Glazebrook East Junction–Skelton Junction line

On nationalisation it became part of the London Midland Region of British Railways in 1948 at the final demise of the CLC.

This short section of track from the still live passing loop at Glazebrook East Junction towards Cadishead on the original non-deviated line is permanently point locked.

To this day however this part of the line is intact but disused; the signal lamps at Skelton Junction remain powered red.

Also in 2005 this part of the track saw some work; vegetation clearance took place for the line to reopen for freight but this fell through.

In 2017, businessman Neil McArthur launched a campaign to reopen the line as a heritage railway,[6] with an adjoining footpath and cycle track.

[7] In January 2019, Campaign for Better Transport released a report identifying the line which was listed as Priority 2 for reopening.