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Footbridge across Elphin Brook behind the 'Shoulder of Mutton'. The wooden buildings housed Thornber's ducks.

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A temporary footbridge was constructed for use whilst the main bridge was being repaired.

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The wooden building straddling the river in the viaduct arch had at one time a cafe. The station platforms extended along the viaduct but also over hung it supported by the massive brackets seen here. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society…

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The station, south of the impressive Lockwood Viaduct, opened at the same time as the line in 1850. A small goods yard can just be made out on the far side of the road bridge.



Unusual features of the station were two stone carvings of trains…

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The station at the junction with the Holmfirth Branch opened with the line and the Branch in 1850. The Branch closed in 1959 but the station survived both the closure and the Beeching cuts of the 1960s. Like other intermediate stations on the line it…

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The station opened with the Branch in 1850 and was the only intermediate station on the Branch, which was less than two miles in length. The station closed to passengers in 1959 and to goods in 1965 with the closure of the Branch by which time the…

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Wortley Station between Penistone and Deepcar on the Sheffield – Manchester Woodhead line opened with the line in 1845. Seen here with a sizeable staff for a small station.



The station was close to Wortley Hall seat of the Earl of Wharncliffe, a…
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