Mirfield Low Moor

Mirfield to Low Moor (Cleckheaton Branch)
1847 - 1965
Lancashire & Yorkshire railway

See Railway Ramblers gazetteer
L&YR Mirfield - Low Moor

Contributors: © Reproduction prohibited Paul Holroyd / Graham Holroyd / Alan S Bagot / David Hey / K Evans / Bernard Coomber / Brian Dean / Matthew Padget Christopher Franz / James Cliff / John Down / Graham Smith / Michael Kaye / Paul B / Mark Wilcock / David Walbank / Bill McKelvie / Lost Railways
The Route From junction 200 yards east of Mirfield station To Low Moor (south of Bradford between Wyke & Bowling junction on the L & Y lines). (formerly West Riding Union Railway) Length 6 miles 843 yds Opening Mirfield to Cleckheaton Central 1847 Low Moor to Cleckheaton Central July 1849 Closure Heckmondwike, Liversedge & Cleckheaton Central stations all closed 14th June 1965.	1 Northorpe 4 Heckmondwike 5 Liversedge 6 Cleckheaton
Timetable 1962 : Paul Holroyd website - www.vintagecarriagestrust.org Click here to see selection of railway tickets & handbills.
Railway luggage label 1899 : Paul Holroyd website - www.vintagecarriagestrust.org Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway luggage label, 1899. The reverse of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway luggage label reads: “ 9/12/99 From Church to Skipton via Colne Mid No. 25 “
Trains For Heckmondwike Sign : John Stephenson Sign at the National Railway Museum, York.
Mirfield Mirfield totem : Paul Holroyd 18-03-06 website - www.vintagecarriagestrust.org Totem from Mirfield station, currently on display in the Museum of Rail Travel at Ingrow near Keighley. Click here to see selection of railway tickets & handbills.
Mirfield : Bernard Coomber A westbound coal train passes a local DMU looking west from Woodend Lane bridge Mirfield. Note the girder bridge for the Leeds New Line.
Mirfield c1980 : Lost Railways Same spot as above 20 years later, Class 37 & tankers heading toward Mirfield. Heaton lodge junction just visible in distance.
Mirfield facing Huddersfield c1980 : Lost Railways Taken by surprise, not many Deltics on this route, always worth a photo. The old station building on the left now gone.
Mirfield facing Huddersfield c1980 : Lost Railways Class 40 on its way to the sidings, all gone now, at least the mill is still there.
Mirfield MPD : Bernard Coomber Part of the yard in front of Mirfield MPD, showing the drivers 'bothy' in the middle background.
Mirfield MPD : Bernard Coomber The old L & Y MPD at Mirfield.
Mirfield MPD : Bernard Coomber A 'crab' in the 'coal ole' as it was known - Mirfield MPD.
Mirfield MPD : Bernard Coomber An 8F eastbound at Mirfield.
Mirfield MPD : Bernard Coomber An Austerity alongside the shed at Mirfield.
Mirfield MPD : Bernard Coomber Class B1 leading a black 5 double heading a Redbank parcels for Manchester passing Mirfield MPD.
Mirfield MPD : Bernard Coomber An 8F passing Mirfield MPD with loaded coal wagons for Lancashire
Mirfield MPD : Bernard Coomber A Crosti boilered 9F eastbound passed Mirfield shed (engine drivers bothy on the right) hauling a rake of cattle wagons.
Mirfield MPD : Bernard Coomber DMU 'Calder Valley' set westbound passed Mirfield MPD_ with the shed to the left_ and the 'coal ole' to the right.
Mirfield Sheds c1960 : Graham Smith My step-Brother worked at Mirfield sheds for 7 years before he emigrated to Australia (now lives in Cambridge). He used to travel by train to work from Cleckheation (imagine that!). He was a MAD train spotter in the 50's and 60's before I was born. He even once volunteered as a fireman on a Mallard fast run from London to Edinburgh. He said at speed that train could eat more coal than 2 men could shovel and they had to change teams every 20-30 minutes or so through the tender (I believe).
Mirfield Sheds c1960 : Graham Smith
Mirfield Sheds c1960 : Graham Smith
Mirfield Sheds c1960 : Graham Smith
Unknown c1960 : Graham Smith The double-header is a mystery to me although the large building in the background may give you some clues.
Mirfield M.P.D 20 March 1984 : Alan S Bagot The shed closed to steam on 2nd January 1967 when the new diesel depot at Healey Mills opened. Last I heard, the surviving sheds are used by Patterson's road tankers.
Mirfield M.P.D 20 March 1984 : Alan S Bagot Buildings & interior.
Mirfield - Cleckheaton junction OS Map 1980 Church Lane & Canal Crossing.
Church lane facing south (06-06-04) : Lost Railways This boring photo shows bridge parapet at the bottom of Church lane, see map. The line ran under the road at this point. The new section of wall in the middle crosses the deepest part of the cutting.
Canal crossing facing north east (06-06-04) : Lost Railways Taken from the south side of the canal. I assume an iron deck bridge crossed here, supported on these tasty rusticated stone pillars.
Canal crossing facing north west (06-06-04) : Lost Railways Same thing, different angle.
Northorpe Lower (North Road) 1847-1965 O S Map 1902
Bridge (23-03-08) : Mark Wilcock Remains of bridge spanning North road looking back in direction of ravensthorpe.
Bridge (23-03-08) : Mark Wilcock Remains of bridge spanning North road looking back in direction of ravensthorpe.
Station access (23-03-08) : Mark Wilcock Access to station facing direction of Heckmondwike/Low Moor.
Station access (23-03-08) : Mark Wilcock Access to station facing direction of Heckmondwike/Low Moor.
Wall (23-03-08) : Mark Wilcock Wall in direction of Northorpe Higher.
Bridge (23-03-08) : Mark Wilcock Remains of bridge span looking in direction of Ravensthorpe.
Wall (23-03-08) : Mark Wilcock Wall at side of above photo
Facing Ravensthorpe (23-03-08) : Mark Wilcock View in direction of Ravensthorpe.
Trackbed (23-03-08) : Mark Wilcock Track line looking in direction of Heckmondwike/Low Moor.
Heckmondwike Central 1848 - 1965 Heckmondwike Central station & B.R Charrington Hargreaves oil terminal spur (o.s 1985)
Heckmondwike Central 1966 B.R spur Facing back towards Ravensthorpe 1987 (K Evans) (Liversedge Charrington Hargreaves Oil Terminal) In 1966 a new connection was made at Heckmondwike Spen Goods yard, see Leeds New Line page 3 between the L & Y Ravensthorpe branch & The Leeds New Line to Liversedge Spen. This was to supply the Charrington Hargreaves oil terminal at the former Liversedge Spen Goods Yard. This enabled the closure of the Heaton Lodge to Liversedge Spen Goods section of the Leeds New Line. The yard was sold to Charrington Hargreaves in 1967. The terminal was mothballed in 1986.
Footbridge Heckmondwike : Bernard Coomber Footbridge at Walkley lane Heckmondwike crossing the old L&Y line, view looking towards Dewsbury. Now part of the Spen Valley Greenway.
Heckmondwike Central junction 3rd August 1983 : Alan S Bagot Heckmondwike L & Y junction & footbridge.
Heckmondwike Central footbridge 1986 : K Evans
Heckmondwike Central 1986 (K Evans)
Heckmondwike Central 3rd August 1983 : Alan S Bagot Heckmondwike L & Y boundary stone.
Heckmondwike Central 1985 (K Evans) 4 Mile marker post near Heckmondwike Central 1985.
Heckmondwike Central goods 3rd August 1983 : Alan S Bagot Heckmondwike L & Y goods depot. Tacky new houses now built on the whole of this area.
Heckmondwike Central Station 1848 - 1965 Renamed Heckmondwike Central from 1924 to 1961. Opening 1848, Rebuilt 1889. Closures Passengers - 14th June 1965. Freight - May 1969. Totem from Heckmondwike Central (18-11-07) Paul Holroyd On display at the National Railway Museum, York. Click here to see selection of railway tickets & handbills.
Heckmondwike Central station facing east (c1960) : Mark Anthony Astley collection website - www.vintagecarriagestrust.org Heckmondwike Central in the early 1960s, with a Metropolitan- Cammell diesel multiple unit operating a local service along the Spen Valley
Heckmondwike Central station facing east (c1960) : Mark Anthony Astley collection Heckmondwike Central in the 1960s
Heckmondwike Central station facing east (c1980) : Greame Walton Taken on the Spen Valley greenway just after the old platform of the old station in Station Lane. The photos are from the early eighties, when freight trains used to use the lines. I remember the old Charrington Hargreaves line quite well. Full tankers would come along early in the morning and in the evening they would come to take them away when they were empty.
Heckmondwike Central station (c1980) : Bill McKelvie Looking south 'UP' to Mirfield from where the island platform would be, with the 'DOWN' to Bradford rail still intact. Passengers would descend down a ramp to the lower street level This photo was taken in the eighties. The nearby Station pub used to have a wooden platform built and had excursions to Blackpool after the station had closed every year.
Heckmondwike Central station (c1980) : Bill McKelvie Back of the station office parapet.
Heckmondwike Central station (c1980) : Bill McKelvie Former British Rail gate leading to Goods Yard which has now being built upon.
Heckmondwike Central station (c1980) : Bill McKelvie Stone Loading stage. Also according to the L.M.S plans for this site at the start of the loading stage was Shell distribution fuel tanks. The yard on this side was predominately Goods Vans and house a four/five bay goods shed. Out of shot and to the left of the mainline where the sidings for the 16ton coal wagons. From the 1960's BR op manual, the majority of the trains on the up side would be for Mirfield, Huddersfield, Clayton West and Penistone, On a Saturday there would be a through train direct to London Kings Cross and a return from the majestic Blackpool Central (why they closed that down and kept North and South open baffles me) through to Wakefield Kirkgate. The DOWN side would be the reverse of above and all going to Bradford Exchange.
Heckmondwike Central station facing east (02-07-06) : Lost Railways Facing back towards Railway street, platform remnants. Tacky new housing, built on the site of the goods yard, visible in the distance.
Railway street bridge facing west (02-07-06) : Lost Railways Stood on the site of the goods yard, just beyond Heckmondwike junction. The double bridge crossing Railway street. Heckmondwike central platform was just at the other side of the bridge. The platform over grown with trees now. The Railway pub is just to the right.
Railway street bridge (28-07-06) : Paul B The view from street level facing towards Heckmondwike town centre.
Heckmondwike Central entrance facing west (02-07-06) : Lost Railways The view from under the bridge. Passenger access to the island platform was via a covered stairway leading down to street level, I assume through this strange bricked up doorway. The steps on the right lead to a cobbled yard. See next photo.
Heckmondwike (c1911) : Christopher Franz Heckmondwike Central station visible in the distance. Note : I'm looking for a home for these pictures, as I don't have space for them here. I've actually only scanned 1/3 of each image.
Heckmondwike (c1911) : Christopher Franz Heckmondwike general view.
Spenborough (c1911) : Christopher Franz The view from Stanley Colliery seems to be behind Spenborough Baths. Liversedge Spen station on the Leeds New Line visible in the background on the left hand photo.
Heckmondwike Central 3rd August 1983 / Feb 1984: Alan S Bagot Site of goods yard & forecourt.
Beck lane facing east (16-07-06) : Lost Railways Under the tracks a few yards west of Heckmondwike station platform.
Wormald street facing east (16-07-06) : Lost Railways 200 yards further west, fence post sleepers on the corner of Cornmill lane & Wormald street.
Huddersfield road facing west (16-07-06) : Lost Railways Facing towards Liversedge the A62 Huddersfield road crossing.
Huddersfield road facing east (16-07-06) : Lost Railways View from the other side, the bridge looks to have been widened at some stage.
Strawberry Bank Colliery facing west (16-07-06) : Lost Railways 100 yards beyond Huddersfield road the site of Strawberry Bank colliery Sidings, five or so tracks wide. Tracks leading to the pit head curved off to the left.
Footpath facing south (16-07-06) : Lost Railways Footpath between Headlands road & Ashton Clough road. (just beyond the trees in previous photo) Shot of the entrance from Ashton Clough road end.
Footpath facing north (16-07-06) : Lost Railways View from under the tracks looking towards Ashton Clough road.
Liversedge Central 1847 - 1965 Liversedge Central 3rd August 1983 : Alan S Bagot
Liversedge Central (17-07-06) : Lost Railways Similar view in 2006. Halifax road bridge & Knowler Hill tunnel in distance
Liversedge Central entrance (17-07-06) Taken from the corner of Headlands road & Halifax road. Stone sets & gate posts.
Liversedge Central 19-08-67 : Paul Holroyd courtesy Alan S Bagot Bridge demolition.
Knowler Hill tunnel facing west (16-07-06) : Lost Railways
Knowler Hill tunnel facing east (16-07-06) : Lost Railways Looking back towards Liversedge station, Halifax road bridge visible at the other end.
Primrose lane facing north (17-07-06) : Lost Railways Lane between Halifax road & Bradford road. Still has the old stone sets. (Cleckheaton to the left).
Rawfolds footpath facing east (17-07-06) : Lost Railways Path between Quaker Lane & Bradford road (Cleckheaton to the right).
Cleckheaton Central 11 March 2006 : Graham Douglas Holroyd Bridge near junction of Pyenot Gardens and Syke Fold, Cleckheaton. For many years Eastwoods Taxis operated from Syke Fold, Cleckheaton, opposite the old Cleckheaton bus station.
Cleckheaton Central 11 March 2006 : Graham Douglas Holroyd The other side of the underbridge near the junction of Pyneot Gardens and Syke Fold, Cleckheaton.
Cleckheaton Central Westgate bridge 11 March 2006 : Graham Douglas Holroyd The bridge over Westgate, looking towards the site of Cleckheaton Central station. The buffer stop is at the other side of the bridge, on the left.
Cleckheaton Central 11 March 2006 : Graham Douglas Holroyd The buffer stops by the bridge over Westgate.
Cleckheaton Central 11 March 2006 : Graham Douglas Holroyd The buffer stops by the road bridge over Westgate. Note the surviving pieces of track.
Cleckheaton Central Westgate bridge 11 March 2006 : Graham Douglas Holroyd The bridge over Westgate Cleckheaton, looking towards Liversedge.
Cleckheaton Central 11 March 2006 : Graham Douglas Holroyd The scene of the accident in June 1928, now with commemorative seat and plaque.
Cleckheaton Central 1847 - 1965 Cleckheaton Central station map 1905 Opening 1847. Closures Passengers - 14 June 1965. Freight - May 1969.
Cleckheaton Central sign c1968 : Harry Naylor Holroyd courtesy Richard Holroyd Happily, the sign still exists.
Vintage Carriages Trust Museum of Rail Travel Totem from Cleckheaton Central is on display at the Museum of Rail Travel, Ingrow near Keighley. website - www.vintagecarriagestrust.org Click here to see selection of railway tickets & handbills.
Spenborough Guardian newspaper article (08-01-10) When Spen had trains.
Cleckheaton Central shunting records 1958 : Paul Holroyd see more Until the Beeching axe, Cleckheaton Central had a busy goods yard. Fortunately, a number of Freight train and shunting records survive from 1958, covering the periods February 24-26, April 1-May 30 , August 2-31 and October 2-13. The example shown is a fascinating historical document, showing the arrival and the departure times at Cleckheaton, the locomotives involved: nos 52461, 44485, 90397 and 90124 as well as the origin points and final destinations of the trains, and the number of wagons detached at Cleckheaton Central. The 06.00 from Mirfield to Cleckheaton which arrived at 06.40 consisisted of 30 wagons , while 14 wagons were detached from the Sowerby to Low Moor train which arrived at Cleckheaton at 12.10
Cleckheaton Central (02-03-10) : Matthew Padget Lately Yorkshire water have closed the greenway and started digging it up. Took a couple of pictures from my mobile. You can't really see, but the pile of wood is some old sleepers from the track.
Cleckheaton Central (09-04-10) : Graham Smith The work by Yorkshire Water has cleared lots of trees so the cutting looks a bit more like it would have when trains were still running rather than the woodland it had become recently.
Cleckheaton Central (09-04-10) : Graham Smith
Cleckheaton Central (09-04-10) : Graham Smith I was surprised to find the 2 mile marker post opposite the old gasworks sidings (other side of the Hunsworth Lane bridge compared to Ellinson’s) Incredibly, the 2 mile marker post is also shown on the plans in the L&YR Cleckheaton Branch booklet in exactly the place I found it.
Cleckheaton Central (09-04-10) : Graham Smith Sleepers still in place. I couldn’t figure out why the sleepers were on the opposite side of the embankment from the gasworks when I though they were the gasworks sidings.
Cleckheaton Central (09-04-10) : Graham Smith The main line seems to be in the wrong place here when looking at the alignment of the Hunsworth Lane bridge so there must have been quite a kink in the line. Checking my L&YR Cleckheaton Branch booklet shows that they are actually the original up & down lines which must have curved around the gasworks sidings.
Cleckheaton Central Goods Yard : Bernard Coomber Cleckheaton Central goods yard, now the site of a Tesco supermarket. Note the Seddon coal lorry of WH Sharp.
Cleckheaton Central station : Bernard Coomber Cleckheaton Central station facing towards Heckmondwike. Note the Cleckheaton South signal box in the far distance.
Cleckheaton Central 18 Feb 1968 Harry Naylor Holroyd courtesy Alan S Bagot A young Paul Holroyd at Cleckheaton Central. The station buildings were demolished in August 1971. The demolition contractor was accused of stealing the station buildings, but he was found not guilty at a trial held on 25 April 1972.
Cleckheaton Central A3 60109 : James Cliff Same vantage point.
Cleckheaton Central 18th Feb 1968 : Paul Holroyd courtesy Alan S Bagot Booking office, platforms & south signal box. Cleckheaton South signal box closed 1966. Cleckheaton North signal box closed 1970.
Cleckheaton Central 11 March 2006 : Graham Douglas Holroyd Think this is the remains of the Loading Gauge which stood between the goods depot buildings and Cleckheaton South signal box (see previous photo)
Signal box board 31-10-06 : Paul Holroyd Signal box board from Cleckheaton South, currently on loan to the Museum of Rail Travel at Ingrow. Click here to see selection of railway tickets & handbills.
Cleckheaton Central April 1962 : Harry Naylor Holroyd / Rodney Holroyd courtesy Alan S Bagot A young Paul Holroyd with a previously unidentified LMS-design Black Five no 44731 heading from Cleckheaton Central towards Liversedge Central. Also a couple of shots of WD Austerity 2-8-0 no 90707 at Cleckheaton Central.
Cleckheaton Central Multiple unit : James Cliff website - www.procast.co.uk General view of the island platform & sidings. see also Cleckheaton spen Leeds new line page 4
Cleckheaton Central 7F 49618 : James Cliff
Cleckheaton Central Jubilee : James Cliff / Graham Smith (2010) Second photo is a then & now same location in 2010.
Cleckheaton Central approach 11 March 2006 : Paul Holroyd The bridge over Station Approach & Katy Louise Holroyd. Liversedge is to the left, Low Moor to the right. There used to be a taxi rank where the double yellow lines are, and a lamp hung from the bottom of the bridge to illuminate the pavement on the right. The passenger entrance to the station was mid-way under the bridge - a set of stone steps on the right leading to the platforms.
Cleckheaton Central approach 11 March 2006 : Paul Holroyd Detail of the underside of the bridge over Station Approach. You can just make out the blue pipe for the lamp.
Cleckheaton Central station entrance 11 March 2006 : Paul Holroyd Underneath the Station Approach bridge, looking towards the Station Hotel and Cleckheaton town centre. Tofts Road is behind the Photographer. The bricked up pedestrian entrance to the station is visible on the left.
Cleckheaton Central station entrance 11 March 2006 : Paul Holroyd The bricked up pedestrian entrance from Station Approach. The steps on the right were more worn than those on the left hand side.
Cleckheaton Central 11 March 2006 : Paul Holroyd The bricked up Staircase which led from Station Approach to the platforms. Looking towards Low Moor. Originally this open area was surrounded by blue-painted wooden fencing.
Cleckheaton Central 11 March 2006 : Paul Holroyd Detail of the remains of the bridge over Station Approach
Cleckheaton Central approach 11 March 2006 : Paul Holroyd Underneath the Station Approach bridge. The steps lead to Tofts Road. The road curves away to join Tofts Road, and there are 3 Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway stone boundary posts at the bottom of the embankment.
Cleckheaton Central 11 March 2006 : Paul Holroyd All that remains of the platform of Cleckheaton Central This set of railings is on top of the bridge over Station Approach.
Cleckheaton Central 11 March 2006 : Paul Holroyd The staircase linking Tofts Road with Station Approach, taken from the bridge over Station Approach
Cleckheaton Central 11 March 2006 : Paul Holroyd The remains of the loading dock by the former W H Sharpe coalyard.
Cleckheaton Central 11 March 2006 : Graham Douglas Holroyd Sleepers in the remains of Cleckheaton Central goods yard Where once there was a yard full of railway wagons, there is now a supermarket car park
Cleckheaton Central goods yard 11 March 2006 : Paul Holroyd All that is left of the entrance to Cleckheaton Central goods yard - Some stonework and some ironwork in the pavement. Where once Scammell mechanical horse lorries operated the collection and delivery service, now the area is used as a supermarket car park. (Katy Louise Holroyd taking part, bless)
Cleckheaton Central 11 March 2006 : Paul Holroyd The Whitcliffe Road overbridge & Katy Louise Holroyd looking towards Cleckheaton Central station.
Cleckheaton Central 11 March 2006 : Paul Holroyd Whitcliffe Road overbridge, looking towards Low Moor. The slope on the right has been created in the late 1990s by Sustrans to link the Spen Valley Greenway to a public access point. In British Railways days all the earth was at the lower trackbed level.
Cleckheaton Central Whitcliffe Road bridge : Bernard Coomber Whitcliffe Road bridge Cleckheaton crossing the old L & Y line looking towards Low Moor. Now part of the Spen Valley Greenway.
Cleckheaton Central Royal Scot : James Cliff website - www.procast.co.uk Same bridge back in the old days.
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd Just after leaving the site of Cleckheaton Central. Note the two rows of sleepers
Bridge over Whitechapel Road 27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd looking towards Low Moor. The remaining part of Cleckheaton Gas Works is to the right of the photographer, on this side of the bridge. On the far side of the bridge , on the right hand side, there used to be Ellisons Tar Works, which later became Yorkshire Tar Distillers. (see later)
Cleckheaton Central Class 40 : photographer unknown Paul Holroyd collection / Graham Smith (2010) English Electric Class 40 diesel no 392 in the cutting immediately north of Cleckheaton Central. Following the end of main line steam in August 1968, the loco has lost its D prefix to the fleet number, but has not yet received its 1972 TOPS fleet number. Second photo is a then & now same location in 2010.
Cleckheaton North signalbox (c1966 - 1970) : photographer unknown. Paul Holroyd collection / Graham Smith (2010) Photographed between 1966 - 1970. Following the closure in 1966 of Cleckheaton South signalbox, the word "North" appears to have been painted out. Cleckheaton North signalbox was itself closed in 1970, but happily a signalling instrument from Cleckheaton North is on display at the Museum of Rail Travel, Ingrow. (see photo below) Second photo is a then & now same location in 2010.
Signalling Instrument : Paul Holroyd From Cleckheaton North signal box, on display at the Museum of Rail Travel, Ingrow near Keighley. website - www.vintagecarriagestrust.org Click here to see selection of railway tickets & handbills.
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd Looking towards Cleckheaton Central. Katy Louise Holroyd takes a rest near Cleckheaton Gas Works.
Class B1 gas works : Bernard Coomber / Graham Smith (2010) Class B1 passes Cleckheaton gas works with Ellisons siding signal box in the distance, heading towards Low Moor.Ellisons siding signal box was destroyed by fire in 1966. Second photo is a then & now same location in 2010.
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Graham Douglas Holroyd Bridge over Whitechapel Road. Cleckheaton Gas Works was to the left, Yorkshire Tar Distillers to the right.
Ellisons sidings (Yorkshire Tar Distillers) Shunting Loco Ellisons sidings (Yorkshire Tar Distillers) : Bernard Coomber Works shunter at Yorkshire Tar Distillers at Moorend Cleckheaton, formerly Ellisons sidings off the old L&Y line. (see below).
Andrew Barclay locomotive 1823 Harry : John Down website http://pontypool-and-blaenavon.co.uk/ The last steam locomotive to work at Yorkshire Tar Distillers (Ellisons) was built in 1924 by Andrew Barclay, of Kilmarknock (works number 1823).It was originally owned by the Colzium Quarry Co. Ltd. In 1929 it was sold to Yorkshire Tar Distillers of Kilnhurst works, Rotherham, moving to Cleckheaton in 1967 and returning to the Rotherham Works of Yorkshire Tar Distillers in 1969. It was moved in 1972 to Embsay, and then in 1975 it moved to Crossley's Scrap Merchants, adjacent to Shipley Railway station who reinstated the locomotive to working order. In 1984 it moved to the Peak Railway Society, Buxton. In December 1989 it moved to the Middleton Railway, Leeds, and in 1992 it moved to the Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway. Dates : The Loco was at Cleckheaton between 1967 and 1969. Henry Ellison Ltd 's own private siding at Cleckheaton opened 1910. Ellisons changed their name to Yorkshire Tar Distillers in 1926. Ellisons siding signal box destroyed by fire in 1966.
DMU Ellisons sidings (Yorkshire Tar Distillers) : Bernard Coomber A Bradford bound DMU passes Ellisons sidings (Yorkshire Tar Distillers)
Austerity Ellisons sidings (Yorkshire Tar Distillers) : Bernard Coomber / Graham Smith (2010) Austerity loco on a Bradford bound freight passes Ellisons sidings on the old L&Y line. Second photo is a then & now same location in 2010.
Ellisons sidings (Yorkshire Tar Distillers) : Bernard Coomber / Graham Smith (2010) Austerity loco passes Ellisons sidings with a Bradford bound freight . Second photo is a then & now same location in 2010.
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd Looking back towards Cleckheaton Central. Katy Louise Holroyd has another rest.
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd Footbridge after Yorkshire Tar Distillers, looking towards Low Moor.
Class 5 Vine street Cleckheaton : Bernard Coomber / Graham Smith (2010) A class 5 on freight passes the bottom of Vine street Cleckheaton, heading towards Low Moor. Second photo is a then & now same location in 2010.
Double header Vine street Cleckheaton : Bernard Coomber A double headed freight train passes the bottom of Vine street Cleckheaton, heading towards Low Moor.
Austerity Vine street Cleckheaton : Bernard Coomber / Graham Smith (2010) An Austerity passes Vine street with the Cleckheaton shunt, heading towards Low Moor. Second photo is a then & now same location in 2010.
Class B1 Cleckheaton : Bernard Coomber A Class B1 viewed from Whitechapel road with a Bradford bound freight.
Deltic 'Meld' Cleckheaton : Bernard Coomber/ Graham Smith (2010) Deltic 'Meld' heads south from Low Moor at Laithe Hill Cleckheaton. The second photo is a then & now from same location in 2010.
Austerity Cleckheaton : Bernard Coomber / Graham Smith (2010) Low Moor bound Austerity passes under Laithe Hill bridge Cleckheaton. The second photo is a then & now from same location in 2010.
Peak class Cleckheaton : Bernard Coomber / Graham Smith (2010) Peak class diesel loco, Low Moor bound at Laithe Hill bridge Cleckheaton. The second photo is a then & now from same location in 2010.
Austerity M62 Laithe Hill : Bernard Coomber / Graham Smith (2010) An Austerity at Laithe Hill Cleckheaton, heads for Low Moor. The M62 motorway now passes under the line just ahead of the loco. The second photo is a then & now from same location in 2010.
Peak class Laithe Hill : Bernard Coomber / Graham Smith (2010) Peak class southbound from Low Moor at Laithe Hill Cleckheaton. The M62 m-way now passes under the line just rear of the train. The second photo is a then & now from same location in 2010.
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd View from the footbridge, looking towards the M62 motorway and Low Moor.
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd Bridge over the M62 motorway, looking towards Low Moor
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd Bridge over the M 62 Motorway.
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd Bridge over the A58 Whitehall Road, looking towards Low Moor.
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Graham Douglas Holroyd Bridge over the A58 Whitehall Road.
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Graham Douglas Holroyd Underbridge by Cleckheaton Golf Course.
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Graham Douglas Holroyd The same underbridge, by Cleckheaton Golf Course
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd Another underbridge.
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Graham Douglas Holroyd View from the other side.
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd Looking towards Low Moor. Note the milepost
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd Milepost.
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd Overbridge, looking towards Low Moor.
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd 3/4 milepost.
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd Overbridge, looking towards Low Moor.
Spen Valley Greenway (18-11-07) : Ralph Rawlinson Hatchet lane bridge at Oakenshaw. looking towards Low Moor.
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd Oakenshaw Tunnel, looking towards Low Moor.
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd Oakenshaw Tunnel, looking towards Low Moor.
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd Inside Oakenshaw Tunnel, looking towards Low Moor.
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd Oakenshaw Tunnel looking towards Cleckheaton.
Spen Valley Greenway (18-11-07) : Ralph Rawlinson Oakenshaw Tunnel looking towards Cleckheaton.
Spen Valley Greenway 27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd The end of the Spen Valley Greenway at Low Moor. In front, behind the trees, lie the remains of the ill-fated Transperience, built on the site of Low Moor junction. see Transperience
Low Moor 2-6-4 Tank : Bernard Coomber 2-6-4 Tank at Low Moor MPD.
2-6-4 Tank : Bernard Coomber 2-6-4 Tank loco heads for Halifax out of Low Moor.
2-6-4 Tank : Bernard Coomber 2-6-4 Tank loco stood at Low Moor west box.
Austerity : Bernard Coomber Austerity class loco shunts empty carriage stock on Low Moor triangle.
Jubilee : Bernard Coomber Jubilee class No 45565 'Victoria' at Low Moor MPD.
2-6-4 Tank : Bernard Coomber Tank loco 2-6-4 with a Bradford bound local at Low Moor.
2-6-4 Tank : Bernard Coomber Tank loco 2-6-4 approaching Low Moor station bound for Halifax on a local stopper.
DMU : Bernard Coomber A Huddersfield bound DMU passing Low Moor MPD heading for the Spen Valley branch. Note : Brian Dean : May be Copley Hill & not Low Moor.
Transperience 27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd see Transperience The remains of Transperience - West Yorkshire Transport Discovery Park. The yellow building with the dome used to be the Exploratory. Behind the former Transperience Transport Discovery Park, a frequent train service still operates over the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Bradford to Halifax route.
Transperience 27 May 2006 : Paul Holroyd The remains of Transperience. The Bradford to Halifax main line is at the front of the picture. You can just make out the Transperience tram line curving away towards Cleckheaton. The Exploratory building is to the right of the picture, hidden by the trees.
Low Moor Cleckheaton line 21-08-83 Alan S Bagot The line curves round from Low Moor towards Cleckheaton.
Low Moor bridge : David Walbank A bridge that stands in the middle of a field were Low Moor was.
Low Moor No2 west box (28-08-83) Alan S Bagot / Paul Holroyd During Autumn 1961 the Mirfield-Low Moor route was regularly used by London to Leeds and Harrogate trains which were diverted because of engineering work. 29th October 1961 saw Deltic diesel no. D 9012 Crepello, class A4 pacific no. 60008 Dwight D. Eisenhower, B1 no 61016 Inyala and B1 no 61135 traverse the route.
Low Moor No 2 Signalbox (25-04-88) : Michael Kaye We are on the 'Up' line heading towards Halifax and are about to pass Low Moor No; 2 Signalbox, the bridge was once a level crossing and the station was located here to..the line on the left was the remains of a passenger loop and of course it once took you to Thornhill, 25th April 1988
Low Moor signal box boards : Paul Holroyd 31-01-07 website - www.vintagecarriagestrust.org Boards from Low Moor No 2 East and No 5 signal boxes, currently on display in the Museum of Rail Travel, Ingrow near Keighley. Click here to see selection of railway tickets & handbills.

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