15. A L&Y Odyssey-21.02.19

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A trip to Yorkshire returning via Lancashire with Andy. This was a work-related day out as I had to collect a windscreen from a vendor in Bradford. Andy and I travelled in my Combo van. It was a great day apart from the sat nav sending us on a bizarre route that then got us the wrong side of a road closure in Mytholmroyd. This necessitated a huge diversion via Littleborough that caused considerable disruption to our day!
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185150, TP 09.56 Liverpool Lime Street-Scarborough (1E31, 3L), Morley station TPE's 185150 passes through Morley station with the 09.56 Liverpool to Scarborough working. It has just emerged from 1.9 mile long Morley tunnel the portal of which can be seen in the background. Keywords: 185150 09.56 Liverpool Lime Street-Scarborough 1E31 Morley station
Frontage, Batley station The frontage of Batley station. It was opened by the London and North Western Railway in 1848. It was once a rather larger and more important affair being at the junction of to other cross-Yorkshire lines that fell victim, as did so many, to the Beeching axe. Keywords: Batley station
Batley signal box (L&Y, 1872) Batley signal box took a little finding as it is situated some distance east of the station down a remote lane that goes nowhere! It was previously known as Lady Ann Crossing and was constructed by LNWR to their type 4 design opening in 1878. Today it controls no semaphores but is simply a gate box for the pedestrian crossing that can also be used by the emergency services. In 2016 it was proposed that the box and the crossing would close. After pressure from the local community and questions in parliament from the late MP for the area Jo Cox, Network Rail withdrew its plans. Keywords: Batley signal box
Halifax signal box (L&Y, 1884) (Closed) I have a couple of pictures of Halifax signal box in happier times when it was still open. Since October 2018, it has been closed but is still very much intact on Halifax's redundant platform one. It was constructed by the Lancashire and Yorkshire railway in 1884 and is a listed structure as it is within the curtilage of the station. An FOI request in January 2018 reveals the Network Rail has no plans to demolish it with them seeking to look actively for a future and appropriate use or to remove it for alternative use elsewhere. Keywords: Halifax signal box
158755, NT 12.57 Manchester Victoria-Leeds (2E15, RT), Halifax station 158755 leaves Halifax station with the 12.57 Manchester Victoria to Leeds. It is about to cross the eleven arch Halifax viaduct and then plunge into the 0.6 mile long Beacon Hill tunnel. The grade II listed portal of the tunnel can be see in the background to the right. Keywords: 158755 12.57 Manchester Victoria-Leeds 2E15 Halifax station
150121 & 150150, NT 13.20 Leeds-Southport (1J17, RT), Sowerby Bridge station With the 275ft Wainhouse Tower dominating the skyline, 151121 leads 150150 into Sowerby Bridge station with the 13.20 Leeds to Southport service. 150150 is one of my most photographed units having captured it at such diverse locations as Carbis Bay in Cornwall, Bradford-on-Avon, Preston and Liverpool! Keywords: 150121 150150 13.20 Leeds-Southport 1J17 Sowerby Bridge station
158782 & 153328, NT 13.20 Manchester Victoria-Leeds (1U06, 1L), Sowerby Bridge station 158782 and 153328 leaves Sowerby Bridge station with the 13.20 Manchester Victoria to Leeds service. The station canopies date from 1981 when the station was completely re-built by BR following a disastrous fire that destroyed the 1840 Manchester and Leeds Railway buildings. Keywords: 158782 153328 13.20 Manchester Victoria-Leeds 1U06 Sowerby Bridge station
156475 & 142061, NT 13.58 Manchester Victoria-Leeds (2E17, RT), Mytholmroyd station 156465 attached to 142061 passes through Mytholmroyd station with the 13.58 Manchester Victoria to Leeds train. To reach Mytholmroyd from Sowerby Bridge, the sat nav (Mildred) sent us a very strange route on the south side of the valley on a load of lanes instead of via the A646. This error on Mildred's part created a huge problem for us as it put us the wrong side of the River Calder as New Road in Mytholmroyd was completely closed for flood prevention work. So, to get to the next station, Hebden Bridge, we had a huge diversion up on to the moors down to Littleborough then north again via Todmorden. Never mind, we adapted our plans accordingly but it was a real pain! Keywords: 156475 142061 13.58 Manchester Victoria-Leeds 2E17 Mytholmroyd station
158758, NT 14.58 Manchester Victoria-Leeds (2E19, 2L) & 156484, NT 14.20 Leeds-Southport (1J19, 1E), Todmorden station A crossing of Northern services at Todmorden station. To the left, 158758 waits with the 14.58 Manchester Victoria to Leeds whilst to the right, 156484 waits for the RA with the 14.20 Leeds to Southport. Keywords: 158758 14.58 Manchester Victoria-Leeds 2E19 156484 14.20 Leeds-Southport 1J19 Todmorden station
158758, NT 14.58 Manchester Victoria-Leeds (2E19, 2L), Todmorden station With the relatively new signalling much in evidence on the right hand side of the picture, 158758 leaves Todmorden with the 2E19 14.58 manchester Victoria to Leeds. The late afternoon sunshine is really strong as the sun gets lower in the sky. It was a pleasant and warn afternoon, unusual for late February. Keywords: 158758 14.58 Manchester Victoria-Leeds 2E19 Todmorden station
158759, NT 14.47 Preston-York (1B32, 3L), Hebdon Bridge station 158759 leaves Hebdon Bridge station working the 14.47 Preston to York service. It has just passed the recently redundant signal box that has, unfortunately, already been the subject of a graffiti attack. In October 1986, I took a virtually identical picture to this except the unit was a class 101 Metro Cammell DMU that was also on a York service according to its destination blind. Keywords: 158759 14.47 Preston-York 1B32 Hebdon Bridge station
Hebdon Bridge signal box (L&Y, 1891) (Closed) Built in 1891, Hebdon Bridge signal box is one of only a few remaining L&YR signal boxes to survive in anything like original condition. So much so that in July 2013, it was one of 26 'highly distinctive' signal boxes listed by Ed Davey, the minister for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, in a joint initiative by English Heritage and Network Rail. The box was decommissioned a few months ago when the Calder Valley re-signalling scheme rendered it redundant. Already, it has been attacked by vandals so I hope that the Friends of Hebden Bridge Station and the Calder Valley Community Land Trust can get things organised to preserve it better for the future. Keywords: Hebdon Bridge signal box
158756, NT 15.20 Manchester Victoria-Leeds (1U08, RT), Hebdon Bridge station The conductor (guard to you and I!) looks on as his train, formed of 158756, waits to leave Hebdon Bridge station forming the 15. 20 Manchester Victoria to Leeds. Notice the wooden signage that adorns the station in evidence. I have not been carless in cutting off the running in board to the right. It was a deliberate decision as there was scaffolding behind the train that would have spoilt the picture. This scaffolding was being used by contractors who were undertaking a lot of work on the station, much of it to do with the installation of a lift. Keywords: 158756 15.20 Manchester Victoria-Leeds 1U08 Hebdon Bridge station
Frontage, Hebdon Bridge station Looking more like an elegant hunting lodge than a station, the lovely frontage of Hebdon Bridge station is seen in this picture. The last picture I took of the station was in the dark one night in December 1985. Then, cars were parked directly in front of the building before it was pedestrianised. This building was opened in 1891 and has served the nearby town since. Andy and I were hoping to try the world-famous café (as sampled by Michael Portillo) but, unfortunately, it had closed at 14.00. Notice the 'Tour De Yorkshire' yellow bike above the door to the cafe! Keywords: Frontage Hebdon Bridge station
150106, NT 15.57 Preston-Colne (2N11, RT), Rose Grove station Rose Grove, on the outskirts of Burnley, is probably best remembered in the annals of railway history for its famous steam shed (10F) that was one of the last ones to retain an active allocation right up to the end of steam in August 1968. There are no signs of the shed and its associated land with most of it behind where I am taking the picture from now being covered by the M65 motorway that can be seen through the trees behind the train. However, the bridge I am standing on does feature in quite a number of contemporary images. Here, 150106 pauses at the station with the 15.57 Preston to Colne. The last picture I have of this unit could not be at a more different location..... https://www.ontheupfast.com/v/photos/21936chg/24717818804/x57602-08-22-penzance-penzance-mpd Keywords: 150106 15.57 Preston-Colne 2N11 Rose Grove station

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