{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/network-rail-ordsall-chord-order-2015/schedule-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/network-rail-ordsall-chord-order-2015/schedule-1.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/780",
  "legislation_title": "The Network Rail (Ordsall Chord) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/network-rail-ordsall-chord-order-2015",
  "path": "schedule/1",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "SCHEDULED WORKS",
  "text": "Work No. 1 — A railway comprising an elevated chord, 1,183 metres in length, commencing at a point on the Bolton Lines railway (on the existing Castlefield Manchester, South Junction & Altrincham Railway viaduct (“Castlefield MSJ&AR viaduct”)) 21 metres north-west of the bridge carrying that railway over Potato Wharf, passing north-west over Water Street, the 1830 Viaduct, Prince’s Bridge (to be removed), the River Irwell and over the Trinity Way, tying into the east side of the existing Middlewood Liverpool & Manchester Railway viaduct (“Middlewood L&MR viaduct”) carrying the Chat Moss Lines and terminating at a point on that railway 20 metres north-east of Bury Street.\nWork No. 1 includes—\n(i) a viaduct including a bridge over the River Irwell, a bridge over Water Street replacing the existing single span Cast Iron bridge and a new deck on the Middlewood L&MR viaduct at DSE 146(19A) and partial demolition of the viaduct where the new chord ties in;\n(ii) widening of the Castlefield MSJ&AR viaduct on its north-eastern side;\n(iii) strengthening and overstraddling of the existing 1830 Viaduct;\n(iv) widening of the Middlewood L&MR viaduct on its eastern side; and\n(v) placing of piers of the proposed viaduct and safety barriers in Trinity Way and the placing of bridge abutments in Water Street.\nWork No. 2 — A railway 300 metres in length, being a realignment of the Bolton Lines railway commencing at a point on that railway 20 metres south-east of Potato Wharf passing north-westwards and terminating at a point 21 metres south-east of Trinity Way.\nWork No. 2 includes the widening of the Castlefield MSJ&AR viaduct on its south-west side and a bridge over Water Street replacing the existing single span Cast Iron bridge.\nWork No. 3 — A railway 914 metres in length being a realignment of the Chat Moss Lines railway commencing on that railway at a point north of Trinity Way passing north-eastwards and terminating 43 metres south-west of Bury Street.\nWork No. 3 includes the widening of the existing Middlewood L&MR viaduct on its north-western side and a new deck over the existing arch at DSE 146(19A).",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 in force at 21.4.2015, see art. 1"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 in force at 21.4.2015, see art. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/780/schedule/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:41:39.009602+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}