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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.

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Called Rookes Bridge, it carries the Halifax To Bradford Railway over Whitehall Road (A58) at Norwood Green.

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This bridge is about 250 yards south west of Rookes Bridge (TWA00172) and it crosses Rookes Lane.

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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…

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Heading for Manchester the train is approaching Skew Bridge, the road towards the top of the picture leads to Dobroyd.

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The 22 arch viaduct on the branch from Pickle Bridge Station (later Wyke Station) on the Halifax-Bradford line to Clifton Road, Brighouse then re- joining the Calder Valley Main Line at Anchor Pit Junction west of Brighouse The viaduct was only…

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The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.

There is no better example of Mytholmroyd

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The platforms not only extended along the viaducts but also extended over its sides it supported by the massive brackets seen here.

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The platforms not only extended along the viaducts but also extended over its sides it supported by the massive brackets seen here.

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Thrush Hill Bridge at Caldene, Mytholmroyd

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Robinwood Mill and Nott Wood viaduct.

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Canteen Mill can be seen in the foreground. Nott Wood Viaduct on the 'Copy Pit Line' between Todmorden and Burnley is across the top.

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The five arch viaduct on the Manchester & Leeds Railway is right of centre and the Rochdale Canal to the left.

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As a result of the mill closures, some families left the area, causing a drop in population. House building schemes had been left in abeyance during the war. Now the government introduced help for authorities to start a housing programme. This…
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