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collapsed RMbox" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="float:right;clear:right;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:1em;empty-cells:show;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;background:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle, #f8f9fa);color:inherit;"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:#FFF;background:#27404E;text-align:center;padding:5px"><div><div style="white-space:nowrap;margin-right:55px;margin-left:55px;font-size:113.63636363636%">Ormskirk branch line</div></div> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="line-height:normal;padding:4px 5px"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="padding:0px 6px 6px"> <table class="nogrid routemap" style="font-size:107.95454545455%"> <tbody><tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="CONTg"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/BSicon_CONTg.svg/20px-BSicon_CONTg.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/BSicon_CONTg.svg/30px-BSicon_CONTg.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/BSicon_CONTg.svg/40px-BSicon_CONTg.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMd"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Main_Line" title="West Coast Main Line">West Coast Main Line</a></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="BHF"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_BHF.svg/20px-BSicon_BHF.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_BHF.svg/30px-BSicon_BHF.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/BSicon_BHF.svg/40px-BSicon_BHF.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMd"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">0:29</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Preston_railway_station" title="Preston railway station">Preston</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="ABZgl"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/BSicon_ABZgl.svg/20px-BSicon_ABZgl.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/BSicon_ABZgl.svg/30px-BSicon_ABZgl.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/BSicon_ABZgl.svg/40px-BSicon_ABZgl.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="dCONTfq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_dCONTfq.svg/10px-BSicon_dCONTfq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_dCONTfq.svg/15px-BSicon_dCONTfq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_dCONTfq.svg/20px-BSicon_dCONTfq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i><a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Main_Line" title="West Coast Main Line">West Coast Main Line</a></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="ABZgl+xl"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/BSicon_ABZgl%2Bxl.svg/20px-BSicon_ABZgl%2Bxl.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/BSicon_ABZgl%2Bxl.svg/30px-BSicon_ABZgl%2Bxl.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/BSicon_ABZgl%2Bxl.svg/40px-BSicon_ABZgl%2Bxl.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="dCONTfq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_dCONTfq.svg/10px-BSicon_dCONTfq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_dCONTfq.svg/15px-BSicon_dCONTfq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_dCONTfq.svg/20px-BSicon_dCONTfq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i><a href="/wiki/East_Lancashire_line" title="East Lancashire line">East Lancashire line</a></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="eHST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/BSicon_eHST.svg/20px-BSicon_eHST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/BSicon_eHST.svg/30px-BSicon_eHST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/BSicon_eHST.svg/40px-BSicon_eHST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMd"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Midge_Hall_railway_station" title="Midge Hall railway station">Midge Hall</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="eHST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/BSicon_eHST.svg/20px-BSicon_eHST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/BSicon_eHST.svg/30px-BSicon_eHST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/BSicon_eHST.svg/40px-BSicon_eHST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMd"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Cocker_Bar_railway_station" title="Cocker Bar railway station">Cocker Bar</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/20px-BSicon_HST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/30px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/40px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMd"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">0:13</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Croston_railway_station" title="Croston railway station">Croston</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/20px-BSicon_HST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/30px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/40px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMd"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">0:08</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Rufford_railway_station" title="Rufford railway station">Rufford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="ekABZg3"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/BSicon_ekABZg3.svg/20px-BSicon_ekABZg3.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/BSicon_ekABZg3.svg/30px-BSicon_ekABZg3.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/BSicon_ekABZg3.svg/40px-BSicon_ekABZg3.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMd"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i><a href="/wiki/Burscough_Curves" class="mw-redirect" title="Burscough Curves">Burscough Curves</a></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="ekABZq12; lCONTg@Gq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/BSicon_lCONTg%40Gq.svg/20px-BSicon_lCONTg%40Gq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/BSicon_lCONTg%40Gq.svg/30px-BSicon_lCONTg%40Gq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/BSicon_lCONTg%40Gq.svg/40px-BSicon_lCONTg%40Gq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="ekABZq12; lCONTg@Gq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/BSicon_ekABZq12.svg/20px-BSicon_ekABZq12.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/BSicon_ekABZq12.svg/30px-BSicon_ekABZq12.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/BSicon_ekABZq12.svg/40px-BSicon_ekABZq12.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="KRZo+xk34"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/BSicon_KRZo%2Bxk34.svg/20px-BSicon_KRZo%2Bxk34.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/BSicon_KRZo%2Bxk34.svg/30px-BSicon_KRZo%2Bxk34.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/BSicon_KRZo%2Bxk34.svg/40px-BSicon_KRZo%2Bxk34.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="dCONTfq"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_dCONTfq.svg/10px-BSicon_dCONTfq.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_dCONTfq.svg/15px-BSicon_dCONTfq.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/BSicon_dCONTfq.svg/20px-BSicon_dCONTfq.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><div class="RMsi"><i><a href="/wiki/Manchester%E2%80%93Southport_line" title="Manchester–Southport line">Manchester–Southport line</a></i></div> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="ekABZg+4"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/BSicon_ekABZg%2B4.svg/20px-BSicon_ekABZg%2B4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/BSicon_ekABZg%2B4.svg/30px-BSicon_ekABZg%2B4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/BSicon_ekABZg%2B4.svg/40px-BSicon_ekABZg%2B4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMd"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="HST"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/20px-BSicon_HST.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/30px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/BSicon_HST.svg/40px-BSicon_HST.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMd"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">0:04</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Burscough_Junction_railway_station" title="Burscough Junction railway station">Burscough Junction</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="RMl" colspan="2"> </td> <td class="RMl1"> </td> <td class="RMir"><div class="RM_"></div><div><div class="RMov"><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="STR; l-BHF; HUBa"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/BSicon_l-BHF.svg/20px-BSicon_l-BHF.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/BSicon_l-BHF.svg/30px-BSicon_l-BHF.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/BSicon_l-BHF.svg/40px-BSicon_l-BHF.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div><div class="RMic"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="STR; l-BHF; HUBa"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/BSicon_HUBa.svg/20px-BSicon_HUBa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/BSicon_HUBa.svg/30px-BSicon_HUBa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/BSicon_HUBa.svg/40px-BSicon_HUBa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span title="STR; l-BHF; HUBa"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/BSicon_STR.svg/20px-BSicon_STR.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/BSicon_STR.svg/30px-BSicon_STR.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/BSicon_STR.svg/40px-BSicon_STR.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="500" /></span></span></div></div><div class="RMd"></div> </td> <td class="RMr1"><div class="RMsi">0:00</div> </td> <td class="RMr" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Ormskirk_railway_station" title="Ormskirk railway station">Ormskirk</a> <div class="RMsi"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Merseyrail" title="Merseyrail"><img alt="Merseyrail" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Merseyrail_alternative_logo.svg/10px-Merseyrail_alternative_logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="12" 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template">edit</span></a></li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Ormskirk branch line</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Railway" class="mw-redirect" title="Railway">railway</a> line in <a href="/wiki/Lancashire" title="Lancashire">Lancashire</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>, running between <a href="/wiki/Preston,_Lancashire" title="Preston, Lancashire">Preston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ormskirk" title="Ormskirk">Ormskirk</a>. The train service is operated by <a href="/wiki/Northern_Trains" title="Northern Trains">Northern Trains</a>, who usually operate class 150, 156, and 158 units. The line is the northern section of the former <a href="/wiki/Liverpool,_Ormskirk_and_Preston_Railway" title="Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway">Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway</a>; the line from Ormskirk to Liverpool is now part of <a href="/wiki/Merseyrail" title="Merseyrail">Merseyrail</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Northern_Line_(Merseyrail)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Line (Merseyrail)">Northern Line</a>. Prior to the introduction of the 1970–71 London Midland Region timetable, it was a secondary main line from Liverpool to Scotland, Blackpool, and Yorkshire. From 4 May 1970, however, the line was severed at Ormskirk. With express trains eliminated, stopping services at the village stations en route were improved, and have retained a similar frequency to this day. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Signalling">Signalling</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ormskirk_branch_line&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Signalling"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The line is controlled by Preston Power Signal Box (PSB) from where it leaves the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_Main_Line" title="West Coast Main Line">West Coast Main Line</a> at Farington Curve Jn by Track Circuit Block signalling regulations until Midge Hall <a href="/wiki/Signal_box" class="mw-redirect" title="Signal box">signal box</a>. From here until Rufford signal box, the trains are signalled by Electric <a href="/wiki/Token_(railway_signalling)" title="Token (railway signalling)">Token</a> Block regulations, and from Rufford to Ormskirk the train is signalled by One Train Working (No Staff) regulations (previously worked as One Train Working With Train Staff until 2016). If at any time there is a problem with either the token machine or <a href="/wiki/Track_circuit" title="Track circuit">track circuits</a> showing occupied, then pilotman working must be implemented. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ormskirk_branch_line&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The line remained an important passenger artery into the 1960s, though freight had begun to disappear – the goods yards at Croston and Rufford closed around 1964, though that at Ormskirk remained active until 1969. Stopping passenger services were handed over to DMUs from the end of October 1965.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1969, the <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Transport" title="Secretary of State for Transport">Minister of Transport</a> <a href="/wiki/Richard_Marsh,_Baron_Marsh" title="Richard Marsh, Baron Marsh">Richard Marsh</a> refused to agree to <a href="/wiki/British_Railways" class="mw-redirect" title="British Railways">British Railways</a> request to withdraw local passenger services between Ormskirk and Preston, and to close the stations at <a href="/wiki/Burscough_Junction_railway_station" title="Burscough Junction railway station">Burscough Junction</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rufford_railway_station" title="Rufford railway station">Rufford</a> and <a href="/wiki/Croston_railway_station" title="Croston railway station">Croston</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The price for the reprieve of the intermediate stations though, was the line's future as a main line. From October 1969 stopping trains from Blackpool and Preston terminated at Ormskirk, and the last through trains from Liverpool to Preston ran on 3 May 1970. Services to and from East Lancashire via <a href="/wiki/Lostock_Hall_railway_station" title="Lostock Hall railway station">Lostock Hall</a> and Blackburn were also withdrawn from 6 October 1969, when the original <a href="/wiki/East_Lancashire_Railway_(1844%E2%80%931859)" title="East Lancashire Railway (1844–1859)">LO&PR</a> line via Moss Lane Junction and the curve hence to Todd Lane Junction closed to passenger traffic. All services henceforth ran via Farington Curve Junction and the WCML to reach Preston. The line was then singled with the removal of the old Down Main between Midge Hall and Ormskirk in the summer of 1970, and from Midge Hall to Preston in 1983. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Future">Future</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ormskirk_branch_line&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Future"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Class_777005_at_Lime_Street_Low_Level.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Class_777005_at_Lime_Street_Low_Level.jpg/220px-Class_777005_at_Lime_Street_Low_Level.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Class_777005_at_Lime_Street_Low_Level.jpg/330px-Class_777005_at_Lime_Street_Low_Level.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Class_777005_at_Lime_Street_Low_Level.jpg/440px-Class_777005_at_Lime_Street_Low_Level.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1397" data-file-height="828" /></a><figcaption>Class 777, Stadler, conducted battery-electric trials in <a href="/wiki/Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Liverpool_City_Region_Combined_Authority" title="Liverpool City Region Combined Authority">Liverpool City Region Combined Authority</a> announced in July 2021 that trials of a BEMU version their new <a href="/wiki/British_Rail_Class_777" title="British Rail Class 777">Class 777</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Merseyrail" title="Merseyrail">Merseyrail</a> network had shown that they were capable of travelling up to 20 miles (32 km) without a charge.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The battery-electric version of the Class 777 would allow the possibility of Merseyrail services from Liverpool to <a href="/wiki/Skelmersdale" title="Skelmersdale">Skelmersdale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wrexham" title="Wrexham">Wrexham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warrington" title="Warrington">Warrington</a>, <a href="/wiki/Preston,_Lancashire" title="Preston, Lancashire">Preston</a> and <a href="/wiki/Runcorn" title="Runcorn">Runcorn</a>, without full line electrification. </p><p>The reinstatement of the <a href="/wiki/Burscough_Curves" class="mw-redirect" title="Burscough Curves">Burscough Curves</a> has been proposed which would allow services to <a href="/wiki/Southport" title="Southport">Southport</a> from Preston and Liverpool via Ormskirk. This could be accompanied by the reopening of <a href="/wiki/Midge_Hall_railway_station" title="Midge Hall railway station">Midge Hall</a> station.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Preston – Ormskirk services were increased to hourly all day in May 2018 (apart from Sundays).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ormskirk_branch_line&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.derbysulzers.com/65.html">"1965"</a>. <i>BR/Sulzer Type 2 Classes 24 & 25</i>. 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