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(moved from article to talk page by -- Snigbrook ^(talk) 17:45, 9 May 2008 (UTC)) reply

This is nonesense. There was never a station at Irwell Vale pre preservation. See The East Lancashire Railway by Martin Bairstow ISBN  1 871944 07 4 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.105.48.150 ( talk)

Irwell Vale is not listed in:

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN  978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC  60251199. OL  11956311M.

however Irwell Vale Siding is mentioned in:

• The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. ISBN  0-7153-5120-6.

It was described in 1904 as a Goods only station. Pyrotec ( talk) 19:35, 26 September 2008 (UTC) reply