashley Railway Station

In 1861 a further Act modified the route and provided for the official involvement of the MS&LR.Шаблон:Efn

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.Шаблон:Efn 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.Шаблон:Efn 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.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

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.Шаблон:EfnШаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn The Act allowed the Midland Railway (MR) to join as an equal partner, which it did in 1866.Шаблон:Sfn 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.Шаблон:EfnШаблон:Sfn

Today the railway forms part of the Mid-Cheshire Line.

Opening

The 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.Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

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Northwich station

Route and stations

Шаблон:Cheshire Midland Railway The railway started from an end-on connection with the Manchester, South Junction and Altrincham Railway (MSJ&AR) at Altrincham Junction, just south of Шаблон:Rws station on the MSJ&AR. Initial intermediate stations were at:

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 Шаблон:Convert west of Plumbley.Шаблон:Sfn

Public house

The former 'Cheshire Midland' public house by Hale railway station on Ashley Road, Hale was named after the railway.[1]

See also

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