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
Westhead Halt
(1906 - 1951)
Westhead Halt opened on July 1 1906 and was situated on the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway (LYR) Rainford Junction to Ormskirk line which had opened as a through route on March 1 1858
In 1907, a railmotor service was introduced onto the Ormskirk and Rainford Junction service and halts were opened on the line. Four years later in 1911 another halt was opened at Heys. With the introduction of the railmotor, the passenger service was increased and there were 19 trains in each direction Monday to Saturday. As with the services prior to the introduction of the railmotor there were connections with St Helens services at Rainford Junction
The LMS timetable for the summer of 1947 showed 14 trains to Ormskirk and 13 trains to Rainford Junction Monday to Saturday and 9 on Sundays
On June 18 1951 BR withdrew the passenger service between St Helens and Rainford Junction and closed all of the intermediate stations. They also closed the three halts on the Rainford Junction to Ormskirk line with Westhead seeing its last trains on June 16 1951. A passenger service continued to operated between Rainford Junction and Ormskirk calling at the Skelmersdale until it was axed on November 5 1956
Westhead Halt station was demolished but the bridge abutment and embankment are still in situ at west side of road
In 1907, a railmotor service was introduced onto the Ormskirk and Rainford Junction service and halts were opened on the line. Four years later in 1911 another halt was opened at Heys. With the introduction of the railmotor, the passenger service was increased and there were 19 trains in each direction Monday to Saturday. As with the services prior to the introduction of the railmotor there were connections with St Helens services at Rainford Junction
The LMS timetable for the summer of 1947 showed 14 trains to Ormskirk and 13 trains to Rainford Junction Monday to Saturday and 9 on Sundays
On June 18 1951 BR withdrew the passenger service between St Helens and Rainford Junction and closed all of the intermediate stations. They also closed the three halts on the Rainford Junction to Ormskirk line with Westhead seeing its last trains on June 16 1951. A passenger service continued to operated between Rainford Junction and Ormskirk calling at the Skelmersdale until it was axed on November 5 1956
Westhead Halt station was demolished but the bridge abutment and embankment are still in situ at west side of road
