Blackburn, Clitheroe and North Western Junction Railway (Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway)

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Dates

  /  /1846Blackburn, Clitheroe and North Western Junction Railway (Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway)
Construction begins. Work on the Whalley Viaduct starts. Major structures are the Whalley Viaduct and Wilpshire Tunnel.
  /  /1850Blackburn, Clitheroe and North Western Junction Railway (Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway)
Opened from Daisyfield Junction to Chatburn [1st]. Stations opened at Langho, Whalley, Clitheroe [1st] and Chatburn [1st].
  /  /1854Blackburn, Clitheroe and North Western Junction Railway (Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway)
Daisyfield opened.
  /  /1874Blackburn, Clitheroe and North Western Junction Railway (Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway)
Wilpshire opened.
  /  /1879Blackburn, Clitheroe and North Western Junction Railway (Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway)
Chatburn [1st] closed when line extended north east to Hellifield by the Chatburn to Hellifield Line (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) line, on which Chatburn [2nd] opened.
  /  /1893Blackburn, Clitheroe and North Western Junction Railway (Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway)
Clitheroe [1st] closed around 1893/1894 and was replaced with Clitheroe just to its north.
  /  /1956Blackburn, Clitheroe and North Western Junction Railway (Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway)
Langho closed.
  /  /1958Blackburn, Clitheroe and North Western Junction Railway (Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway)
Daisyfield closed.
  /  /1962Blackburn, Clitheroe and North Western Junction Railway (Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway)
Wilpshire, Whalley and Clitheroe closed.
  /  /1994Blackburn, Clitheroe and North Western Junction Railway (Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe and West Yorkshire Railway)
Ramsgreave and Wilpshire opened (close to the former Wilpshire). Langho, Whalley and Clitheroe re-opened.

Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.




Daisyfield Junction

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Accrington, Burnley and Colne Branch (East Lancashire Railway)
As the two lines diverge at Daisyfield Junction they both cross over Fort Street. The East Lancashire line bridge is a steel structure carrying two ...
Mark Bartlett 13/09/2023
This bridge carries the East Lancashire line, immediately to the east of Daisyfield Junction in Blackburn. This view looks west along Fort Street but ...
Mark Bartlett 13/09/2023
70806 heads east at Daisyfield Junction with empty bitumen tanks from Preston Dock to Haverton Hill on 13th September 2023. The train is passing ...
Mark Bartlett 13/09/2023
Taken from the road bridge over the eastern portal of Blackburn Tunnel this picture shows Pacer 142002, cautiously approaching the tunnel, and also ...
Mark Bartlett 17/11/2009
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Daisyfield

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A Clitheroe to Manchester Victoria service, formed by Northern's 150149, passes through closed Daisyfield station as it approaches the junction with ...
Mark Bartlett 17/11/2009
The track has been relaid since my last visit to Daisyfield See image 26413. 150207 runs onto the single line over the level crossing and through ...
Mark Bartlett 08/07/2010
Daisyfield box, level crossing and former Blackburn-bound platform (now removed) seen from a 47456 hauled train diverted from the WCML due to ...
Ewan Crawford 25/03/1989
A Clitheroe to Manchester service, with 150149, draws past the now defunct sand drag at the foot of the gradient from Ramsgreave. The train runs over ...
Mark Bartlett 17/11/2009
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Ramsgreave and Wilpshire

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For several years, Ribble Valley services were handled by two-car Sprinters boosted with a Class 153 single car 31511. Northern has more recently ...
Mark Bartlett 18/05/2022
34046 'Braunton', with the first Fellsman of 2022, climbs up the final stretch of the bank from Daisyfield Junction and approaches Ramsgreave and ...
Mark Bartlett 18/05/2022
156487, climbing the last few yards of the bank from Daisyfield Junction, passes under the Blackburn ring road near Ramsgreave and Wilpshire station ...
Mark Bartlett 27/06/2014
Bulleid Battle of Britain 4-6-2 34067 'Tangmere' climbs the final two hundred yards of Wilpshire Bank as it passes through Ramsgreave and Wilpshire ...
John McIntyre 10/11/2021
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Wilpshire

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Northern DMU 150228 climbs Wilpshire Bank in the evening sunshine on 24 July 2013 with a Clitheroe to Manchester Victoria service. The train will ...
John McIntyre 24/07/2013
The mill chimneys of Blackburn have been replaced by other things, such as communications masts. It is high summer with the Rosebay Willow Herb in ...
Stephen Willetts 15/07/2023
A Northern service to Clitheroe with 156423 passes the closed station of Wilpshire in March 2012. The down platform still exists although there is no ...
John McIntyre 31/03/2012
Clitheroe train near Wilpshire on the Blackburn - Hellifield line on 30 June in heavy rain. ...
John McIntyre 30/06/2007
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Langho

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Bullied Merchant Navy Class 35018 'British India Line' attacks Wilpshire Bank approaching Langho station with 1Z71 14:26 Carlisle to Crewe on 27th ...
Stephen Willetts 27/08/2022
Following a rearrangement of some Class 150 units, Northern have formed a number of Class 150/0 3-car sets by inserting a carriage from a 150/2 set ...
John McIntyre 26/05/2021
A summer evening service from Clitheroe to Manchester Victoria approaches Langho on 3 June 2015 as a small gathering awaits the arrival of The ...
John McIntyre 03/06/2015
The new, staggered, up platform at Langho is seen from the down side as 150272 heading for Manchester climbs away up the bank, out of the Ribble ...
Mark Bartlett 17/07/2008
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Whalley Viaduct

This is a 48 arch double track viaduct built in brick. It is 1798 ft long with a maximum height of 70ft.
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Viewed from Whalley Nab, a 150/156 Sprinter combination crosses Whalley Viaduct with a Rochdale to Clitheroe service on 22nd August 2023. ...
Mark Bartlett 04/09/2023
6K05, the weekdays engineers' service from Carlisle New Yard to Crewe Basford Hall, often produces challenging loads for the allocated motive power ...
Mark Bartlett 13/09/2023
Viewed from the main road in Billington, 150130 and 156466 cross Whalley Viaduct with a Rochdale to Clitheroe service on 13th September 2023. ...
Mark Bartlett 13/09/2023
Bulleid BB class Pacific 34067 'Tangmere' hauls the 'Northern Belle Settle & Carlisle Steam Special' to the west of Whalley Viaduct at the start of ...
John McIntyre 23/04/2022
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Whalley

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Northern 150002 departs from Whalley on 26 May 2021 heading to the final stop at Clitheroe. Having acquired this and sister 150001 3 car units from ...
John McIntyre 26/05/2021
156486 is seen just after it has crossed the Whalley Viaduct, with a Clitheroe to Manchester Victoria service, in August 2012. It is already on the ...
John McIntyre 08/08/2012
D8107 + D8096, top and tailed with 47282, crossing Whalley Arches on the evening of 20th July 2022 with the returning 'S&C Fellsman'. They were ...
Stephen Willetts 20/07/2022
Approaching the foot crossing west of the Whalley Viaduct, 46115 'Scots Guardsman' is working hard on the 1 in 82 climb for much of the way to the ...
John McIntyre 01/08/2017
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Clitheroe [1st]

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Clitheroe

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The 1893 station building at Clitheroe, (which replaced one of 1850 slightly to the south), seen from the 1994 reopening platforms on 7th April 2016. ...
David Bosher 07/04/2016
From a standing start before the level crossing, 34067 'Tangmere' makes a spirited departure from Clitheroe with the Northern Belle 1Z81 Carlisle - ...
Stephen Willetts 24/09/2022
Exterior of the original Clitheroe station building closed in 1962 and now a gallery. Visited on 7th April 2016. ...
David Bosher 07/04/2016
Looking north from the castle keep high above Clitheroe, 150005 arrives at its destination with the 0917 hrs service from Rochdale on 23 August 2021. ...
John McIntyre 23/08/2021
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Horrocksford Junction

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A freshly applied coat of grime covers the rear cab of 68033 'The Poppy', passing Horrocksford Junction with an RHTT working on 9th October 2023. ...
Mark Bartlett 09/10/2023
150224 has just paused at Horrocksford Junction prior to reversing to cross over and run ecs down to Clitheroe to form a service to Rochdale. Colas ...
Mark Bartlett 24/06/2022
34046 Braunton passes Horrocksford Jct with the Crewe to Carlisle 'The Fellsman' railtour on 26 May 2021. Horrocksford Jct is where the short branch ...
John McIntyre 26/05/2021
The 'leaf season' is upon us again and the RHTT trains are out and about. 68022, released from TPE duties, was on the rear of a train led by 68033 ...
Mark Bartlett 09/10/2023
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Chatburn [1st]

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Chatburn to Hellifield Line (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway)





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