Cheshire Lines Committee

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The Cheshire Lines Committee was a joint railway company in England that operated and managed a network of lines primarily in the northwest, including routes around Liverpool and Manchester, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf joint railway committee
railway company
country United Kingdom
formedBy Great Northern Railway
Manchester Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Midland Railway
gauge standard gauge
headquartersLocation Liverpool
historicalSignificance major alternative route provider to dominant regional railways
industry rail transport
networkCharacteristic branch lines
main line routes
notableRoute Cheshire Lines main line
Liverpool Central to Manchester Central line
Liverpool to Manchester route
Liverpool to Southport line
Manchester to Sheffield route
operatedIn Cheshire
England
Lancashire
North West England
Yorkshire
operatingPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
ownershipStructure jointly owned by multiple pre-grouping railway companies
primaryFunction freight transport
passenger transport
railwayType heavy rail
regionSpecialization northwest England
linked to: North West England
regulatoryStatus joint committee of owning railways
servedArea Cheshire plain
linked to: Cheshire Plain

Manchester region
Mersey region
Trans-Pennine corridor
servedCity Chester
Hull
Liverpool
Manchester
Sheffield
Southport
Stockport
Warrington
successorCompany London Midland and Scottish Railway
London and North Eastern Railway
transportMode railway
usedTraction steam locomotives

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Hough Green railway station originalOperator Cheshire Lines Committee
Hough Green railway station preGroupingCompany Cheshire Lines Committee
Warrington Central openedBy Cheshire Lines Committee
Warrington Central originalCompany Cheshire Lines Committee
Runcorn East railway station locatedOnRoute Cheshire Lines Committee route
linked to: Cheshire Lines Committee
Warrington Central railway station openedBy Cheshire Lines Committee
Warrington Central railway station originalCompany Cheshire Lines Committee
Warrington Central railway station preGroupingCompany Cheshire Lines Committee
Trafford Park railway station originalCompany Cheshire Lines Committee
Urmston railway station originalCompany Cheshire Lines Committee
Urmston railway station locatedOn Cheshire Lines Committee route
linked to: Cheshire Lines Committee
Irlam railway station formerOperator Cheshire Lines Committee
Timperley tram stop formerRailwayCompany Cheshire Lines Committee
Brooklands tram stop formerRailwayCompany Cheshire Lines Committee
Hale railway station preGroupingCompany Cheshire Lines Committee
Padgate railway station originalCompany Cheshire Lines Committee
Sankey for Penketh railway station originalOperator Cheshire Lines Committee
Northwich railway station originalOperator Cheshire Lines Committee
Mouldsworth railway station openedBy Cheshire Lines Committee
Glazebrook railway station originalOperator Cheshire Lines Committee
Sale tram stop formerRailwayOperator Cheshire Lines Committee
West Derby railway station (former) originalOperator Cheshire Lines Committee
West Derby railway station (former) openedBy Cheshire Lines Committee
Cheshire Lines main line operator Cheshire Lines Committee
Cheshire Lines main line partOf Cheshire Lines Committee network
linked to: Cheshire Lines Committee
Liverpool Central formerOperator Cheshire Lines Committee
Liverpool Central railway station formerOperator Cheshire Lines Committee
Mossley Hill railway station originalOperator Cheshire Lines Committee
Cressington railway station originalCompany Cheshire Lines Committee
Aigburth railway station originalCompany Cheshire Lines Committee
Otterspool railway station originalCompany Cheshire Lines Committee
Otterspool railway station preGroupingCompany Cheshire Lines Committee