Darcy Lever railway station

Darcy Lever railway station served the Darcy Lever area of eastern Bolton between 1848 and 1951.

Darcy Lever
Darcy Lever viaduct, seen from the north-west
Location
PlaceDarcy Lever
AreaBolton
Grid referenceSD730083
Operations
Original companyLiverpool & Bury Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
20 November 1848 (1848-11-20)Station opened
29 October 1951 (1951-10-29)Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

History

The station opened on 20 November 1848.[1] It was on the Bury–Bolton section of the Liverpool & Bury Railway, which opened on the same day.[2][3]

To the east of the station, the valley of the River Tonge is crossed by Darcy Lever viaduct, which is 86 feet (26 m) high. It has eight spans supported by stone piers: two spans are 54 ft (16 m) long, and six are 84 ft (26 m) long. Each consists of six lattice girders: two 14-foot-deep girders (4.3 m), which also form the parapets, flanking four which are 10 feet (3.0 m) deep. This viaduct, together with a shorter one of similar construction on the same line (over the River Croal at Burnden) was claimed by the Bolton Chronicle (18 November 1848) to be "the first of their kind in England".[4]

The station closed on 29 October 1951.[1]

Site of Darcy Lever Railway Station

See also

References
  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 76. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Marshall, John (1969). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 1. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 132, 133. ISBN 0-7153-4352-1.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 45, section B2. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  4. Marshall 1969, pp. 131,273
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Bolton
Line closed, station open		   Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Liverpool & Bury Railway		   Bradley Fold
Line and station closed

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