Goods Train and Banker, Copy Pit Line, Nr Todmorden - TAS001132
Goods Train, Railway line, Steam engine
Date and location unknown but probably the Copy Pit Line between Todmorden and Burnley. The steep gradient of the line necessitated heavy goods trains to be banked up it, that is a loco at the back to push.
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2014-09-29T19:12:10
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View over Todmorden - TAL00494
Buildings, Goods Train, Mills, Todmorden
Todmorden postcards. AN 69927720
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Walsden, Todmorden - RDA00101
Bridge, Building, Chimney, Chimneys, Churches & Chapels, Footbridge, Goods Train, Houses, LYR, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, Mill, Mills, Railway, Railway Wagons, Railway station, Railways, Signal box, Steam Loco, Steam engine, Walsden
A west bound goods train approaching Walsden Station. The station opened in 1845 and closed in 1961.
A new station with ‘bus stop’ style shelters was opened in 1990 but slightly to the east of the footbridge seen here to the right.
Rene Dawson
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1900s
Rene Dawson
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Railway at Mytholmroyd - WAO00201
Goods Train, Mytholmroyd, Places, Railway, Railway station, Railways, Steam Loco, Steam engine
Eastbound goods train.
N Coates
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Wayne Ogden
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Railway at Mytholmroyd - WAO00198
Diesel Engine, Goods Train, Railway, Railway Wagons, Railways
A diesel hauled goods train heading west.
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Wayne Ogden
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Goods Train at Thistle Bottom, Hebden Bridge - ALC04491
Charlestown, Goods Train, Oakville Road, Railway, Railway line, Railways, Steam train, Street Names, Thistle Bottom
The railway track has been straightened, but the line of the infamous Charlestown curve can clearly be seen. Oakville Road is on the right.
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Formerly AT473.
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Mytholmroyd Station - LYR00198
Gas Lamp, Goods Train, LYR, Mytholmroyd, Mytholmroyd Station, People, People at Work, Places, Railway, Railway Porter, Railway station, Railways, Signal box, Station, Station Building, Station Canopies, Station Platform, Steam engine, Steam loco, Train
LYRS 4578 - 1951. General view of the platforms, buildings and canopy looking east. Only the canopy and adjacent building now survive but disused and passenger facilities are bus-stop style shelters on each platform. The station was de-staffed in 1985.
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Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Society
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1951, 1950s
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Goods Train between Luddendenfoot and Sowerby Bridge - LYR00182
Catholic Church, Church, Churches & Chapels, Churches_&_Chapels, Embankment, Goods Train, Goods Wagons, Hughes 0-8-0, Luddendenfoot, Minster, Railway, Railway Signals, Railway Wagons, Railway station, Railways, Semaphore Signals, Sowerby Tunnel, Steam engine, Steam loco, Telegraph Pole
LYRS 1442 - Hughes 0-8-0 Number 1357 heading a goods train between Luddendenfoot and Sowerby Tunnel. To the right of the funnel, St Walburga's Catholic Church on Burnley Road is just visible.
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Copley Viaduct and Bridge. - LYR00158
Copley, Copley Viaduct, Goods Train, LYR, Milner Royd Junction, Places, Railway, Railways, River, River Calder, Steam engine, Steam loco, Train, Viaduct
LYRS 3561 - Copley Viaduct climbing up to Copley Station and Halifax with bridge over the River Calder on the Calder Valley Main Line in LMS period with a goods or coal train heading west towards Milner Royd Junction.
Unknown
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Sowerby Bridge - Goods Yard and Locomotive Depot. - LYR00122
Buildings, Coaling Stage, Flour Mill, Goods Depot, Goods Train, Goods Yard, Grain Warehouse, LYR, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, Locomotive, Locomotive depot, Mill, Mills, Railway, Railway Sidings, Railway Wagons, Railway station, Railways, Sidings, Sowerby Bridge, Sowerby Bridge Station, Station, Steam engine, Steam loco, Water Tank
LYRS 2777n -1937. Sowerby Bridge - general view of track formation, loco depot, Goods Yard and West Signal Box taken from the top of Sowerby Tunnel.
Sowerby Bridge was the main operating centre for the Upper Calder Valley with a large engine and rolling stock depot where several locomotives were based. The area is now an industrial estate although the base of the coaling stage has been built into one industrial unit and Tesco now stands on the site of the Goods Depot. The engine shed and the yards were dismantled following closure in 1964.
Sowerby Bridge was the main operating centre for the Upper Calder Valley with a large locomotive depot where several engines were based. The area is now an industrial estate although the base of the coaling stage has been built into one industrial unit and Tesco now stands on the right hand site of the Goods Depot. The engine shed and the yards were dismantled following closure in 1964.
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1930s
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Charlestown - Train at Thistle Bottom. - LLG00134
Buildings, Callis, Callis Mill, Charlestown, Field, Goods Train, Houses, Mill, Mills, Moorland, Places, Railway, Railway Wagons, Railways, Rochdale Canal, Steam engine, Steam loco, Tow Path, Train
The track to left of train is the site of the infamous curve. It was the cause of many accidents over the years including a serious derailment in 1912 with several casualities including three fatalities. The detached house in the foreground is called Beaumont, and is reputed to be the first house in the area to have a swimmimg pool. Formerly Ref: AT473
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1910s
AT473
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Luddendenfoot Water Troughs 1938. - JCA00302
Goods Train, Goods Wagons, LYR, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, Locomotive, Mill, Railway, Railways, Steam Loco, Steam engine, Water Troughs
Goods train hauled tender first over the water troughs between Luddendenfoot and Sowerby Tunnel.
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