Thornton-in-Craven
Just to the east of Thornton-in-Craven station a short mineral branch ran north to a large quarry operated by P W Spencer. This supplied railway ballast but closed sometime between the two world wars. Despite the length of time that has elapsed the closed line is surprisingly intact. A stone bridge carries the trackbed over Old Road and then a tunnel leads into the quarry itself. The quarry is now partly flooded, and overflows through the tunnel trackbed after heavy rain as seen here in October 2023.
Location: Thornton-in-Craven
Original line: Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway
Photographer: Mark Bartlett
Contact photographer: Mark Bartlett
Date: 09/10/2023
Image number: 88627
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