Scafell Road, along the old railway line.
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Scafell Road, along the old railway line.
Image: © Roy Prescott Taken: 12 Aug 2006
This road runs along part of the disused railway line from St Helens to Ormskirk via Rainford. The line closed as a through route in 1964 though some trains still ran on this stretch until 1967, between Old Mill Lane and Pilkington sidings. Scafell Road runs under the A580 East Lancs Road at this point. It provides a much safer road route between St Helens and Moss Bank than the hazardous junction 1/3km to the west. The Moss Bank pub can be seen in the far distance, also at Image, marking the location of the former Moss Bank station and level crossing.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.47106
Longitude
-2.736639