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West Lancashire Railway, the Glossary

Index West Lancashire Railway

The West Lancashire Railway (WLR) ran northeast from Southport to Preston in northwest England.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 22 relations: Bankruptcy, Beeching cuts, Blackpool, East Lancashire Railway (1844–1859), Lancashire, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, Leeds and Liverpool Canal, Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway, Lock (water navigation), Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, Mayor, Merseyside, Preston Fishergate Hill railway station, Preston railway station, Preston, Lancashire, River Douglas, Lancashire, Southport, Southport Central railway station, Southport railway station, Tarleton, Third rail, World Wide Web.

  2. Closed railway lines in North West England
  3. Historic transport in Lancashire
  4. Historic transport in Merseyside
  5. Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway

Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts.

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Beeching cuts

The Beeching cuts, also colloquially referred to as the Beeching Axe, were a major series of route closures and service changes made as part of the restructuring of the nationalised railway system in Great Britain in the 1960s.

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Blackpool

Blackpool is a seaside resort town in Lancashire, England.

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East Lancashire Railway (1844–1859)

The East Lancashire Railway operated from 1844 to 1859 in the historic county of Lancashire, England. West Lancashire Railway and East Lancashire Railway (1844–1859) are Closed railway lines in North West England, historic transport in Lancashire and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.

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Lancashire

Lancashire (abbreviated Lancs) is a ceremonial county in North West England.

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Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway

The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping. West Lancashire Railway and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway are historic transport in Lancashire.

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Leeds and Liverpool Canal

The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in Northern England, linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool.

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Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway

The Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway was formed in 1884, and totaled 7 miles. West Lancashire Railway and Liverpool, Southport and Preston Junction Railway are Closed railway lines in North West England, historic transport in Lancashire, historic transport in Merseyside and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.

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Lock (water navigation)

A lock is a device used for raising and lowering boats, ships and other watercraft between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways.

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Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway

The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR) was formed in 1847 when the Sheffield, Ashton-under-Lyne and Manchester Railway joined with authorised but unbuilt railway companies, forming a proposed network from Manchester to Grimsby.

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Mayor

In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.

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Merseyside

Merseyside is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in North West England.

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Preston Fishergate Hill railway station

Preston Fishergate Hill was a railway station at the bottom of Fishergate Hill in Preston.

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Preston railway station

Preston railway station, in Preston, Lancashire, England, is an interchange railway station on the West Coast Main Line, half-way between London Euston and Glasgow Central (from London Euston, from Glasgow Central).

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Preston, Lancashire

Preston is a city on the north bank of the River Ribble in Lancashire, England.

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River Douglas, Lancashire

The River Douglas, also known as the River Asland or Astland, flows through parts of Lancashire and Greater Manchester in North West England.

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Southport

Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England.

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Southport Central railway station

Southport Central was a railway station in Southport, Lancashire, England.

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Southport railway station

Southport railway station serves the town of Southport, Merseyside, England.

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Tarleton

Tarleton is a village and civil parish in the West Lancashire district of Lancashire, England.

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Third rail

A third rail, also known as a live rail, electric rail or conductor rail, is a method of providing electric power to a railway locomotive or train, through a semi-continuous rigid conductor placed alongside or between the rails of a railway track.

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World Wide Web

The World Wide Web (WWW or simply the Web) is an information system that enables content sharing over the Internet through user-friendly ways meant to appeal to users beyond IT specialists and hobbyists.

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See also

Closed railway lines in North West England

Historic transport in Lancashire

Historic transport in Merseyside

Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Lancashire_Railway

Also known as Preston to Southport line, Southport to Preston line, West Lancashire Railway (Steam Vessels) Act 1878, West Lancashire Railway Act 1879.