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The only overlaps North of Weaver Junction as far as I'm aware are/were:
-Earlestown (Towards Liverpool from Manchester)
-Parkside Jn (towards Mancheater)
-Fylde Jn (towards Blackpool)
-At Carstairs, a short distance towards Edinburgh was also electrified, though that may have been to a straight termination, purely as a headshunt.
A short distance was wired at the following locations for loco changeovers:
-Carnforth (towards Barrow)
-Farington Jn (towards Lostock Hall Jn)
Don't know about signs, but there is no overrun towards Wallgate.
That phase of WCML electrification (1974) did not go in for overlaps, there was not one even towards Liverpool at Springs Branch.
I think the major one towards Manchester at Euxton Jn was the same.
The connections towards the L&Y route south of Wigan NW are only single track, and carried next to no traffic for many years.
The only overlaps North of Weaver Junction as far as I'm aware are/were:
-Earlestown (Towards Liverpool from Manchester)
-Parkside Jn (towards Mancheater)
-Fylde Jn (towards Blackpool)
-At Carstairs, a short distance towards Edinburgh was also electrified, though that may have been to a straight termination, purely as a headshunt.
A short distance was wired at the following locations for loco changeovers:
-Carnforth (towards Barrow)
-Farington Jn (towards Lostock Hall Jn)
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