Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction Railway
The Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction Railway was opened in 1846 to connect the industrial town of Ashton-under-Lyne to the developing railway network, and in particular to the port of Liverpool. It was a short line, joining the Manchester and Leeds Railway at Miles Platting and the connection to Liverpool was over that line and the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
Image: Manchester RJD 47
Image: Ashton, Ashton Moss, Crothorn, Droylsden, Guide Bridge, Hyde, Oldham & Stalybridge RJD 32
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) was a major British railway company before the 1923 Grouping. It was incorporated in 1847 from an amalgamation of several existing railways. It was the third-largest railway system based in northern England.
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Body shell manufacture at the company's works at Horwich, 1915
L&YR 0-8-0 Tender Engine on a period post card
L&YR Aspinall 0-6-0 ST No. 752 at Rainhill in 1980 showing the LYR freight loco colours of black with red lining