Volume five of John Swift’s layout plans of the 1950s sees us further north on the lines of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. The west Lancashire area includes the joint lines on the Fylde then the lines west of the west coast main line southward to Southport and Liverpool. From there the we pass through Wigan to Lostock and the west end of Manchester Victoria.

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This is an A4 card covered book with, generally, more than 1 diagram per page.