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Contributors:
Andrew
Dickinson / Melvyn Aveyard / Maggie Blanck / Simon Edgerton / Andrew Stopford
/ Jonathan Arey / Nick Franks |
The Route
From Laisterdyke, east of Bradford, to Ardsley via Dudley Hill,
Birkenshaw & Tong,
Drighlington & Adwalton, Adwalton
junction, Gildersome, Morley Top & Tingley.
Opening Gildersome to Laisterdyke 20th August 1856.
Ardsley to Gildersome 10th October 1857.
Closure Passengers - 3rd July 1966
Freight - Gildersome to Birkenshaw 28th October 1966.
Morley Top to Gildersome 13th March 1968.
Birkenshaw to Dudley Hill 13th March 1968.
Dudley Hill to Laisterdyke 1981. |
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Adwalton junction (o.s 1985)
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Dudley Hill
 Dudley
Hill station, newspaper cutting (nd) : Andrew Wilson
For most of human history, the speed of a galloping horse, was the
maximum speed for communication. Then came the railways.
For the fist
time it was possible actually for people to see the world outside their
own neighbourhood.
Bradford's rail network was extensive & - considering
the hills - impressive. Dudley Hill station seen here. |
 East
Bierley (30-07-06) : Andrew Stopford
Some shots of an old underbridge on the A651 just north of Birkenshaw
close to East Bierley.
(Adwalton-Dudley Hill line I think) |
 East
Bierley (30-07-06) : Andrew Stopford |
 East
Bierley (30-07-06) : Andrew Stopford |
Drighlington & Adwalton
Opening 20th August 1856.
Closed 30th December 1961.
Situated on the Great Northern Line Adwalton junction, between
Birkenshaw & Tong, Gildersome & Howden Clough. |
Adwalton c1959 :
Melvyn Aveyard
 This is loco No 42116 at Adwalton junction.
Just behind the train the Adwalton to Dewsbury line,
joins the Adwalton to Tingley line,
which ran through Gildersome & Morley top stations.
I don't know the exact date of the picture,
but believe it to be about 1959.
Adwalton station is just in front of the train,
the picture may well have been taken from the platform.
The road crossing the line is Field Head lane. |
 Adwalton junction : Maggie Blanck
website -
www.maggieblanck.com/Land/PhotosBirstall.html
Train approaching Adwalton junction, running from Morley Top via
Gildersome. The old brickworks chimney visible in the background, still
in existence, this building is now the Brickworks pub (See next photo)
The houses just visible to the front left of the loco are on Wakefield
road at Drighlington. |
 Adwalton
junction (24-12-07) : Andrew Stopford
A650 Drighlington bypass built on the trackbed of the Adwalton
Junction-Bradford line.
This is approximately the site of Adwalton Junction, looking towards
Morley.
Brickworks chimney visible in the background. |
 Adwalton
junction (24-12-07) :
Andrew Stopford
A650 same spot - Looking towards
Drighlington Station & Bradford. |
 Drighlington
(24-12-07) : Andrew Stopford
Original crossing point for the B6125. Bypass where the tracks once
were. Bradford to the left. |
 Drighlington
(24-12-07) : Andrew Stopford
Embankment, Adwalton Junction-Bradford line, between Drighlington &
Birkenshaw (looking towards Drighlington). |
 Drighlington
(24-12-07) : Andrew Stopford
Looking towards Birkenshaw. |
 Drighlington
(24-12-07) : Andrew Stopford
Drighlington & Adwalton Station site - is this a surviving station lamp
post? A650 bypass behind the fence. |
Gildersome Station
Opening 20th August 1856
Closures Passengers - 13th June 1955. Freight - 13th March
1968. |
Gildersome Station (c1900) : Nick Franks
 I
work for the contractor carrying out junction improvement works at the
M62 J27 Gildersome roundabouts and as part of the scheme the situation
of the existing redundant tunnel is to be investigated. The works are
currently on hold pending a solution to treat the tunnel such that the
new roads are safe from future collapse.
See more -
http://www.secretleeds.com/forum/Messages.aspx?ThreadID=309&StartAtMessage=25乘
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 Gildersome
Station & Crossroads (c1960) : Nick Franks |
 Gildersome
Station & Crossroads (c1900) : Nick Franks |
 Gildersome
Station & Crossroads (c1960) : Nick Franks |
Morley Top Station
Opening
10th October 1857.
The station was improved in 1904 with a new booking office and subway.
Closures
The station ended its passenger services in 1961 & freight in 1969.
Most of the site of the station and the High Street and Bridge Street
Viaducts have been demolished.
The goods depot survived & stands next to Chartist's Way, a new road
built on the old railway line. |
Words & Pictures: Andrew Dickinson |
 Picture
1
is the platform, all I know it was
taken in the
early 1900's.
My grandmother got on trains from here to go to trips to Blackpool. |
 Picture
2 is taken from the Bottom of Fountain St.
Bridge and
looks towards
Tingley, I think this may have been taken in the late 60's, early 70's but I'm
not 100% sure. You can just see the edges of the Station
platform in
the distance.
These tracks are long gone
(ever I don't remember them)
Now
an ATS garage and a Road in the place of the Tracks, this area is
unrecognisable from what
the pics shows, to the left
is Morley town
Centre |
 Picture 3
is more or less
Behind
Picture 2,
Taken a little bit Earlier. These Tracks used to runon what is now Morley
Highs Schools front field, the houses over the wall
are on Little Fountain
St. but have since been demolished.
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 Picture 4
I think is the best of the lot, this Bridge has
long gone, with
only one end still remaining
just off High St.
The train is heading for
Blackpool, Taken in the 1960's the Pub on the left next to the Blue car is
Called the Albion
and just behind the mill is the Station its self.
Behind
the Picture the road carries on to Tingly bar. |
Words & Pictures: Simon Edgerton
see also Batley to Beeston |
 Morley
Top (1968)
Aerial photo of Morley Top Station taken in 1968, shortly before the
track was dismantled. |
 Station
building 1968 |
 1
Morley Top facing west (1987)
Looking West towards Bradford, the line would have
curved slightly towards the right,
on the left is a coal depot which originally had it's own siding.
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 2
Morley Top facing east (1987)
View of station in distance looking east towards Wakefield, small
maintenance building on the left, this was not the signal box as some
people thought at the time. The road in the foreground cuts across the
trackbed, this leads onto a private housing estate built in the 70's |
 3
Morley Top facing east (1987)
Looking east towards Wakefield, remains of platform on either side,
just beyond is where the bridge was situated which crossed High St and
Bridge St.
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 4
Morley Top (1987)
Main Station building was below the track with the subway visible for
the trains to Bradford. Although I dont have any photos of this , if you
went inside, it still said 'Kings Booking Office' on the tiled wall. Not
sure what the station looked like when it was used, if anyone has any
photos of this please contact myself simonedgerton@tiscali.co.uk
or
lost.railways@ntlworld.com |
 5
Subway facing north east (1987)
This is looking north east from the top of the subway on the Bradford
platform,
this would have originally been covered by a wooden canopy.
The condition of the platforms at this end are still in reasonable
condition. |
 6
Morley Top (1987)
Looking towards Bradford, the line would have gone from left to right at
the top of the picture
with view of maintenance building. |
 7
High street bridge (1987)
Remains of the bridge abutment which crossed High St.
Originally before the roundabout was built, High St would have continued
towards the camera.
Part of the station is visible along with original railway workers
houses. |
 8
Bridge street (1987)
Looking towards Bridge St, the second bridge would have gone accross the
road at this point,
instead of explaining, it would be better to view Andrew Dickinsons
picture 4 further up this page
and use the Albion pub as reference. |
 9
Morley Top (1987)
Looking towards Wakefield from the end of the
platform, their would have been 2 bridges here, the first crossed High
St, the second Bridge St, you can see how the warehouse was constructed
at an angle to compensate for the railway bridge. |
 10
Morley Top (1987)
Looking further east is where the embankment for
the track is situated, this was partly cleared away when the bridge was
dismantled in 1971. |
 11
Morley Top (1987)
View of the ramp which went up to the platform for the trains to
Wakefield and London.
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Tingley
Station
 Tingley
station 1900 : Jonathan Arey
Opening
1st August 1890.
Closures
passengers - 1st February 1954. Freight - 1964.
A busy junction in its day, situated between four major
towns.
Passengers would change trains here for Leeds, Wakefield, Bradford &
Batley. |
 Tingley
station buildings 1968 :
Simon Edgerton |
 Tingley
station
buildings 1968 :
Simon Edgerton
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 Tingley
station
buildings 1968 :
Simon Edgerton
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 Dewsbury
Road bridge 1968 :
Simon Edgerton
A653 Dewsbury Road, near what is now the road maintenance
depot at the traffic lights
opposite to the entrance to Tingley Gasworks looking down towards Leeds.
(1968) |
 Signal
box 1968 :
Simon Edgerton |
 Signal
box 1968 :
Simon Edgerton |
 Station
buildings & signal box 1968 :
Simon Edgerton |
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