ðɪs lˈaɪn wʌzɐ bˈɪzi fɹˈeɪt ˈɑːɹɾɚɹi bˌʌt ɪn pɹˈiːɡɹˈuːpɪŋ dˈeɪz wʌz ˈɔːlsoʊ jˈuːzd baɪ ðə dʒˌiːdˌʌbəljˌuːˈɑːɹ tə ɹˈʌn ɛkspɹˈɛsᵻz ˈɔːl ðə wˈeɪ tə mˈæntʃɛstɚ lˈʌndən ɹˈoʊd ɔːlbˈiːɪt jˈuːzɪŋ ɹˈʌnɪŋ ɹˈaɪts ˌoʊvɚ ðɪ ˌɛlˌɛndˌʌbəljˌuːˈɑːɹ nˈɔːɹθ ʌv nˈæntwɪtʃ.
This line was a busy freight artery but in pre-grouping days was also used by the GWR to run expresses all the way to Manchester London Road (albeit using running rights over the LNWR north of Nantwich).