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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.



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The Leeds & Bradford Extension Railway between Shipley and Colne opened over its whole length in 1848 but a station wasn’t opened by the MR at Saltaire until 1856. This station was closed in 1965 and the buildings demolished in 1970. In 1984 a new…

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The first station on the NER Wetherby line after it branched off the Leeds-York/Selby line at Cross Gates but it was nearly ¾ mile from the village of that name. It opened at the same time as the line in 1876 and closed with the line in 1964. It’s…

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This is the Simmons Lane / Shaw Lane bridge near the Holdsworth Bridge Signal Box just south of Halifax Station and the entrance into the goods reception sidings.

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Serving the villages of Shepley and Shelley it opened, like other intermediate stations, with the line in 1850. Only one platform is seen here as its staggered platforms were separated by a road overbridge to the right of the photo. The station…

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The station, which had been known as Shipley Bridge Street, was the terminus of a loop line built by the GNR from Laisterdyke opening in 1875 with intermediate stations at Eccleshill, Idle and Thackley The station closed to passengers in 1931 and to…

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The station opened here when the section of the Manchester and Leeds Railway between Todmorden and Hebden Bridge was inaugurated in December 1840. The station closed in 1951 but the coal drops remained in use until the mid-1960s.

Photo David N…

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On the south side of Water Lane the depot consisted of two sizeable Goods Sheds and sidings; goods facilities were finally fully withdrawn in 1981. The original 1844 terminus station which became the Goods Office early 1850s was situate at the far…

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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…

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TMP 0226 - Although the Manchester & Leeds Railway opened throughout in 1841 a station wasn't built at Smithy Bridge until 1868. The station was closed in 1960 and the buildings and platforms demolished but a new station was opened in 1985 but with a…

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"SOUND AND FURY - Atlantic No. 1419 storms away from Poulton-le-Fylde with a Blackpool-Manchester express."
[From a painting by H. M. Le Fleming, based on a photograph by J. M. Tomlinson.

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LYRS 2777n -1937. Sowerby Bridge - general view of track formation, loco depot, Goods Yard and West Signal Box taken from the top of Sowerby Tunnel.

Sowerby Bridge was the main operating centre for the Upper Calder Valley with a large engine and…

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LYRS 3501 - Sowerby Bridge - view in town before widening of the railway bridge for the new station c1870. The Town Hall tower visible above the bridge.

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LYRS 3500 - Sowerby Bridge - panorama of trackwork. Note the unusual signals hanging from the gantry. The Goods Yards and Sidings were all lifted and the locomotive depot demolished in 1965 although the base of the water tower and coaling stage has…

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LYRS 3615 - Ripponden Tunnel under Scarr Head - West portal viewed from Watson Crossing. The Branch 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…

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LYRS 0663 - Railmotor No 8 on Ripponden Branch at Sowerby Bridge. 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…

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LYRS 6094 - 1963. Ripponden Tunnel - east portal behind Sowerby Bridge Station (bricked up). 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…

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LYRS 2576a - Watson Crossing Halt - general view looking towards Ripponden. The Branch 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…

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LYRS 2577 - Watson Crossing Halt - general view circa 1957 looking towards Sowerby Bridge and the west portal of Ripponden Tunnel under Scarr Head. The Branch from Sowerby Bridge to Ripponden opened in 1878 and on to Rishworth in 1881. The original…

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LYRS 1391 - Hughes 0-4-0RM No 1 heading west at Watson's Crossing, a Halt on the Rishworth Branch. The Branch from Sowerby Bridge to Ripponden opened in 1878 and on to Rishworth in 1881. The original intention had been to tunnel under Blackstone Edge…

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LYRS 2781 - Sowerby Bridge - old station. The first station at Sowerby Bridge opened in October 1840 with the opening of the Manchester & Leeds Railway between Hebden bridge and Normanton. It was situated between Sowerby Tunnel and Rochdale Road and…

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LYRS 2786 - Sowerby Bridge - general view of the town looking east across the station & coal yard and drops.

This station was built in the late 1870s when the branch to Ripponden was opened. There were six platforms, now reduced to two, all with…

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LYRS 2783n - Sowerby Bridge - panorama of town with the station in the foreground. This station was built in the late 1870s when the branch to Ripponden was opened. There were six platforms, now reduced to two, all with canopies and a large imposing…

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LYRS 4986 - River Bridge Ground Frame Box (front & door gable) with the CWS Grain Warehouse. The warehouse with its own siding belonged to the Co-operative Wholesale Society (CWS) who had a large flour mill adjacent to it. The mill was badly damaged…
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