Shawforth
A deceptive picture on the old trackbed to the north of the site of Shawforth station. It perhaps appears fairly level in this view but this is a 1:39 gradient and the line is on a substantial stone embankment above the main road houses. One of the reasons the line from Rochdale to Facit was built was to access local stone and the L&YR made plentiful use of it when the branch was extended over the summit to Bacup.
Location: Shawforth
Original line: Bacup Branch (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway)
Photographer: Mark Bartlett
Contact photographer: Mark Bartlett
Date: 23/04/2025
Image number: 93129
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