The Caledonian agreed to lay a second track, at the expense of the Water Trust, alongside its own single line from Broughton station to the point of divergence of the new railway. At first a northwards branch line at Broughton was planned to extract clay for sealing the reservoir, but this was later changed, and the material was imported from elsewhere.
The Caledonian agreed to add a second track, at the expense of the Water Trust, alongside its own single line from Broughton station to the point where the new railway diverged. Initially, a northwards branch line at Broughton was planned to extract clay for sealing the reservoir, but this was later altered, and the material was sourced elsewhere.