RAILSCOT | Bacup Branch (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway)

Bacup Branch (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway)

Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.

Facit

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See also
Facit Branch (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway)

Shawforth

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Full credit to the then Whitworth Urban District Council for not sweeping away all trace of Shawforth station when a new housing development was ...
Mark Bartlett 20/07/2022

Rochdale to Bacup passenger services ceased in 1947. As goods trains only ran as far as Facit from Rochdale the line through Shawforth to Bacup was ...
Mark Bartlett 20/07/2022

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Britannia

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Britannia station was close to, and only 5' lower than, the 937' summit of the Rochdale to Bacup line, which was actually the highest point on the ...
Mark Bartlett 20/07/2022

The highest point on the L&YR system was the summit near Britannia station, at 927', and this view looks north down the steep bank towards Bacup from ...
Mark Bartlett 16/04/2009

A remarkable bridge with an interesting story. Built to carry the Lee Moor Colliery tramway across the Bacup to Rochdale line the bridge is straight ...
Mark Bartlett 16/04/2009

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