The Warrington and Newton Railway was a short early railway linking Warrington to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway at Newton, and to coal mining pits at Haydock, nearby. It opened in 1831.
Warrington Dallam Lane station site behind the three pigeons pub.
The Liverpool and Manchester Railway was the first inter-city railway in the world. It opened on 15 September 1830 between the Lancashire towns of Liverpool and Manchester in England. It was also the
Warrington and Newton Railway
…The Warrington and Newton Railway (W&NR) was a short early railway linking Warrington to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) at Newton, and to coal mining pits at Haydock, nearby. It opened in 1831. In 1833 the Grand Junction Railway (GJR) was formed, it aspired to…
A lithograph of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway crossing the Bridgewater Canal at Patricroft, by A. B. Clayton.
Illustration of the Rocket hauling a passenger train on the L&MR in 1830
A replica L&MR coach and the Rocket at the Rocket 150 event in 1980
Stephenson's viaduct crosses the Sankey Brook, and the remains of the Sankey Canal. The viaduct is in use to this day.