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North Union Railway
The North Union Railway was an early British railway company, operating two main routes, from Parkside to Preston and from Bolton Trinity Street to Preston, all in Lancashire. The northerly part of the routes sharing the line from Euxton to Preston.
The company was created in 1834 with the first parliamentary authorised railway amalgamation. The two companies amalgamated were the Wigan Branch Railway (WBR) and the Preston and Wigan Railway (P&WR). In 1844 the company acquired the Bolton and Preston Railway (B&PR).
The company operated independently until 1846, then under joint lease of London and North Western Railway (L&NWR) and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) but continuing as an independent company until 1889.
In 1889 it was absorbed by the lessees with the line from Parkside to Euxton going to the L&NWR and the line from Euxton to Bolton (the former B&PR) being taken by the L&YR. The section from Euxton to Preston becoming jointly owned.
Most of the line eventually became part of the West Coast Main Line.
The Wigan Branch Railway obtained an act of Parliament, the Wigan Branch Railway Act 1830 (11 Geo. 4 & 1 Will. 4. c. lvi) on 29 May 1830 to build a line from the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) near Parkside to Wigan. The act included a branch to the south of Wigan, the Springs branch, connecting to collieries in the district.
The Preston and Wigan Railway (P&WR) had been authorised by the Preston and Wigan Railway Act 1831 (1 Will. 4. c. lvi) in 1831 to construct a railway between Wigan and Preston but was struggling to find sufficient share subscriptions to start construction.
The directors considered abandoning the project but decided that an amalgamation with the WBR would be of benefit to both companies. Within a month the board of the WBR resolved to consolidate with the P&WR.
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North Union Railway
The North Union Railway was an early British railway company, operating two main routes, from Parkside to Preston and from Bolton Trinity Street to Preston, all in Lancashire. The northerly part of the routes sharing the line from Euxton to Preston.
The company was created in 1834 with the first parliamentary authorised railway amalgamation. The two companies amalgamated were the Wigan Branch Railway (WBR) and the Preston and Wigan Railway (P&WR). In 1844 the company acquired the Bolton and Preston Railway (B&PR).
The company operated independently until 1846, then under joint lease of London and North Western Railway (L&NWR) and Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) but continuing as an independent company until 1889.
In 1889 it was absorbed by the lessees with the line from Parkside to Euxton going to the L&NWR and the line from Euxton to Bolton (the former B&PR) being taken by the L&YR. The section from Euxton to Preston becoming jointly owned.
Most of the line eventually became part of the West Coast Main Line.
The Wigan Branch Railway obtained an act of Parliament, the Wigan Branch Railway Act 1830 (11 Geo. 4 & 1 Will. 4. c. lvi) on 29 May 1830 to build a line from the Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) near Parkside to Wigan. The act included a branch to the south of Wigan, the Springs branch, connecting to collieries in the district.
The Preston and Wigan Railway (P&WR) had been authorised by the Preston and Wigan Railway Act 1831 (1 Will. 4. c. lvi) in 1831 to construct a railway between Wigan and Preston but was struggling to find sufficient share subscriptions to start construction.
The directors considered abandoning the project but decided that an amalgamation with the WBR would be of benefit to both companies. Within a month the board of the WBR resolved to consolidate with the P&WR.