Northern Lines Manchester to Liverpool via the Cheshire Lines, including the WIDNES CENTRAL LoopNorthern Lines Manchester to Liverpool via the Cheshire Lines, including the WIDNES CENTRAL Loop 20. 95 by Adrian Hartless The Cheshire Lines Committee was a tripartite joint venture between the Great Central, Great Northern and Midland Railways which operated in the North West of England and was the largest jointly owned railway in the UK. Its main line between Manchester and Liverpool opened in 1873 and was an immediate success. The line was one of