Y R ▁was ▁left ▁at ▁the ▁dis cret ion ▁of ▁both ▁companies . ▁ ▁Rel ations ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁companies ▁were , ▁therefore , ▁not ▁entirely ▁am ic able . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 3 ▁the ▁EL R ▁made ▁further ▁propos als ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁line ▁from ▁Cl if ton ▁to ▁S alf ord , ▁roughly ▁parallel ▁to ▁the ▁L & Y R ▁line , ▁however ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁an ▁agreement ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁companies ▁meant ▁that ▁the ▁Cl if ton ▁J unction ▁to ▁S alf ord ▁line ▁was ▁v ested ▁joint ly ▁in ▁both ▁companies . ▁ ▁Am alg am ation ▁had ▁been ▁discussed ▁since ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁by ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁parliament , ▁the ▁EL R ▁was ▁absor bed ▁by ▁the ▁L & Y R . ▁ ▁Cl os ure ▁and ▁legacy ▁▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁Be ech ing ▁A xe ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁EL R ' s ▁network ▁were ▁closed . ▁ ▁The ▁original ▁MB & R R ▁line ▁between ▁Cl if ton ▁J unction ▁and ▁B ury ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁( although ▁Rad cl iffe ▁Bridge ▁station ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ), ▁but ▁the ▁line ▁between ▁B ury ▁and ▁Raw ten st all ▁continued ▁to ▁serve ▁passengers ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁fre ight ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁ ▁This ▁section ▁is ▁now ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁East ▁Lanc ash