Crow Nest Junction and Signal Box
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Crow Nest Junction and Signal Box by Ian Threlfall as part of the Geograph project.
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Crow Nest Junction and Signal Box
Image: © Ian Threlfall Taken: 3 Sep 2007
Crow Nest Junction is the point where the railway route from Wigan to Manchester via Atherton diverges from the line to Manchester via Bolton. The railway line veering right in the photo is towards Atherton, the one to the left is heading for Bolton. The British Rail-era signal box here opened in 1972 and replaced a much larger signal box opened by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway in the late 19th Century. Until 1968 a third line diverged here, heading northwards to join the Bolton to Chorley line near Blackrod.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.543373
Longitude
-2.563143