Xenophon PCDGS
Veteran Member
I believe that this railtour visited the line outside the Army Camp, taking the junction at Appleby on the Settle to Carlisle line, prior to the Army camp closing. I have found a leaflet about it, stuck at the front of a second-hand railway book that I bought in a charity shop. Unfortunately, the name of the organizers and the date of the railtour is missing, but I am sure that it is sometime during the 1980's period and started somewhere in the Greater Manchester area.
There were two interesting routes taken during the total running of this railtour. The first was from Deansgate Junction near Altrincham past the site of Broadheath station to Warrington Arpley (this route was lifted many years ago) and then it took the line through the goods line at Edge Hill, joining the Liverpool to Southport line between Bank Hall and Bootle Oriel Road, then continued running over the 3rd rail electric line to the Southport area.
Has anyone any recallations of this railtour?
There were two interesting routes taken during the total running of this railtour. The first was from Deansgate Junction near Altrincham past the site of Broadheath station to Warrington Arpley (this route was lifted many years ago) and then it took the line through the goods line at Edge Hill, joining the Liverpool to Southport line between Bank Hall and Bootle Oriel Road, then continued running over the 3rd rail electric line to the Southport area.
Has anyone any recallations of this railtour?
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