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Title: Rishworth Station Approach. - LYR00103
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Title
Rishworth Station Approach. - LYR00103
Description
LYRS 3534. Rishworth Trestle Bridge - carrying station approach. The branch line from Sowerby Bridge to Ripponden opened in 1878 and on to Rishworth in 1881. The original intention had been to tunnel under Blackstone Edge and re-join the Manchester line near Smithy Bridge so as to reduce journey time between Manchester and Leeds. This did not proceed and the Standedge Line became the preferred direct route between the two cities. The branch closed to passengers in 1929 and finally to all traffic in 1958.
In 1953 the bridge, the only access for freight traffic to the station, was in need of repair, but British Railways did not see this as being cost effective. As a result the line between Rishworth and Ripponden was then closed, with the rest of the branch only remaining open until 1958.
In 1953 the bridge, the only access for freight traffic to the station, was in need of repair, but British Railways did not see this as being cost effective. As a result the line between Rishworth and Ripponden was then closed, with the rest of the branch only remaining open until 1958.
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Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Society
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PHDA - Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Society
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Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
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LYR00103.tif
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Unknown, “Rishworth Station Approach. - LYR00103,” Pennine Horizons Digital Archive, accessed April 20, 2024, https://penninehorizons.org/items/show/12754.
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