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
White Moss Level Crossing Halt
(1907 - 1951)
In 1907, a railmotor service was introduced onto the Ormskirk and Rainford Junction service and a halt was opened at White Moss Level Crossing to serve it
The halt was located on the south side of the level crossing and consisted of only short low level platforms
With the introduction of the railmotor the passenger service between Ormskirk and Rainford Junction was intensified 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 passenger service was reduced during the Second World War and at the end of hostilities, the passenger service did not recover to its pre-war levels when the LMS summer timetable for 1947 showed 13 trains in each direction Monday to Saturday. On Sundays there were 7 up and 8 down services but there were no trains from Rainford Junction to St Helens on Sundays
On June 18 1951 BR withdrew the passenger service between St Helens and Rainford Junction and closing all of the intermediate stations on that line and all of the halts on the Rainford Junction to Ormskirk line
The line remained open for freight services until September 16 1961 when the section between White Moss Crossing and Bushey Junction was closed but goods services continued to run between Ormskirk and White Moss Crossing until November 1963
The site of White Moss Level Crossing Halt was later lost under the course of the M58 motorway
The halt was located on the south side of the level crossing and consisted of only short low level platforms
With the introduction of the railmotor the passenger service between Ormskirk and Rainford Junction was intensified 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 passenger service was reduced during the Second World War and at the end of hostilities, the passenger service did not recover to its pre-war levels when the LMS summer timetable for 1947 showed 13 trains in each direction Monday to Saturday. On Sundays there were 7 up and 8 down services but there were no trains from Rainford Junction to St Helens on Sundays
On June 18 1951 BR withdrew the passenger service between St Helens and Rainford Junction and closing all of the intermediate stations on that line and all of the halts on the Rainford Junction to Ormskirk line
The line remained open for freight services until September 16 1961 when the section between White Moss Crossing and Bushey Junction was closed but goods services continued to run between Ormskirk and White Moss Crossing until November 1963
The site of White Moss Level Crossing Halt was later lost under the course of the M58 motorway
