Portsmouth Station near Todmorden - TAS001135
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Station staff posing for the camera. Date unknown but probably early 20th century looking up the line towards Burnley. The crossover on the level crossing was lifted by the time the station closed in 1958.
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Portsmouth Station near Todmorden in the Snow - TAS001134
Level Crossing, Platform, Portsmouth Station, Railway, Railway Signals, Railway station, Railways, Snow, Todmorden
No sign of any activity and the snow pristine white so possibly taken after closure in 1958.
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Stansfield Hall Junction, Todmorden - TAS001105
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Originally known as White Platts Junction, the line to the right goes into Todmorden Station and that to the left joins the Manchester & Leeds Railway at Hallroyd Junction to continue into Yorkshire. Between the two lines is the 'Todmorden Triangle'.
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Greenfield Station. LNWR Huddersfield – Manchester Line - DNT00286
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One of several stations in the civil parish of Saddleworth which, although on the western slopes of the South Pennines, was in the West Riding of Yorkshire up until local government re-organisation in 1974 when it passed to Greater Manchester. It is the only one of those stations to have survived the Beeching axe in 1968.
The station, seen here in 1954 looking in the Huddersfield direction, opened with the line in 1849. It was unaffected by the widening of the line in the mid-1890s as there wasn’t enough room alongside the existing double tracks and instead a loop line, the Micklehurst Loop, was built by the LNWR between Diggle and Stalybridge with its own intermediate stations.
As mentioned the station survived the Beeching axe but lost its buildings and passenger facilities until a new ticket office, waiting areas, toilets were opened in Spring 2009 with step-free access to the Manchester-bound platform but the Huddersfield-bound one can only be reached by a footbridge.
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Saddleworth Station. LNWR Huddersfield – Manchester Line - DNT00285
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One of several stations in the civil parish of Saddleworth which, although on the western slopes of the South Pennines, was in the West Riding of Yorkshire up until local government re-organisation in 1974 when it passed to Greater Manchester.
The station which is seen here about1900 had opened with the line in 1849. It was unaffected by the widening of the line in the mid-1890s as there wasn’t enough room alongside the existing double tracks. Instead a loop line, the Micklehurst Loop, was built by the LNWR between Diggle and Stalybridge with its own intermediate stations.
The station was closed in 1968 and the station building, seen here on the left, was converted into a private house and the remaining buildings and platforms demolished.
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Slaithwaite Station, LNWR Huddersfied – Manchester Line - DNT00282
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Slaithwaite Station like other stations on the LNWR’s Huddersfield Manchester line along the Colne Valley opened with the line in 1849; it was enlarged in the mid-1890s when the line was increased from two to four tracks. It is seen here with well maintained platforms at an unknown date, but probably pre-1948 Nationalisation, or even earlier. The LNWR’s ringed semaphore signal on the slow lines does not appear on 1960s photos nor does the foot/barrow crossing but those later photos do show a standard semaphore signal at the end of the island platform. A steam locomotive is just discernible through the haze approaching the fast lines platforms.
The line reverted to double track in the mid-1960s and the station was closed under the Beeching axe in 1968 and the station buildings subsequently demolished and the platforms lifted. A new station was built on the site opening in 1982 with two platforms and bus stop style shelters.
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Queensbury Station - DNT00229
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An unusual triangular station built by the GNR in 1879 with buildings on all three platforms at the junctions of the Bradford – Halifax (GNR route), Bradford – Keighley and Halifax - Keighley lines, seen here the Halifax – Keighley platform early 20th century; it closed to passengers in 1955 as did the lines which then closed fully by 1965.
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Earby Station - DNT00183
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The station on the section of the Leeds & Bradford Extension Railway between Skipton and Colne opened 1848 with the line. On the Colne side of the station was the junction for the Barnoldswick Branch. The station was closed in 1970 at the same time as the line between Skipton and Colne but there is a campaign to get the line re-opened.
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Greetland Station, Nr. Halifax - DNT00118
Bridge, Calder Valley, Chimneys, Footbridge, Greetland, LYR, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, M&LR, Manchester & Leeds Railway, Places, Platform, Railway, Railway Signals, Railway junction, Railway station, Railways, Signal Gantry, Stainland Branch, Station, Station Building, Station Canopies, Station Platform, Telegraph Pole, Water Tower
The station on the M&LR’s Calder Valley Main Line was originally known as North Dean. It was opened in July 1844 on completion of the M&LR’s Halifax Branch which ran from a junction at North Dean up to a terminus station at Shaw Syke, south of Halifax town centre.
The view here is looking down the line towards Elland Tunnel and the Stainland Branch junction was just beyond the white picket fence in the far centre of the photo. The left hand track running off bottom right is the junction for the steeply graded line up to Halifax.
The station closed in September 1962 but the junction remains in use.
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Bus on Burnley Road, Todmorden - TAS00132
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North Street, between the Town Hall and the viaduct, Todmorden. The building underneath the arch housed road salt. Note the train on the viaduct.
Bus number 2, registration number C-1503 and with its replacement single deck body following an accident at LobbMill, passes the old Black Swan Inn on Burnley Road.
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Braithwaite Station 1948 - TAL00289
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Roomfield School outing. AN 34131789
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1948
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The Railway Line, Dobroyd, Todmorden, 1972 - TNC00139
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Thomas Newell
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Crow Nest, Hebden Bridge. - KEC00349
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With nationalisation of the gas industry in 1949 the Hebden Royd's municipal gas works ere closed and subsequently demolishes as seen here. The 57ft chimney was left standing until 1956 when "carefully" brought down because of the gas mains under the nearby surface. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive.
Colin Smith commented: My understanding is that my grandfather, Fredrick Smith, was once the manager or supervisor / foreman of these gas works.
He died at Leeds Infirmary, after contracting cancer - at the time believed to be because of injuries sustained having fallen off some staging at the works.
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Hebden Bridge
Todmorden Viaduct. - ALC00459
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Viaduct over Burnley Road and market early 20th century. .
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Todmorden Station. - ALC00458
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The station looking east in L&YR days. The canopies have all now gone along with the platform building on the left and the goods siding which is now the station car park.
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Mytholmroyd - West bound train c1908 - ALC00457
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A westbound train, headed by an Aspinall 4-4-2, departing from Mytholmroyd Station pre-First World War. It is running on the 'slow' lines which would have been unusual for an express train, possibly due to the 'fast' line being recently re-ballasted. The track was quadrupled over this section about 1906 but has now reverted to double track. The 'up' platform and signal box visible to the left of the engine with the unusual storeyed station building opposite.
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Train leaving Mytholmroyd Station, c1908 - ALC00214
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An Aspinall 4-4-2 'High-Flyer' heading a passenger train towards Hebden Bridge. This section of track had been quadrupled in 1906.
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Liversedge Station pre 1884/5. - LYR00306
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LYRS2740. The Spen Valley Line connecting Mirfield on the Calder Valley Main Line with Low Moor opened in July 1848 and the line between Low Moor and Bradford opened in May 1850. The first station seen here looking towards Low Moor opened at the same time as the line but was re-built in 1884/5. The station and line closed in 1965 and the track bed now forms the Spen Valley Greenway.
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Littleborough Station - looking south west 1965. - LYR00294
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LYRS 6689 - From the 'Down' platform looking across to the 'up' platform. The signal box and the platform buildings seen here have been demolished. Passenger facilities are reduced to not very satisfactory shelters given the exposed position of the station on an embankment.
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Littleborough Station - 1965 General view looking North East - LYR00289
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LYRS 6682 - Looking from the 'up' Manchester Platform across to the 'down' Leeds Platform. The buildings on the 'up' platform have been demolished and those on the 'down' platform not in use for rail users; on both platforms there are now not very weather proof shelters.
The first station was opened here in July 1839 by the Manchester & Leeds Railway and was the terminus of the line from Manchester until the line was opened throughout in March 1841.
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Todmorden Station Warehouse - LYR00269
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LYRS 2805 - The now demolished warehouse viewed from across the track.
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Todmorden Viaduct and General View. - LYR00264
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LYRS 8705 - Late 1960s. General view across the viaduct looking north east towards the junction with the Stansfield Curve beyond the signal box.
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Todmorden Station Looking North East 1950. - LYR00258
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LYRS 4339 - General view of the platforms, buildings and canopies with a siding behind the 'down' platform. The siding has gone as have the canopies, most of the buildings and the water tank.
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Todmorden Station c.1910. - LYR00251
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LYRS 2795 - This was the third station on the site and dates from 1881. Seen here in about 1910 looking west with Dobroyd Castle on the hillside. On the right the ‘down’ side warehouse and the carriages in the left hand bay would have formed a Burnley train crossing over the line from Leeds and down to the Stansfield Curve. The bay has now been filled in and the buildings on the right and all canopies have been demolished.
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2012-05-11T15:14:59Z
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Todmorden Station General View - LYR00250
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LYRS 2793n - Date unknown but in LYR days pre-1922 The Goods Yard is now the Station Car Park and the canopies and signals as well as the buildings on the left hand platform have now all gone. Cross Stone Church on the skyline
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2012-05-10T13:58:46Z
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