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34-891: The Skelmersdale branch was a standard gauge railway (SKE) which connected the Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway at Ormskirk with Rainford Junction via Skelmersdale . At Rainford it connected with the Liverpool and Bury Railway and the St. Helens Railway . It was built by the East Lancashire Railway , which was taken over by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway shortly afterward. Opened on 1 March 1858, passenger services ended 5 November 1956, with goods trains to Rainford ceasing on 16 November 1961 and to Skelmersdale on 4 November 1963. Since then Skelmersdale has had no rail connection but has grown considerably. Over

68-600: A short title . Some of these acts have never had a short title. Some of these acts have a short title given to them by later acts, such as by the Short Titles Act 1896 . The sixth session of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom , which met from 22 January 1846 until 28 August 1846. | {{|Caledonian, Polloc and Govan, and Clydesdale Junction Railways Amalgamation Act 1846|note1= |local|379|18-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=n|archived=n|An Act to amalgamate

102-583: A Railway from Cork to Waterford, with Branches therefrom.}} | {{|Metropolitan Sewerage Manure Act 1846|note1= |local|398|26-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=n|archived=n|An Act to incorporate a Company by the Name of "The Metropolitan Sewage Manure Company."}} | {{|Port of London (Legal Quays) Act 1846|local|399|26-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act for the Regulation of the Legal Quays within

136-728: A Railway from the Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, and Ayr Railway near the Manse of Newton to the Town of Girvan, with a Branch to the Town of Maybole, to be called "The Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway."}} | {{|Taff Vale Railway Act 1846|local|393|26-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=n|archived=n|An Act to empower the Taff Vale Railway Company to construct certain Branch Railways and Extensions, and to make Arrangements for

170-756: A Railway from the Liverpool and Bury Railway to the North Union and Blackburn and Preston Railways, with Branches therefrom, to be called "The Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston Railway."}} | {{|New Zealand Company Act 1846|local|382|18-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=n|archived=n|An Act to grant certain Powers to the New Zealand Company.}} | {{|Plymouth Great Western Dock Act 1846|note1= |local|383|18-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=n|archived=n|An Act for constructing Docks at Millbay (Plymouth), to be called

204-399: A rare type of cross platform interchange . This England rail transport related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 9 %26 10 Vict. Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland ). For acts passed up until 1707, see the list of acts of

238-617: A simple park and ride on the existing Northern Line Kirkby branch, an extension of the Northern Line Kirkby branch to a new terminus in Skelmersdale and finally a connection from the Northern Line Ormskirk branch, possibly extended to create a loop via Skelmersdale between Kirkby and Ormskirk. Merseytravel were represented on a board led by Lancashire County Council who developed a flowchart detailing how

272-623: Is a heavy rail link into the town centre. The submission mentions the use of battery electric Class 777 trains. In July 2022, the Department for Transport (DfT) rejected Lancashire County Council's Strategic Outline Business Case. The DfT instead suggested that better bus links with the Kirkby–Wigan rail line would be a cheaper way of improving connectivity for Skelmersdale. Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway The Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway in north-west England

306-563: Is largely intact, however deviation north of Westhead would be required. The proposed Skelmersdale station would be on the north west corner of the town near the Skelmersdale Ring Road, right next to where the old station once was. In December 2012, Merseytravel commissioned Network Rail to study route options and costs of connecting to Skelmersdale with Merseytravel contributing £50,000 and West Lancashire Council contributing £100,000. The range of options considered including

340-618: The London and South Western Railway (London Bridge Extension) Act 1846 |local|391|26-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=n|archived=n|An Act to enable the London and South-western Railway Company to extend their Railway to the Thames near London Bridge in the County of Surrey.}} | {{|Glasgow and Belfast Union Railway Act 1846|note1= |local|392|26-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=n|archived=n|An Act for making

374-629: The Settle-Carlisle Line as well as significant quantities of freight to the docks in Liverpool. From 1891, it was linked directly to the West Coast Main Line by a new connection near Farington built as part of the work to upgrade that part of the route to four tracks. The southern end of the route was subsequently electrified by the L&;YR in stages between 1906 (as far as Aintree) and 1913 (through to Ormskirk). Today

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408-527: The list of acts and measures of Senedd Cymru ; see also the list of acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland . The number shown after each act's title is its chapter number. Acts passed before 1963 are cited using this number, preceded by the year(s) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as "39 & 40 Geo. 3 c. 67", meaning

442-444: The 67th act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign. Note that the modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations (thus "41 Geo. 3" rather than "41 Geo. III"). Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as "41 Geo. 3". Some of these acts have

476-911: The Caledonian Railway Company to deviate certain Portions of the Clydesdale Junction Railway.}} | {{|East and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway Act 1846|note1= |local|396|26-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=n|archived=n|An Act for making a Railway from the East and West India Docks to join the London and Birmingham Railway at the Camden Town Station, to be called "The East and West India Docks and Birmingham Junction Railway."}} | {{|Cork and Waterford Railway Act 1846|note1= |local|397|26-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=n|archived=n|An Act for making

510-645: The Construction of a Railway from Maln-y-Manach to Rhydydefydd in the County of Glamorgan, to be called "Cameron's Coalbrook Steam Coal and Swansea and Loughor Railway."}} | {{|South Devon Railway (Amendment and Branches) Act 1846|note1= |local|402|28-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=n|archived=n|An Act for authorizing certain Alterations in and Extensions of the Line of the South Devon Railway, and

544-897: The County Palatine of Lancaster.}} | {{|Wexford Harbour Improvement Act 1846|note1= |local|387|18-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act for improving and altering a Portion of the Harbour of Wexford in the County of Wexford in Ireland, and the Entrance thereof; for improving the Navigation of the River Slaney, and also the Bridge over the same River at or near to the Town of Wexford; and for embanking and reclaiming divers Waste Lands, Mud Banks or Slobs, in and adjacent to

578-855: The Hamlet of Brighouse in the Township of Hipper holme-cum-Brighouse in the Parish of Halifax in the West Riding of the County of York.|note4= (Repealed by West Yorkshire Act 1980 (c. xiv)) }} | {{|Salthouse Sands Reclamation Act 1846|local|386|18-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=n|archived=n|An Act for reclaiming from the Sea, embanking and improving, the Salthouse Sands in the Manor of Plain Furness in

612-581: The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Long Term Rail Strategy document of October 2017, it states that Merseytravel is currently working with Lancashire County Council and Network Rail to develop a plan to extend the Merseyrail network from Kirkby through to Skelmersdale, with work completed in 2019. They are considering 3rd rail electrification and other alternatives with a new station at Headbolt Lane to serve

646-694: The Northwood area of Kirkby. The document on page 37 states two trials of electric 3rd rail/battery trains will be undertaken in 2020, this is one of the "alternatives". The government in April 2020 gave assurances that the Skelemersdale link would be constructed. Lancashire County Council submitted their Strategic Outline Business Case to the DfT in September 2021. This forwards two rail options. The favoured

680-569: The Parliament of England and the list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland . For acts passed from 1707 to 1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain . See also the list of acts of the Parliament of Ireland . For acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom, see the list of acts of the Scottish Parliament , the list of acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly , and

714-830: The Plymouth Great Western Docks.}} | {{|Forth and Clyde Navigation Act 1846|local|384|18-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=n|archived=n|An Act to enable the Company of Proprietors of the Forth and Clyde Navigation to extend and enlarge the Basin at Bowling Bay, and to make and maintain certain other Works in connexion therewith; and to alter and amend the Acts relating to the said Navigation.}} | {{|Brighouse Improvement Act 1846|local|385|18-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act for sewering, draining, and lighting of

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748-696: The Polloc and Govan and Clydesdale Junction Railways with the Caledonian Railway.}} | {{|Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal (Oldham Branch) Act 1846|note1= |local|380|18-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=n|archived=n|An Act for enabling the Huddersfield and Manchester Railway and Canal Company to make a Branch Railway from their Main Line of Railway to Oldham.}} | {{|Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston Railway Act 1846|note1= |local|381|18-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=n|archived=n|An Act for making

782-796: The Port of London.|note4= (Repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1993 (c. 50)) }} | {{|Dublin Improvement Act 1846|local|400|26-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=n|archived=n|An Act to extend the Powers of the Commissioners of Wide Streets, Dublin, to widen and improve certain Streets and Passages in the City and County of Dublin.}} | {{|Cameron's Coalbrook Steam Coal and Swansea and Loughor Railway Company's Act 1846|note1= |local|401|28-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=n|archived=n|An Act to authorize

816-547: The Rail Network report, called for funding for the reopening of this station as part of a £500m scheme to open 33 stations on 14 lines closed in the Beeching Axe , including seven new parkway stations. The report proposes extending the line from Ormskirk railway station by laying 3 miles of new single track along the previous route towards Rainford Junction , at a cost estimated to be in the region of £31m. The route

850-787: The Use of certain Wharfs adjoining the Bute Ship Canal.}} | {{|Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Branch Railway Act 1846|note1= |local|394|26-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=n|archived=n|An Act to authorize the Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Carlisle Railway Company to extend their Railway in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, to make a Branch Railway, and for other Purposes connected with their Undertaking.}} | {{|Caledonian Railway (Clydesdale Junction Railway Deviations) Act 1846|note1= |local|395|26-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=n|archived=n|An Act to enable

884-657: The Warden and College of the Souls of All Faithful People deceased of Oxford to grant Building and Improving Leases of their Estates in the County of Middlesex.}} | {{|West Riding Union Railways Act 1846|note1= |local|390|18-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=n|archived=n|An Act for making certain Lines of Railway in the West Riding of the County of York, to be called "The West Riding Union Railways."}} | {{|London and South-western Railway Company's London Bridge Extension Act 1846|note1= or

918-400: The line still operates, though through services between Liverpool and Preston/East Lancashire were withdrawn in 1969/70. The section between Liverpool and Ormskirk forms part of Merseyrail 's Northern Line and the section between Ormskirk and Preston forming Northern's Ormskirk Branch Line . The two sections meet at Ormskirk station on the same alignment but are now separated by buffers in

952-413: The preferred site for Skelmersdale railway station was the former site of Glenburn Sports College /Westbank Campus. County Council Transport portfolio holder John Fillis said that the site "is big enough to provide a high quality station with scope to expand to meet future demand.". By September, Merseytravel announced that they would be committing £765,000 to the study into the re-opening, estimating that

986-782: The said Harbour and River; and for other Purposes.|note4= (Repealed by Wexford Harbour Embankment Act 1852 ( 15 & 16 Vict. c. cli)) }} | {{|Norfolk Estuary Act 1846|note1= |local|388|18-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=y|archived=n|An Act for inclosing and reclaiming from the Sea certain Tracts of Land forming Part of the Great Estuary called "The Wash," between the Counties of Norfolk and Lincoln.|note4= (Repealed by Norfolk Estuary Act 1857 (c.cxlvi)) }} | {{|All Soul's College, Oxford, Leasing Powers Act 1846|local|389|18-08-1846|maintained=y|repealed=n|archived=n|An Act for enabling

1020-602: The scheme may be delivered. In 2014, the reopening of a section of the Skelmersdale Branch from Upholland to Skelmersdale town centre was proposed. The line was completely closed in 1963. This would give Skelmersdale, the second largest town in North West England without a railway service, direct access to Liverpool city centre. Network Rail recommended a further feasibility study be carried out. In February 2017 Lancashire County Council confirmed that

1054-476: The station could be open within a decade with a lot of additional funding. Merseytravel's plan would also see a new station built at Headbolt Lane in Kirkby. It has been proposed a new station at Skelmersdale would act as the terminus for Merseyrail's Northern Line , with connections available to Wigan and Manchester. Initial estimates suggest that the scheme could cost around £300 million to develop. On page 36 of

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1088-659: The years, several proposals have been put forward to re-open the branch and build a new railway station at Skelmersdale. It has been listed as a priority 1 candidate for reopening by the Campaign for Better Transport . Proposals have been put forward for the reopening of a section of line, reconnecting trains for Skelmersdale into Merseyrail 's Northern Line Ormskirk branch. In June 2009, the Association of Train Operating Companies , in its Expanding Access to

1122-748: Was formed in 1846 by the Liverpool, Ormskirk, and Preston Railway Act 1846 ( 9 & 10 Vict. c. ccclxxxi). It was purchased by the East Lancashire Railway the following year and opened to traffic on 2 April 1849. The railway ran from a junction with the Liverpool and Bury Railway near Walton northwards via Ormskirk to a west-facing junction with the Blackburn & Preston Railway just east of Lostock Hall . Documents from 1847 signed by Joseph Locke , Sturges Meek and Mackenzie, Brassey & Stephenson show elevations, plans and sections for bridges on line. A direct route to Preston from Lostock Hall

1156-506: Was opened on 2 September 1850 and a branch line from Ormskirk to Rainford Junction via Skelmersdale on 1 March 1858. From May 1859, it became part of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway system, following the ELR's absorption by that company. Under L&YR ownership, it became the company's main line from Liverpool to Preston & East Lancashire and carried through express trains to Blackpool and Scotland via Blackburn , Hellifield and

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