Wigan Branch Railway
Early British railway: active from 1830 to 1834 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Wigan Branch Railway was a short-lived early British railway company, formed in 1830 and operating from 1832 to 1834 in Lancashire. It was constructed to link Wigan and the surrounding coalfield to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR). It was involved in the first parliamentary approved amalgamation of railways to become part of the North Union Railway. Most of the line eventually became part of the West Coast Main Line (WCML).
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Locale | Lancashire |
Dates of operation | 29 May 1830ā22 May 1834 |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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