Weaver Junction

Weaver Junction

Weaver Junction is a railway junction on the West Coast Main Line (WCML). It connects Ditton to the WCML via Runcorn Railway Bridge and opened on 1 April 1869. Trains bound for Liverpool from London diverge from the WCML at this junction. Weaver Junction is the oldest flying junction in Britain. [cite book | last =Marshall | first =John | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =The Guinness Book of Rail Facts and Feats |edition=2nd | publisher =Guinness Superlatives | date =1975 | location =Enfield | pages =65 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn =900424 33 8 ]

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