The Film Archive of Railway Signalling & People

Ashton Moss North Junction

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Video Credits

Filmed by:	Andrew Gardiner
Filmed In:	January 2018
Narrators:	Andrew Gardiner
Local Operations Manager:	Lisa Butte
Signaller:	Andy Smith
Video Editors:	Andrew Gardiner

Key Chronology

1846	Miles Platting to Stalybridge opened by Ashton, Stalybridge & Liverpool Junction Railway.
1847	Ashton, Stalybridge & Liverpool Junction Railway became part of the Manchester & Leeds Railway.
1847	Manchester & Leeds Railway became part of Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway.
1861	Oldham, Ashton & Guide Bridge Railway opened between Ashton and Guide Bridge.
1911	Great Central Railway opened Ashton Fork line to link to the Oldham, Ashton & Guide Bridge Railway, creating Ashton Moss North and South Junctions.

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