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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Greetland Station. - NGH00122
Carriages, LMS, LYR, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, M&LR, Manchester & Leeds Railway, Platform, Railway, Railway junction, Railway station, Railways, Sidings, Stainland Branch, Station, Station Approach, Station Platform
Probably after the station’s closure in September 1962. Viewed looking down the line and on the right part of the up platform and behind it carriages in a siding. Beyond the carriages is the disconnected junction and track bed of the Stainland Branch which had closed in September 1959. On the left a walker on the station approach road.
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West Vale, Nr Halifax. - TWA00120
Halifax, Railway, Railway Viaduct, Railways, Stainland Branch, Tom Walker
On the branch from Greetland on the Calder Valley Main Line upto Holywell Green and Stainland. The line closed to passenger traffic in the 1920s and to goods in 1958.
Tom Walker
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1960 , 1960s
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West Vale, Nr Halifax. - TWA00119
Halifax, Places, Railway, Railway bridge over Stainland Road, Railways, Stainland Branch, Tom Walker, West Vale
On the branch from Greetland on the Calder Valley Main Line upto Holywell Green and Stainland. The line closed to passenger traffic in the 1920s and to goods in 1958.
Tom Walker
Olwen Forest
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1960 , 1960s
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Railway Bridge at West Vale Nr Halifax. - TWA00118
Bridge, Halifax, Railway, Railway Viaduct, Railways, Stainland Branch, Tom Walker
On the branch from Greetland on the Calder Valley Main Line up to Holywell Green and Stainland. The line closed to passenger traffic in the 1920s and to goods in 1958.
This bridge takes the branch line over Stainand Road at West Vale. Onecliffe Mill is on the left and the houses on the right are Queen Street.
Tom Walker
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Stainland Branch - West Vale Station. - LYR00151
LYR, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, Places, Railmotor, Railway, Railway station, Railways, Stainland Branch, Station, Station Building, Station Canopies, Station Platform, Steam engine, Steam loco, Tank Engine, Train, West Vale
LYRS 2596 - West Vale Station in LMS days with a Halifax bound Railmotor. Unusually for a small station it had stone buildings on both platforms. This Railmotor LMS No. 10614 has a double bogie in addition to its articulated coach, quite a load to take uphill to Halifax.
The Stainland Branch left the Calder Valley Main Line at Greetland and opened in 1875 up to near Brookroyd Mills at Holywell Green, whose owners, the Shaws, had influenced the line’s construction. Although less than two miles long it was heavily engineered with two substantial stone viaducts; West Vale 13 arches and Holywell Green 14 arches. Despite in 1907 the introduction of Railmotors the Branch was unable to cope first with competition from electric trams and then from motor buses and closed to passengers in 1929 and fully in 1959.
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Stainland Branch - West Vale Station. - LYR00150
Hughes 0-4-0RM, LYR, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, Places, Railmotor, Railway, Railway station, Railways, Stainland Branch, Station, Station Building, Station Canopies, Station Platform, Steam engine, Steam loco, Tank Engine, Train, West Vale
LYRS 2595 - Hughes 0-4-0RM No 4 at West Vale Station. An intermediate Station on the Stainland Branch.
The Stainland Branch left the Calder Valley Main Line at Greetland and opened in 1875 up to near Brookroyd Mills at Holywell Green, whose owners, the Shaws, had influenced the line’s construction. Although less than two miles long it was heavily engineered with two substantial stone viaducts; West Vale 13 arches and Holywell Green 14 arches. Despite in 1907 the introduction of Railmotors the Branch was unable to cope first with competition from electric trams and then from motor buses and closed to passengers in 1929 and fully in 1959.
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Stainland & Holywell Green Station. - LYR00149
Holywell Green, LYR, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, People, Railmotor, Railway, Railway Goods Yard, Railway Sidings, Railway Wagons, Railway Warehouse, Railway station, Railways, Stainland, Stainland Branch, Station, Station Building, Station Canopies, Station Platform, Steam engine, Steam loco, Tank Engine, Train
LYRS 2599 - Stainland Station & Goods Shed with Railmotor No 10614 (LMS) in the later 1920s.
The Stainland Branch left the Calder Valley Main Line at Greetland and opened in 1875 up to near Brookroyd Mills at Holywell Green, whose owners, the Shaws, had influenced the line’s construction. Although less than two miles long it was heavily engineered with two substantial stone viaducts; West Vale 13 arches and Holywell Green 14 arches. The single platform station at Holywell Green was poorly placed down a steep hill well below Stainland.
Despitein 1907 the introduction of railmotors the Branch was unable to cope first with competition from electfic trams and then from motor buses and closed to passengers in 1929 and fully in 1959.
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- LYR00148
Holywell Green, LYR, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, People, Railmotor, Railway, Railway station, Railways, Stainland, Stainland Branch, Station, Station Building, Station Canopies, Station Platform, Steam engine, Steam loco, Tank Engine, Train
LYRS 1818 - Railmotor Coach No 3 at Stainland & Holywell Green Station. The Stainland Branch left the Calder Valley Main Line at Greetland and opened in 1875 up to near Brookroyd Mills at Holywell Green, whose owners, the Shaws, had influenced the line’s construction. Although less than two miles long it was heavily engineered with two substantial stone viaducts; West Vale 13 arches and Holywell Green 14 arches. The single platform station at Holywell Green was poorly placed down a steep hill well below Stainland.
Despite in 1907 the introduction of railmotors the Branch was unable to cope first with competition from electric trams and then from motor buses and closed to passengers in 1929 and fully in 1959. This picture shows how the Railmotor coach is articulated to the loco and driver's position when running coach first.
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Stainland Branch - Stainland & Holywell Green Station. - LYR00147
Holywell Green, LYR, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, People, Railway, Railway station, Railways, Stainland, Stainland Branch, Station, Station Building, Station Canopies, Station Platform
LYRS 2597 - Stainland Station general view. The Stainland Branch left the Calder Valley Main Line at Greetland and opened in 1875 up to near Brookroyd Mills at Holywell Green, whose owners, the Shaws, had influenced the line’s construction. Although less than two miles long it was heavily engineered with two substantial stone viaducts; West Vale 13 arches and Holywell Green 14 arches. The single platform station at Holywell Green was poorly placed down a steep hill well below Stainland.
Despite in 1907 the introduction of railmotors the Branch was unable to cope first with competition from electric trams and then from motor buses and closed to passengers in 1929 and fully in 1959.
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West Vale Station, Stainland Branch, Halifax. - JCA00348
LYR, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, Locomotive, Passenger Train, Places, Platform, Railmotor, Railway, Railway Carriages, Railway station, Railways, Stainland Branch, Station Canopies, Steam Loco, Steam engine, West Vale
The small intermediate station between Greetland on the Calder Valley Main Line and the Branch terminus at Holywell Green. Whilst the terminus station had only one platform West Vale has two both with stone buildings unlike some on the Main Line which had timber buildings on the up platform. The Branch opened 1875 and passenger services were withdrawn in September 1929 and the Branch fully closed in September 1959.
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Greetland Junction, South End. - JCA00316
Greetland, LYR, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, Places, Railway, Railway junction, Railways, Stainland Branch, Station, Station Platform
The Stainland Branch going off to the right with the east end of Greetland Station up platform; the main line continuing towards Elland Tunnel. Greetland Station itself closed in 1962 and the Stainland Branch had closed to passenger traffic in 1929 and to all traffic in 1969.
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