British Railways 1960

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Hebden Bridge to Normanton, Goose Hill

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This is a track and signalling schedule from the original British Railways 1960 archive, compiled by Brian Robertson. It records the running lines, junctions, signal boxes, and stations along this section as worked in the nationalisation era.

Section of Line Opened Closed Notes
Hebden Bridge to Goose Hill 05.10.1840
[Summit East] Dover Bridge to Hebden Bridge 31.12.1840
Sowerby Bridge to Ripponden 01.07.1878 (G)
Sowerby Bridge to Ripponden 05.08.1878 (P)
Ripponden to Rishworth 01.03.1881
Sowerby Bridge to Rishworth 08.07.1929 (P)
Ripponden to Rishworth 00.02.1953 (G)
01.09.1958 (G)
Junctions and other features Running Lines Stations, Signal Boxes and Junctions Distance from Signal Box above Loops and Refuge Sidings Notes
Up Down
Maximum permissible speed on Goods lines 40 m.p.h.
1 – ↓ Dover Bridge –
2 ↑ ↓↓ Hebden Bridge Station 1m 1089yds URS 47
3 ↑↑ ↓↓ Mytholmroyd West 1m 385yds
4 ↑↑ ↓↓ Mytholmroyd East 0m 829yds
5 ↑↑ ↓ Luddenfoot West 0m 1614yds URS 49
6 ↑ ↓ Cooper House Siding 0m 1296yds
7 ↑ ↓ Sowerby Bridge West 1m 273yds
8 ↑↑ ↓ Sowerby Bridge Station 0m 863yds UPL 37
9 ↑ ↓ Milner Royd Junction 0m 1043yds
10 ↑ ↓↓ Greetland No. 1 1m 502yds
11 ↑ ↓ Greetland No. 2 0m 723yds
12 ↑ ↓ Elland 0m 1375yds UGL
DGL
13 ↑ ↓↓↓ Brighouse Station 2m 1245yds
14 ↑↑↑ ↓↓↓ Anchor Pit 0m 1281yds
15 ↑↑ ↓↓ Bradley Wood 0m 1030yds
16 ↑↑ ↓↓ Cooper Bridge 0m 1117yds
17 ↑↑ ↓↓ Heaton Lodge Junction 0m 1394yds
18 ↑↑ ↓↓ Mirfield No. 1 0m 1584yds
19 ↑↑ ↓↓↓ Mirfield No. 2 0m 311yds
20 ↑↑ ↓↓↓ Mirfield No. 3 0m 619yds
21 ↑↑ ↓↓ Mirfield No. 5 0m 592yds
22 ↑↑ ↓↓ L.&N.W. Junction 0m 1730yds
23 ↑↑ ↓↓ Thornhill No. 1 0m 1020yds
24 ↑↑ ↓↓ Dewsbury East Junction (Signals Slow lines only) 0m 1656yds
25 ↑↑ ↓↓ Midland Junction 0m 636yds
26 ↑↑ ↓↓ Healey Mills West 1m 265yds
27 ↑↑↑ ↓↓↓ Healey Mills East 0m 1350yds
28 ↑↑↑ ↓↓ Horbury & O. Station 0m 599yds
29 ↑↑ ↓↓↓ Millfield Road 0m 1510yds
30 ↑↑ ↓↓ Horbury (Millfield Road) Junction 0m 941yds
31 ↑↑ ↓↓ Wakefield (Kirkgate) West 2m 17yds
32 ↑↑↕↑ ↓↓ Wakefield (Kirkgate) Station 0m 500yds
33 ↑↑↕↑ ↓↓ Wakefield (Kirkgate) East 0m 272yds
34 ↑↑ ↓↓ Turners Lane 0m 754yds
35 ↑↑ ↓ Park Hill Colliery 0m 410yds
36 ↑↑ ↓↓ Lockes Siding 1m 794yds DRS 80
37 ↑ – Goose Hill 0m 654yds
Sowerby Bridge
Watson’s Crossing Halt c. 08.07.1929
Ripponden & Barkisland c. 08.07.1929
— Rishworth c. 08.07.1929

Source: the original britishrailways1960.co.uk archive (Brian Robertson, 2003 to 2013), restored from the site’s own records. Corrections welcome via the contribute page.

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