▁report ▁on ▁the ▁works . ▁ ▁However , ▁a ▁short age ▁of ▁workers ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 ▁( reflect ing ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁railway ▁construction ▁under way ▁at ▁that ▁time ) ▁meant ▁that ▁some ▁men ▁were ▁asked ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁Sund ays , ▁resulting ▁in ▁some ▁being ▁charged ▁with ▁breaking ▁the ▁S abb ath . ▁ ▁Further ▁difficulties ▁prompt ed ▁the ▁dismiss al ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁contract ors , ▁their ▁place ▁being ▁taken ▁by ▁John ▁War ing . ▁ ▁The ▁railway ▁ran ▁north ▁from ▁Cl if ton ▁through ▁a ▁cutting ▁at ▁Out wood . ▁ ▁This ▁required ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁about ▁ ▁of ▁earth . ▁ ▁It ▁then ▁passed ▁north - east ▁through ▁Rad cl iffe ▁Bridge ▁and ▁With ins ▁station , ▁and ▁from ▁there ▁into ▁B ury ▁Bol ton ▁street ▁station . ▁ ▁From ▁B ury , ▁it ▁ran ▁through ▁Summer se at , ▁R ams bottom , ▁St ub b ins ▁and ▁finally ▁to ▁Raw ten st all . ▁ ▁The ▁railway ▁clim bed ▁a ▁constant ▁gradient , ▁across ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁vi ad uct s , ▁t unn els , ▁c utt ings ▁and ▁emb ank ments , ▁one ▁of ▁which , ▁the ▁mile – long ▁section ▁from ▁R ams bottom ▁to ▁St ub b ins , ▁was ▁substantial . ▁ ▁The ▁ext ant ▁Cl if ton ▁Vi ad uct ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁cross ▁the ▁River ▁Ir well , ▁which ▁flow ed ▁ ▁below , ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁Manchester ▁Bol ton ▁& ▁B ury ▁Canal . ▁ ▁Its