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Gated level crossings were mandatory from 1839, but initial rules were for the gates to be ordinarily kept closed across the highway. [6] The original form of road level crossing on British railways dates from 1842 onwards, [6] [7] it consisted of two or four wooden gates (one or two on each side of the railway). When open to road traffic, the ...
The Puxton station signal box has been retained to operate the level crossings here and at nearby Hewish. This station ( 51°21′44″N 2°53′54″W / 51.3623°N 2.8982°W / 51.3623; -2.8982 ( Puxton railway station ) ) was opened with the railway on 14 June 1841 and was initially named " Banwell ", even though that village ...
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This is a diagrammatic map of the Great Central Main Line, part of the former Great Central Railway network. The map shows the line as it currently is (please refer to legend), and includes all stations (open or closed). Some nearby lines and branch lines are also shown, though most stations are omitted on such lines if they are closed.
This list is for railway lines across Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which are now abandoned, closed, dismantled or disused. Within the United Kingdom, examples exist of opened railways which formerly constituted cross-country main trunk lines as well as many more which served more local, or exclusively industrial, needs.
This category is for of railway stations in the United Kingdom that once existed, but have since been closed for one reason or another. Occasionally, there is no visible sign of the station left, but there are often some of the buildings and structures survive.
Baguley; Chorlton-cum-Hardy (converted to Metrolink); Clayton Bridge; Dean Lane (converted to Metrolink); Didsbury; Fallowfield; High Street (Metrolink tram stop) Hyde Road; Levenshulme South
Highgate Road High Level: Kentish Town None 1868 1915 T&HJR: Course (1962) Highgate Road Low Level: Kentish Town None 1900 1918 T&HJR: Course (1962) Holborn Viaduct: City: City Thameslink: 1874 1990 LC&DR: Holborn Viaduct (Low Level)§ City None 1874 1916 LC&DR [19: Holloway & Caledonian Road: Holloway None 1852 1915 GNR [20