WARRINGTON POWER BOX
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Layout Period - 1974
Timetable Period - 1974-2012

LAYOUT
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Wigan Wallgate:- 
Based on 2008 remodelled layout and resignalling with a modern control panel fitted in Wigan Wallgate Signal Box.
There are 3 main routes and a bi-directional line linked to the West Coast Main Line.
The routes are to and from Southport, Manchester and Kirkby (Merseyside).

Wigan North Western :-
Based on 1974 layout having 4 Platforms and 2 bay Platforms.
This station serves trains to Manchester,Liverpool, Warrington Bank Quay, London, Birmingham, Preston, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Dallam Royal Mail Terminal :-
Based on 2001 new layout and new terminal building sited on the old Dallam freight sidings area.
Dallam Royal Mail Terminal is used exclusively by Royal Mail train services.
There are no passenger facilities, although locos and stock for RM services may be stabled in the RMT bay platforms.

Warrington Bank Quay :-
Based on the 1974 new signalling controlled from the powerbox sited opposite platform 1 which controls trains between Wigan North Western and Winsford and all lines in the area covered by this simulation except the Wigan Wallgate station area towards Southport and Kirkby which are covered by the Wigan Wallgate Signal box. 


Station Abbreviations
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WW    - Wigan Wallgate
WNW   - Wigan North Western
WBQ   - Warrington Bank Quay
NLW   - Newton-le-Willows
ELTWN - Earlestown
GWD   - Garswood

 STATION PLATFORM CAPACITY                    SIDINGS CAPACITY
 =========================                   ==================                              Platform/Number of coaches + 1 Engine.        Number of coaches + 1 Engine.
                                              For Class 6,7 & 8 trains, multiply
                                              the number of coaches by 3.                                                                                
   Wigan Wallgate                             Southport Up Carriage Sidings 1-3
  ======================                     ==================================
   1               8                                  1             4
   2               8                                  2             4 
                                                      3             1
   Wigan North Western                        Southport Down Carriage Siding
  ======================                     ================================
   1               8                                  -             7
   2               3 
   3               3
   4              12                            Arpley Loco Holding Sidings
   5              11                           =============================   
   6              13                                  1             9
   Warrington Bank Quay                               2             10
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   1              11 
   2              11                              Arpley Shunting Yard
   3              12                             ======================
   4              10                          Siding A - Arpley Extension Sidings
   4A              3                                     Old Side Exchange
                                                    
   Newton-le-Willows                          Siding B - Arpley Old Side
  ======================                                 Old Side Exchange
   1               4                                     Route to Down Arpley Branch
   2               4
   
   Earlestown
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   1               7
   2               4
   3               4
   4               6
   6               4
   
   Bryn & Garswood
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   1               3
   2               3
   
   Lea Green
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   1               4
   2               4
   
   St Helen's Junction
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   1               5
   2               5
  
  
No Electric Trains routes
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  Wigan Wallgate SB area
  Up & Dn Hindley
  Up & Dn Helsby
  Up & Dn St Helen
  Up & Dn Chat Moss to Parkside Junction
  Earlestown West Junction Up & Dn Chat Moss to Liverpool Lime Street
  Haydock Branch Line
  
Timing Points
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  Acton Grange Junction
  Parkside Junction
  Winwick Junction
  
Future Engineering work
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The WNW - Garswood - Liverpool route,the entire Chat Moss route and the WNW-Hindley lines are all due to be electrified within the next couple of years. The Chat Moss route between WNW and Manchester is already up and running.
   
* For timetable operations of this simulation see Timetables notes *
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Start up Photo
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The Photo is a view looking north with Virgin class 390 stopping at platform 3 to Glasgow Central and in the Background view is the Unilever soap factory 

Wishing many thanks to John and Team for the development Powerbox Simulations and PC-Rail Team for the testing of this Warrington BQ simulation.
   
   

  


