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Patricroft, Eccles Junction to Hindley Green, Scowcroft's Sidings

Stations are indicated by an '#' symbol prior to the place name. Signal boxes are indicated by numbers in the left hand column. Location names are as shown in the 1960 Sectional Appendix and may be different from the station name.

Section of Line	Opened	Closed	Notes
Eccles Junction to Scowcroft's Sdgs. [Springs Branch No.1]	01.09.1864
Tyldesley No. 2 to Scowcroft's Sdgs. [Springs Branch No.1]		01.01.1968 (P)
Eccles Jn to Tyldesley No. 2 [Kenyon Junction]		03.05.1969 (A)

	Junctions and other features	Running Lines		Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions	Distance from Signal Box above	Loops and Refuge Sidings	Notes
	Junctions and other features	Up	Down	Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions	Distance from Signal Box above	Loops and Refuge Sidings	Notes
Maximum permissible speed 75 m.p.h.
1		-	↓	Eccles Junction	-
2		↑	↓	Patricroft Sidings (Signals goods lines only)	0m 186yds
3		↑	↓	Monton Green Station (Map)	0m 913yds		c. 5.5.1969
				Worsley Station (Map)			c. 5.5.1969
4		↑	↓	Sanderson's Sidings	1m 437yds
5		↑	↓	Roe Green Junction	0m 756yds	DRS 44
6		↑	↓	Ellenbrook Station (Map)	1m 952yds		c. 2.1.1961
7		↑	↓	Hough Lane	1m 763yds
8		↑	↓	Tyldesley No. 1 (Map)	0m 917yds		c. 5.5.1969
9		↑	↓	Tyldesley No.2	0m 513yds
10		↑	↓	Chanter's Siding	0m 1597yds
				Howe Bridge (Map)			c. 20.7.1959
11		↑	↓	Howe Bridge East Junction	0m 1000yds
12		↑	↓	Howe Bridge West Junction	0m 730yds
				Hindley Green Station (Western lines) (Map)			c. 1.5.1961
13		↑	-	Scowcroft's Sidings	1m 1647yds

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