Topic summary
Manchester and Southport Railway
Burscough Curves
Crow Nest Junction
Windsor Bridge Junction
The Manchester and Southport Railway in England was formed by the Manchester and Southport Railway Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict. c. ccxxi) of 22 July 1847 to link Manchester and Southport. Before the line opened it was acquired jointly by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) and the East Lancashire Railway (ELR) on 3 July 1854.