Index
- St Helens to Ormskirk Home
- St Helens 3rd
- St Helens Central
- Gerards Bridge
- Moss Bank
- Crank Halt
- Old Mill Lane
- Rookery 1st
- Rookery 2nd
- Rainford Village
- Rainford Junction
- Heys Crossing Halt
- White Moss Halt
- Skelmersdale
- Westhead Halt
- Ormskirk
Gerards Bridge
(1858 - 1905)
Gerards Bridge opened on February 1 1858 as one of the original stations on the line between St Helens and Rainford Junction which was extended to Ormskirk
The booking office was west of the line which was at first single-track and there were no goods facilities until November 1869
Gerards Bridge was initially served by 4 trains per day in each direction between St Helens and Rainford Junction
In 1890 the line was doubled and Gerards Bridge received a second platform for trains towards St Helens whilst the original platform served Rainford trains. The St Helens platform had a simple waiting shelter. The December 1895 timetable showed 6 trains to Rainford Junction and 5 to St Helens Monday to Friday and on Saturdays there was an extra train in each direction but no trains called at Gerards Bridge on Sundays
Gerards Bridge was not a long-term success and, with the exception of the experimental first Rookery station, became the first on the line to close on August 1 1904 but passenger trains continued to pass through the site of the Gerards Bridge station until the line was closed in 1951. Through and local freight continued until 1964 and the local carrying of sand continued until 1967 when the line was cut back to Pilkington Sidings and Pilkingtons continued to receive freight until the last reported movement of bulk oil tanks in 1998
The track remains in situ and mounds of earth indicate the location of the southbound platform
The booking office was west of the line which was at first single-track and there were no goods facilities until November 1869
Gerards Bridge was initially served by 4 trains per day in each direction between St Helens and Rainford Junction
In 1890 the line was doubled and Gerards Bridge received a second platform for trains towards St Helens whilst the original platform served Rainford trains. The St Helens platform had a simple waiting shelter. The December 1895 timetable showed 6 trains to Rainford Junction and 5 to St Helens Monday to Friday and on Saturdays there was an extra train in each direction but no trains called at Gerards Bridge on Sundays
Gerards Bridge was not a long-term success and, with the exception of the experimental first Rookery station, became the first on the line to close on August 1 1904 but passenger trains continued to pass through the site of the Gerards Bridge station until the line was closed in 1951. Through and local freight continued until 1964 and the local carrying of sand continued until 1967 when the line was cut back to Pilkington Sidings and Pilkingtons continued to receive freight until the last reported movement of bulk oil tanks in 1998
The track remains in situ and mounds of earth indicate the location of the southbound platform
