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Map 1 Thornhill Junction
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 Thornhill
Junction
Thornhill Junction os Map 1985
Single track Thornhill to Liversedge (oil
terminal) section still in use in 85. |
2/10A_0010_small.jpg) Ravensthorpe
station map (1890) : Malcolm
Mallison |
 Ravensthorpe
Branch : David Webdale
Seen here running along side the L&Y
Mirfield to Low Moor route & the
Leeds New Line. |
 Ravensthorpe : Bernard Coomber
See also Calder Valley line
8F at Ravensthorpe heading west with fitted snow plough hurries past Ravensthorpe.
Ravensthorpe station is situated a short distance from Dewsbury junction
on the L&NWR line to Dewsbury.
(formerly the Leeds, Dewsbury & Manchester Railway). |
 Ravensthorpe : Bernard Coomber
A 9F passing Ravensthorpe with empty coal wagons for Healey Mills. |
 Ravensthorpe : Bernard Coomber
Classes B1 & Black 5 westbound at Ravensthorpe with Red Bank parcels. |
 Thornhill
Junction facing East.
(31-05-04) : David Webdale
The start of the line at Thornhill junction.
Station road crosses in background. |
 Thornhill
Junction facing East
(31-05-04) : David Webdale
Same place, different angle.
I think this photo says it all. |
 Footpath
access facing north
(31-05-04) : David Webdale
A couple of hundred yards towards Ravensthorpe,
an old reinforced bridge
over this footpath through an embankment.
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 L.N.W.R
Crossing (c1980) :
David Webdale
Taken from a moving Huddersfield to Leeds train.
Oil tankers on their way to Charrington Hargreaves
terminal at Liversedge.
Canal loading dock visible on right.
(See Leeds New Line) |
 Same view today
(31-05-04) : David Webdale
View from under the bridge, track, loading dock, atmosphere, all gone.
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 L.N.W.R
Crossing Facing south
(31-05-04) : David Webdale
The L.N.W.R Huddersfield - Leeds line crosses in front.
Signal still remains, visible on left. |
 L.N.W.R
Crossing Facing East
(31-05-04) : David Webdale
Close up of signals. Still looks as if they might work.
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 Ravensthorpe
viaduct facing west (02-07-06) : David Webdale
Section of viaduct over the River Calder
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 Ravensthorpe
viaduct facing north (14-07-06) : David Webdale
View from on top facing towards Ravensthorpe
station. L.N.W.R crossing behind camera.
The iron deck bridge in front crosses Huddersfield road.
The site of Ravensthorpe station just the other side of the bridge. |
 Ravensthorpe
viaduct Huddersfield
road
facing north
(31-05-04) : David Webdale
Taken from Huddersfield road facing towards Ravensthorpe town.
The Spen Valley Greenway sign
just visible on the bridge. |
 Ravensthorpe
viaduct(01/2005) : David
Taylor
Ravensthorpe Viaduct across Huddersfield Road and the River Calder from
another angle. |
Ravensthorpe
L&Y station
 Opened
01-06-1869. Closed 01-01-1962.
Ravensthorpe
station entrance facing north (14-07-06) : David Webdale
Entrance from Huddersfield road. |
 Ravensthorpe
station entrance facing south (02-07-06) : David Webdale
Looking back the other way from up on top. |
 Signal
box (14-07-06) : David Webdale
Couple of hundred yards further north, just
beyond the site of Ravensthorpe station,
there was a signal box around here somewhere,
this might be the remains,
not sure,
remnants of a concrete slab & brick debris. |
 Tattersfield bridge facing south (02-07-06) : David Webdale
Filled in bridge, manufacturers name, Joseph
Cliffe, just visible. The bridge carries a footpath leading from the end
of Pilgrim avenue. |
 Tattersfield bridge facing south (02-07-06) : David Webdale
Same bridge, further back along trackbed. |
 Signal
facing north (02-07-06) : David Webdale
Rusty north facing light signals on the right,
amongst the foliage.
Footpath leading from Lowfield road crosses the Greenway just in front
of the signal.
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 Signal
number (02-07-06) : David Webdale
View of the number round the other side. |
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Map 2 Heckmondwike Junction
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 Bridge
facing north (c1980) : Greame Walton
Taken on what is now the Spen Valley Greenway. The signal in the photo is just before where the line branched off
to Charrington Hargreaves.
The bridge in the distance gone, only remnants remain (see bridge
remnant photo 02-07-06) |
 Bridge
facing north (02-07-06) : David Webdale
Same view 20 odd years later, the walling along
the top has been removed. To the right a path leads up past the chemical works & onto Heckmondwike
road. May have originally had something to do with Dewsbury Moor house, I
don't know. |
 Bridge
facing south (02-07-06) : David Webdale
View from on top of the bridge, facing back
towards Ravensthorpe.
Carr lane crosses in the distance. |
 Bridge
remnant (02-07-06) : David Webdale
100 yards further north a surviving bridge remnant
on the left hand side.
(see Greame Waltons 1980s photo)
Incorporated a pipe just visible at the far end.
The bridge originally carried a footpath down to the sewage works. |
 Heckmondwike Central station & B.R Charrington Hargreaves oil
terminal spur (o.s 1985)
see Mirfield
- Low Moor |
 LMS
Heckmondwike Spen Goods 1930 : David Webdale
Junction of the Ravensthorpe Branch & the
Mirfield to Low moor line.
The Leeds New Line crosses both
L&Y lines at this point.
(North is to the right on this map). |
Charrington Hargreaves Oil Terminal
 Heckmondwike Central
1966 B.R spur Facing back towards Ravensthorpe
1987 : K Evans
In 1966 a new connection was made at Heckmondwike Spen Goods yard,
see Leeds New Line page 3
between the L & Y Ravensthorpe branch & The Leeds New Line to Liversedge
Spen.
This was to supply the Charrington Hargreaves oil terminal at the former
Liversedge Spen Goods Yard.
This enabled the closure of the Heaton Lodge
to Liversedge Spen Goods section of the Leeds New Line.
The yard was sold to Charrington Hargreaves in 1967. The terminal was mothballed in 1986. |
 Charrington
Hargreaves junction 1966 B.R spur (c1980) : Greame Walton
Tracks being re-laid on the Charrington Hargreaves junction.
Just behind you can see what remained of the old Heckmondwike Spen goods
yard
(now James Wilbys Builders Merchants). |
 Heckmondwike
Central junction 3rd August 1983 : Alan S Bagot
see Mirfield
- Low Moor
Heckmondwike L & Y junction & footbridge.
Railway pub just visible in the distance beneath the footbridge |
 Heckmondwike
Central footbridge 1986 : K Evans |
 Heckmondwike
Central goods 3rd August 1983 : Alan S Bagot
Heckmondwike L & Y goods depot.
Tacky new houses now built on the whole of this area. |
Heckmondwike Central
station
See also Mirfield Low Moor
 Opened
1848. Closed 14-06-1965.
Freight 05-1969.
Totem
from Heckmondwike Central (18-11-07) Paul Holroyd
On display at the National Railway Museum, York.
Click here to see selection of railway tickets & handbills. |
 Heckmondwike
Central station (09-1971) :
Bob Cockcroft
Heckmondwike old station in 1971 from street level.
The station was rebuilt in 1889 & renamed Heckmondwike Central from 1924 to 1961.
The original LYR station at Heckmondwike had been serving as a goods
depot & is quite a grand building. |
 Heckmondwike
Central station (09-1971) :
Bob Cockcroft
Heckmondwike old station in 1971 looking towards Mirfield. |
 Heckmondwike
Central station (09-1971) :
Bob Cockcroft
Heckmondwike old station in 1971 looking towards Low Moor. |
 Heckmondwike
(c1911) : Christopher Franz
Heckmondwike Central station visible in the
distance.
Note : I'm looking for a home for these
pictures, as I don't have space for them here. I've actually only
scanned 1/3 of each image. |
 Heckmondwike
(c1911) : Christopher Franz
Heckmondwike Central station closer view, cleaned
& high res scan. |
 Heckmondwike
(c1911) : Christopher Franz
Heckmondwike Central station, view from Norris
Hill - written on the back of the photo. |
Heckmondwike
(c1911) : Christopher Franz
 Heckmondwike general view.
(view from top left of the map).
To the extreme left of the photo is the Heckmondwike goods yard.
To the right of the photo the tracks nearest to us are the L&Y Mirfield
to Low Moor line.
The tracks behind, passing under the iron bridge (Bridge 21), are the
L&Y Ravensthorpe branch.
The Tracks on top of the iron bridge are the
Leeds New Line. |
 Spenborough
(c1915) : Thomas Castle c/o Christopher Franz
The view from Stanley Colliery seems to be behind
Spenborough Baths.
Liversedge Spen station on the
Leeds New Line visible in the background on the left hand photo. |
 Heckmondwike
Central station (nd) : Cedric Rowland
Heckmondwike Central station island platform, viewed from Station lane. |
 Heckmondwike
Central station (c1960) : c/o Carbootnut
See Carbootnut photo's on Flickr
Heckmondwike Central, 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley. |
 Heckmondwike
Central station (c1960) : c/o Carbootnut
Heckmondwike Central.60004 William Whitelaw.
Note : Bill McKelvie
It is great to see that at Heckmondwike Central Station mighty A4
pacifics flying through the station I am grateful to the contributor for
their submission
however I am delighted to say it is a bit more famous engine than
William Whitelaw it is actually 'Silver Link' 60014.
The name plate is too short and the end letter looks like a K although
the speed it is going at it is a delight that the contributor got this
mighty engine at all with the detail that he has. The confirmation
of above is if you look at the following picture of 60004 At Ferryhill
the nameplate complete goes beyond a bulge on its side, where as on
60014 it doesn't.
http://www.time-capsules.co.uk/picture/show/3826/William-Whitelaw-at-Ferryhill |
 Heckmondwike
Central station (c1960) : c/o Carbootnut
Heckmondwike Central, class 40. |
 Heckmondwike
Central station (c1960) : c/o Carbootnut
Heckmondwike Central, 60115 Meg Merrilies. |
 Heckmondwike
Central station (c1960) : c/o Carbootnut
Heckmondwike Central, 60034 Lord Faringdon. |
 Heckmondwike
Central station (c1960) : c/o Carbootnut
Heckmondwike Central. |
 Heckmondwike
Central station (09-1971) : Bob Cockcroft
Heckmondwike Central station in 1971 looking towards Low Moor. |
 Railway
street bridge facing west (02-07-06) : David Webdale
Stood on the site of the goods yard, just beyond
Heckmondwike junction.
The double bridge crossing Railway street. Heckmondwike central platform
was just at the other side of the bridge.
The platform over grown with trees now.
The Railway pub was just to the right but has been replaced by some modern
residential buildings. |
 Heckmondwike
Central station (c1980) : Bill McKelvie
Looking south 'UP' to Mirfield from where the island platform would be,
with the 'DOWN' to Bradford rail still intact.
Passengers would descend down a ramp to the lower street level This
photo was taken in the eighties.
The nearby Station pub used to have a
wooden platform built and had excursions to Blackpool after the station
had closed every year. |
 Heckmondwike
Central station (c1980) : Bill McKelvie
Back of the station office parapet. |
 Railway
street bridge (28-07-06) : Paul B
The view from street level facing towards Heckmondwike
town centre. |
 Heckmondwike
Central entrance facing west (02-07-06) : David Webdale
The view from under the bridge. Passenger access
to the island platform was via a covered stairway leading down to street
level,
I assume through this strange bricked up doorway. The steps on the right
lead to a cobbled yard. |
 Heckmondwike Central station facing east (c1960) : Mark Anthony Astley
collection
website - www.vintagecarriagestrust.org
Heckmondwike Central in the early 1960s,
with a Metropolitan- Cammell diesel multiple unit operating a local
service along the Spen Valley |
 Heckmondwike
Central station facing east (02-07-06) : David Webdale
Facing back towards Railway street, platform
remnants.
Tacky new housing, built on the site of the goods yard, visible in the
distance. |
 Heckmondwike
Central station facing east (c1960) : Mark Anthony Astley collection
Heckmondwike Central in the 1960s.
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Heckmondwike
Central station facing east (c1980) : Greame Walton
 Taken on the Spen Valley greenway just after the
old platform of the old station in Station Lane.
The photos are from the early eighties, when freight trains used to use
the lines. I remember the old Charrington Hargreaves line quite well.
Full tankers would come along early in the morning and in the evening
they would come to take them away when they were empty. |
 Heckmondwike
Central station (c1980) : Bill McKelvie
Former British Rail gate leading to Goods Yard which has now being built
upon. |
Heckmondwike Central station (c1980) : Bill McKelvie
 Stone
Loading stage. Also according to the L.M.S plans for this site at the
start of the loading stage was Shell distribution fuel tanks.
The yard
on this side was predominately Goods Vans and house a four/five bay
goods shed. Out of shot and to the left of the mainline where the
sidings for the 16ton coal wagons.
From the 1960's BR op manual, the majority of the trains on the up side
would be for Mirfield, Huddersfield, Clayton West and Penistone, On a
Saturday there would be a through train direct to London Kings Cross and
a return from the majestic
Blackpool Central (why they closed that down and kept North and South
open baffles me) through to Wakefield Kirkgate.
The DOWN side would be the reverse of above and all going to Bradford
Exchange. |
Spenborough (1957) : Roman Soroka
 I
just found the Lost Railways of West Yorkshire web site and saw a
photograph of the railway at Stanley Colliery, Liversedge (above). When
I was about four I lived at Stanley Pit Cottages which were only a
stones throw from the railway. I have attached a photograph taken about
1957 that includes a short section of track somewhere close to the
photograph. I have a vague memory of being with some older boys when
they put a penny on the track to have it squashed by a passing steam
train. Happy days! |
 Heckmondwike
Central 3rd August 1983 / Feb 1984: Alan S Bagot
Site of goods yard & forecourt. |
 Beck
lane facing east (16-07-06) : David Webdale
Under the tracks a few yards west of
Heckmondwike station platform. |
 Wormald
street facing east (16-07-06) : David Webdale
200 yards further west, fence post sleepers on the
corner of Cornmill lane & Wormald street. |
 Huddersfield
road facing west (16-07-06) : David Webdale
Facing towards Liversedge the A62 Huddersfield
road crossing. |
 Huddersfield
road facing east (16-07-06) : David Webdale
View from the other side, the bridge looks to have
been widened at some stage. |
 Strawberry
Bank Colliery facing west (16-07-06) : David Webdale
100 yards beyond Huddersfield road the site of
Strawberry Bank colliery Sidings, five or so tracks wide.
Tracks leading to the pit head curved off to the left. |
 Footpath
facing south (16-07-06) : David Webdale
Footpath between Headlands road & Ashton Clough
road. (just beyond the trees in previous photo)
Shot of the entrance from Ashton Clough road end. |
 Footpath
facing north (16-07-06) : David Webdale
View from under the tracks looking towards Ashton
Clough road. |
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