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Tyldesley station was of timber construction, it had a booking office and first and second class waiting rooms. It had three through platforms, each was 300 feet long and protected by glass canopies. Two platforms were on an island platform reached by a subway. A goods station was built to the east.
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My Father had been the
Station Master that covered the stations on the line. The Winters of 1963 and 64 were so severe the Pennines froze 6 feet deep. Work stopped on the construction of the M62 motorway. In 1964 the cost of putting a railway bridge over the Motorway was £500,000. Harold Wilson the
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Unitary Development Plan in case the rail route could be reinstated. The cutting in Tyldesley was filled in and the line of the railway was a footpath. The proposal for the Leigh-Tyldesley area, a
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had connections at sidings approximately one mile to the east of
Tyldesley station.
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September. At that time the Tyldesley had the largest population of all the
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Tyldesley and all other stations along the line were closed.
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Prime
Minister decided to close the line even though it ran at a small profit.
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route through the site of the station was completed and opened in April 2016
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Disused railway stations in the
Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
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At a junction to the west of
Tyldesley station, the line to
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obtained an Act of
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4291:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864
4286:Former London and North Western Railway stations
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2915:, was opened to the public on 1 September 1864.
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4301:History of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan
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3018:Leigh-Salford-Manchester Bus Rapid Transit
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2953:Astley and Tyldesley Collieries
2814:is a closed railway station in
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41:The site of the station in 2009
3213:A Lancashire Triangle Reviewed
3195:A Lancashire Triangle Part One
3165:"Bus Priority - Guided busway"
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2770:London & North Western Rly
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4306:Beeching closures in England
3613:Withington and West Didsbury
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3436:Knowles Level Crossing Halt
3320:Closed railway stations in
3139:, brtuk.org, archived from
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3211:Sweeney, Dennis. (2015),
3010:A580 East Lancashire Road
2890:Hunt's Bank in Manchester
2812:Tyldesley railway station
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3494:(city centre in italics)
3343:Bolton Great Moor Street
2913:Manchester to Wigan Line
1315:Bolton Great Moor Street
1128:Bolton Great Moor Street
223:Manchester to Wigan Line
4233:List of closed stations
4071:Broadheath (Altrincham)
3532:High Street (Metrolink)
3416:Brandlesholme Road Halt
3215:, Triangle Publishing,
3197:, Triangle Publishing,
3193:Sweeney, D. J. (1996),
2946:
2918:The station joined the
4209:West Leigh and Bedford
3666:Grotton and Springhead
3575:Manchester Oldham Road
2969:Tyldesley Coal Company
678:Bickershaw & Abram
4240:List of open stations
4008:Dukinfield and Ashton
3965:Stockport Tiviot Dale
3940:Hazel Grove (Midland)
3789:Shawclough and Healey
3383:Rumworth and Daubhill
2992:closed following the
1768:Liverpool Lime Street
378:Liverpool Lime Street
4114:Amberswood (Hindley)
4043:Staley and Millbrook
3842:Irlams o' th' Height
3706:Oldham Glodwick Road
3446:Radcliffe Black Lane
3421:Bury Knowsley Street
2973:Shakerley Collieries
1987:West Coast Main Line
1800:Warrington Bank Quay
1792:West Coast Main Line
576:Warrington Bank Quay
515:West Coast Main Line
250:West Coast Main Line
3852:Manchester Exchange
3716:Oldham Mumps (LNWR)
3701:Oldham Clegg Street
3568:Manchester Mayfield
3406:Ainsworth Road Halt
3338:Bolton Crook Street
3030:Link to photographs
2892:before stopping at
2880:headed south west.
2778:Manchester Victoria
2680:Clifton Hall Tunnel
1631:Manchester Victoria
1623:Manchester Exchange
301:Wigan North Western
85: /
47:General information
4013:Dukinfield Central
3988:Ashton Park Parade
3960:Stockport Portwood
3686:Middleton Junction
3554:Manchester Central
3506:Chorlton-cum-Hardy
3476:Woodhill Road Halt
3353:Chequerbent (1885)
3348:Chequerbent (1831)
3322:Greater Manchester
3248:Following station
3236:Preceding station
2990:Tyldesley Loopline
2965:Gin Pit Collieries
2816:Greater Manchester
1694:Tyldesley Loopline
1235:Tyldesley Junction
89:53.5124°N 2.4684°W
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4129:Atherton Bag Lane
4081:Dunham (W&SR)
3892:Walkden Low Level
3741:Shaw and Crompton
3543:Levenshulme South
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3242:Disused railways
2851:Earl of Ellesmere
2847:first sod was cut
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3953:
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3935:Cheadle North
3933:
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3847:Little Hulton
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907:Hindley Green
903:
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878:
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866:
865:
861:
860:
854:
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790:
788:
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782:
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736:
732:
731:
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683:
681:
679:
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666:
662:
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657:Wigan Central
654:
653:
646:
594:
592:
583:
582:
579:
577:
571:
570:
564:
561:
556:
522:
520:
517:
516:
510:
501:
497:
496:
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489:
488:
481:
397:
395:
387:
383:
382:
379:
375:
374:
368:
363:
329:
327:
324:
319:
310:
308:
305:
302:
297:
288:
286:
283:
278:
269:
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259:
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217:
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186:
182:
178:
174:
170:
167:Station opens
166:
162:
157:
154:
151:
149:Post-grouping
147:
143:
139:
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133:
129:
124:
120:
116:
111:
107:
103:
98:
70:
66:
61:
57:
54:
50:
45:
38:
33:
22:
19:
4257:
4245:
4238:
4231:
4198:
4189:Platt Bridge
3867:Ordsall Lane
3857:Monton Green
3711:Oldham Mumps
3681:Measurements
3593:Newton Heath
3585:
3573:
3566:
3559:
3552:
3530:
3471:Withins Lane
3456:Ringley Road
3411:Bradley Fold
3378:Plodder Lane
3373:Lostock Lane
3229:
3212:
3194:
3186:Bibliography
3172:. Retrieved
3169:www.tfgm.com
3168:
3159:
3148:, retrieved
3141:the original
3132:
3126:
3119:Sweeney 1996
3114:
3107:Sweeney 1996
3102:
3095:Sweeney 1996
3080:Sweeney 2015
3075:
3068:Sweeney 2015
3053:Sweeney 1996
3048:
2998:
2994:Beeching Axe
2986:
2982:
2950:
2941:
2917:
2910:
2887:
2863:
2833:
2811:
2810:
2602:Monton Green
2446:
1512:
1454:Monton Green
1256:
665:Whelley Loop
572:
560:Platt Bridge
513:
500:Whelley Loop
141:Pre-grouping
18:
4164:Howe Bridge
4139:Boar's Head
4038:Park Bridge
4033:Oldham Road
4028:Micklehurst
4023:Hooley Hill
4018:Godley East
3983:Ashton Moss
3817:Barton Moss
3794:Wardleworth
3736:Saddleworth
3526:Fallowfield
3363:Darcy Lever
3254:Howe Bridge
3150:28 February
2957:St George's
2922:during the
2483:Barton Moss
2266:Chequerbent
1206:Howe Bridge
1136:Chequerbent
92: /
68:Coordinates
4275:Categories
4184:Pennington
4174:Lower Ince
4134:Bamfurlong
4124:Atherleigh
4091:Partington
3872:Pendlebury
3837:Ellenbrook
3832:Dixon Fold
3827:Cross Lane
3764:Broadfield
3671:Hollinwood
3661:Grasscroft
3651:Failsworth
3598:Northenden
3491:Manchester
3466:Tottington
3426:Greenmount
3270:Ellenbrook
3174:15 October
3036:References
3014:Ellenbrook
3006:guided bus
2902:Ellenbrook
2830:Background
2824:Lancashire
2577:Patricroft
2476:Ellenbrook
2190:Plank Lane
2112:Pennington
1393:Patricroft
1279:Ellenbrook
1033:Pennington
968:Atherleigh
921:Pennington
785:Plank Lane
735:Glazebrook
172:5 May 1969
77:53°30′45″N
4311:Tyldesley
4259:Transport
4204:Westleigh
4199:Tyldesley
4076:Cornbrook
4003:Droylsden
3945:High Lane
3912:Stockport
3877:Pendleton
3822:Cadishead
3774:Middleton
3746:Uppermill
3656:Friezland
3548:Longsight
3538:Hyde Road
3516:Dean Lane
3358:Chew Moor
3041:Citations
2938:Structure
2859:townships
2843:Tyldesley
2447:Tyldesley
2203:Flow Moss
2060:Bury Lane
1257:Tyldesley
386:St Helens
159:Key dates
105:Platforms
80:2°28′06″W
56:Tyldesley
27:Tyldesley
4194:Red Rock
4053:Trafford
3975:Tameside
3769:Broadley
3756:Rochdale
3691:Moorgate
3646:Dobcross
3521:Didsbury
3481:Woolfold
3388:The Oaks
2924:grouping
2906:Chowbent
1940:Parkside
492:Standish
52:Location
4214:Whelley
3902:Worsley
3887:Seedley
3804:Salford
3784:New Hey
3779:Milnrow
3501:Baguley
3368:Horwich
3284:
3281:
3266:
3258:
3245:
3239:
2979:Closure
2898:Worsley
2884:History
2855:Worsley
2849:by the
2570:Worsley
1386:Worsley
258:Preston
126:History
121:Disused
63:England
4179:Lowton
4119:Astley
4066:Bowdon
3897:Weaste
3726:Royton
3641:Diggle
3636:Derker
3623:Oldham
3330:Bolton
3219:
3201:
2894:Eccles
2722:Eccles
2527:Bolton
2324:Astley
2258:Bolton
2066:
1933:Lowton
1703:Legend
1580:Eccles
927:
862:
584:
232:Legend
118:Status
4169:Leigh
4106:Wigan
3631:Delph
3277:Leigh
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1995:Wigan
1981:
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60:Wigan
4247:TfGM
3676:Lees
3603:Park
3398:Bury
3217:ISBN
3199:ISBN
3176:2016
3152:2010
2988:The
2963:and
2961:Nook
2947:Coal
2900:and
2876:and
2835:Coal
2678:via
2672:Bury
2533:via
2407:via
2264:via
2188:via
1321:via
1134:via
1031:via
919:via
741:via
663:and
498:via
384:via
3012:at
2930:on
2853:at
2822:of
2776:to
2670:to
2525:to
2399:to
2256:to
2180:to
1993:to
1798:to
1766:to
1629:or
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1126:to
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655:to
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