IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
News Lane, ST. HELENS, WA11 7JT
Introduction
This page details the photographs taken nearby to News Lane, WA11 7JT by members of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Image Map
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Notes
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- The higher the marker number, the further away the image location is from the centre of the postcode.
Image Listing (30 Images Found)
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image
Details
Distance
1
Up at The Junction
No longer a junction, but a station on the Wigan-Kirkby-Liverpool line.
Image: © David Long
Taken: 31 Dec 2005
0.04 miles
2
Rainford Junction
Rainford railway station is situated to the north of the village of Rainford in Merseyside. It was first opened in 1858 as Rainford Junction at the junction of the Liverpool and Bury Railway, the East Lancashire Railway's Skelmersdale Branch and the St. Helens Railway, replacing an earlier station (1848) called Rainford. The L&YR route was later upgraded to become its main line between Liverpool and Manchester.
Through trains from Liverpool Exchange to Bolton via Wigan continued until the Liverpool station’s closure in 1977 after which, the line was severed at Kirkby, with through passengers having to change between diesel and electric services there to continue their journeys. The station is now served by hourly trains to Kirkby (for connections to Liverpool Central) and to Manchester Victoria.
The station was officially renamed simply “Rainford” in 1973 but there are still signs directing you to “Rainford Junction” (eg https://media.geograph.org.uk/files/6974ce5ac660610b44d9b9fed0ff9548/Rainford_Junction_sign.jpg - Google Streetview).
Image: © David Dixon
Taken: 19 Oct 2019
0.05 miles
4
Rainford, railway lines
Seen from Rainford Bridge.
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 31 Jul 2017
0.06 miles
5
Train Arrival
Train for Kirkby arrives at Rainford Junction
Image: © Raymond Knapman
Taken: 1 Apr 2008
0.06 miles
8
Rainford Station
Operated by Northern Rail, offering services to Manchester, Liverpool and Wigan.
Image: © Mike Faherty
Taken: 31 Jul 2017
0.06 miles
10
Rainford (Junction) railway station, Lancashire
Opened in 1858 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway on what became the line from Liverpool Exchange to Manchester Victoria via Wigan. When this image was taken, passengers from Liverpool to Wigan by this line needed to change trains at Kirkby.
View south west towards Kirkby and Liverpool. This was once a three-way junction with platforms curving round towards Ormskirk (right) and St Helens (left).
Image: © Nigel Thompson
Taken: 13 Oct 2012
0.06 miles