Robins Lane Halt railway station

Robins Lane Halt was a short-lived railway station which served the south of St Helens, England. The unstaffed Halt was on the short "Fast Lines" otherwise known as "The Passenger Lines" which ran from the St Helens to Widnes line at Sutton Oak Junction to the Manchester to Liverpool line next to St Helens Junction station.

1. History

In modern parlance the halt was opened by the LMS on a "use it or lose it" basis on 12 October 1936. Revenues failed to live up to hopes and it duly closed, less than two years later, on 26 September 1938. Frequent trains continued to pass through the site of the halt, running between St Helens Shaw St (as it then was) and St Helens Junction until they were withdrawn on 14 June 1965. The Fast Lines themselves were closed on 2 March 1969 and have been lifted.

1. References


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Tolson, J M (1983), The St Helens Railway, Its Rivals and Successors, The Oakwood Press, ISBN 978-0-85361-292-6, OL 64

1. External links

"Disused Stations". Subterranea Britannica. The station site on an 1888-1913 Overlay OS Map via National Library of Scotland] The History of Transport in Sutton via Sutton Beauty the station on a 1948 OS Map via npe maps The station and line overlain on OS maps via Rail Maps Online

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Sutton, St Helens

Sutton is an area of St Helens, in Merseyside, England, and a ward of the metropolitan borough of the same name. The population of the ward taken at the 2011 census was 12,003. Historically within Lancashire, it is one of the four townships along with Eccleston, Parr and Windle that formed the municipal borough of St Helens in 1868.

Neighbourhood

All Saints' Church, St Helens

All Saints' Church is in Ellamsbridge Road, Sutton, Merseyside, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Saint Helens, the archdeaconry of Warrington, and the diocese of Liverpool. Its benefice is united with those of St Nicholas, Sutton, and St Michael and All Angels, Sutton, to form the Sutton Team. The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.

Church Landmark

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Sutton Oak railway station

Sutton Oak railway station served the southern area of St Helens, England. The station was on the central section of the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway which was later absorbed by the London and North Western Railway.

Landmark Train

512 m

Hays Chemicals

Hays Chemicals had a factory in the Sutton area of St Helens, England. The factory was controversial, locally, for actual and feared escapes of toxic chemicals. The factory was the last customer to use the remains of the St Helens and Runcorn Gap Railway's original main line. Trains accessed the factory from the north, leaving the Liverpool to Wigan Line at St Helens Central Station Junction and travelling through Peasley Cross. In its final years the tracks south of the factory had been lifted. Hays closed in April 2002. Trains continued until 27 September of that year. The factory has since been levelled. The track was left in place after closure. At August 2015 it was plainly visible heading away southeast from the south end of St Helens Central, though pallisade fencing crosses the line.

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