Heading into Oakworth Station, taken from the end of the platform.
No. 41241 was built at Crewe Works in 1949 and from there went to Bath Green Park shed (71G). After a few shorts spells at other sheds and transfer back to 71G, it was transferred…
The tunnel is to the right, Lobb Mill car park to the left and the picnic area to the right. The hillside had slipped causing damage to the tunnel, it was reinforced with a steel cage.
Looking down the line towards Todmorden. The station had opened with the line in 1849 but was closed in 1958. Originally there had been a crossover at the point of the level crossing.
A busy early 20th century scene on the up platform, perhaps waiting for a Blackpool special! The station on the Burnley Branch, the so called Copy Pit Line, from Todmorden was opened by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway with the line in 1849 and was…
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.
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.
During the night of 15 August a train of 36 loaded vans and empty mineral wagons from Lostock Hall to Healey Mills headed by a Type 4 disel D398 collided with the 'Copy Pit' banker*, an 8F 2-8-0 steam loco, at about 60-70 mph. The driver of the…
During the night of 15 August a train of 36 loaded vans and empty mineral wagons from Lostock Hall to Healey Mills headed by a Type 4 disel D398 collided with the 'Copy Pit' banker*, an 8F 2-8-0 steam loco, at about 60-70 mph. The driver of the…
During the night of 15 August a train of 36 loaded vans and empty mineral wagons from Lostock Hall to Healey Mills headed by a Type 4 disel D398 collided with the 'Copy Pit' banker*, an 8F 2-8-0 steam loco, at about 60-70 mph. The driver of the…