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Calderdale : LY&R Greetland No2 - Stainland |
Greetland
Opened 07-1844. Closed 08-09-1962.
 Greetland : Bernard Coomber
Class 8F at Greetland with coal empties for Healey Mills flat top
Greetland signal box in the background.
See also Calder Valley line |
 Greetland
(07-10-06) : Andrew Stopford
Bayford's Oil Depot at site of Greetland Station/Yard - still
rail connected but connection not used for many years. |
 Greetland
(07-10-06) : Andrew Stopford
As this shot shows! |
 Green Lane
(07-10-06) : Andrew Stopford
Site of level crossing, Green Lane, Greetland
|
 Green Royd
(07-10-06) : Andrew Stopford
Boundary wall - houses on the line of the track. |
 Rawroyds
(07-10-06) : Andrew Stopford
Filled in overbridge further along Green Lane. |
 Rawroyds
(07-10-06) : Andrew Stopford
Decaying railway boundary fence posts, off Green Lane. |
 Viaduct
(07-10-06) : Andrew Stopford
Holywell Green Viaduct seen from the south side. |
 Station
Road Hollywell Green (05-08-06) :
Andrew Stopford
Two views of the high road bridge over the branch at
Station Road, Holywell Green.
To the right (as you look downhill) was where the yard at the end of the
branch was.
The site is now a chemical based works. |
 Station
Road Hollywell Green (05-08-06) :
Andrew Stopford
The view uphill.
|
 Stainland
branch line (05-08-06) :
Andrew Stopford
Looking down onto the branch from the bridge in above photo's.
The last quarter mile or so of the branch has been made into a private
access road for the works. |
West
Vale Viaduct
 West
Vale Viaduct (23-02-08) :
Andrew Stopford
Work in progress by Sustrans to make West Vale Viaduct (Stainland
Branch) into a footpath. |
Note : West
Vale Viaduct (26-05-08) :
John Lawrence
I've just been looking at the pics on your site. On one pic of
the West Vale Viaduct on the Stainland Branch there is a JCB working on
it in readiness for opening a cycletrack/footpath. Well unfortunately
this isn't going to happen now. Over the last few years some new houses
have been built overlooking the viaduct and the new residents said they
don't want people walking past their houses. The delay has meant that
funding has now been withdrawn! I live on the old trackbed and this
would have made a lovely walk to nearby North Dean Woods but because of
a few NIMBY's this isn't gonna be possible. Maddening!
click here for Halifax Courier story |
 West
Vale Viaduct (30-05-08) :
Andrew Stopford
Stainland Branch -
View along the deck of the restored viaduct - this was going to be a
footpath but there has been some NIMBY activity! |
 West
Vale Viaduct : Halifax Courier article (27-02-09)
The plans for the footpath over West Vale Viaduct have now been
approved.
See the link to local paper -
halifaxcourier.co.uk. Info : John Lawrence. |
 Stainland
Branch (30-05-08) : Andrew Stopford
Stainland Branch - Halifax side of West Vale viaduct looking towards
Halifax |
 Greetland Viaduct
: Matt
c
Got
some pictures of the North Dean Branch Railway which ran from a junction
on the Halifax to Brighouse line just before Elland station.
This line
had only one intermediate station at Greetland and a terminus station at
Stainland.
The line closed in 1917 to passengers
and to freight in 1930. |
 Saddleworth
Road viaduct : Matt
c
Some pictures of the two viaducts and the
iron deck bridge on the route. |
 The
iron and deck girder bridge, West Vale : Matt
c
And pictures of the the
iron deck bridge on the route. |
