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English: Map showing British and Irish railway as of 2023. Black indicates current railway; Green indicates historical and former railway, including razed, dismantled, abandoned, disused; Red indicates subway, light rail, and tram; Purple indicates monorail, narrow gauge, and funicular; All data from OpenStreetMap
For the same reason, the Chiltern line was used by many trains between Paddington and Birkenhead from 1965. All local trains were diverted to Marylebone in 1963 and operated by four-car Class 115 diesel multiple units (DMUs) and the main-line platforms at Greenford, on the New North route between Old Oak Common and Northolt Junction, were closed.
The Paddington to Birkenhead trunk passenger route was ended in 1967, and all through traffic was transferred from the GWR lines to the former LNWR route. [ 24 ] [ 25 ] [ 26 ] The line from Birmingham Snow Hill to Wolverhampton continued to carry a sparse local passenger service.
Birkenhead Woodside served as the terminus for local services to Chester, Helsby, West Kirby, and destinations in north Wales via Ruabon. [4] Additionally, it offered routes to Great Western Railway (GWR) services to Chester General, Wrexham General, Ruabon, Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton Low Level, Birmingham Snow Hill, and London Paddington.
The GWR main line remained incomplete during the construction of the 1-mile-1,452-yard (2.94 km) Box Tunnel, which was ready for trains on 30 June 1841, after which trains ran the 152 miles (245 km) from Paddington through to Bridgwater. [15]
Map of Ireland's rail transport infrastructure, showing number of tracks, electrification and maximum speed. Below is a list of all passenger routes on the island of Ireland. Please note the following when examining routes: Services below usually, but not necessarily always, involve a change of trains. Changing points are shown in bold type.
Acocks Green railway station (previously known as Acocks Green & South Yardley) serves the Acocks Green area of Birmingham, in the West Midlands region of England.Pre-nationalisation a GWR station on their main line from London (Paddington) to Birkenhead (Woodside) the station is now served by West Midlands Railway, who manage the station.
Originally terminated at Birkenhead Grange Lane in 1840–1844, before being diverted to new termini at Monks Ferry (until 1878) and Woodside (until 1967). Constituted the most northerly section of the GWR London Paddington to Birkenhead (for Liverpool) main line.