Railway cutting
Sowerby Bridge
Another photo of the old railway line, this time a section of what was the track that ran been Sowerby Bridge and the village of Ripponden. Work commenced on this part of the railway on 30th September 1873, it was to take another five years before it opened, initially only as far as Ripponden before carrying on to Rishworth. It opened for goods traffic on the 15th July 1878 and for passengers on the 5th August 1878. This was thirteen years after the initial Bill received Royal Assent in 1865.
At its peak the line carried between 10 and 17 trains a day, the route closed completely on 1st September 1958. By 1962 the track had been removed, bringing to an end the railway up the Ryburn Valley. A total of 15 bridges crossed the line, 5 have been demolished and 10 remain. The 593 yard long Scar Head Tunnel which is further down the line has now been bricked up.
Most of the old track is a footpath, seeming owned by Yorkshire Water, other sections of it are now on private land.
Thank you for your visit and your comments, they are greatly appreciated.
Railway cutting
Sowerby Bridge
Another photo of the old railway line, this time a section of what was the track that ran been Sowerby Bridge and the village of Ripponden. Work commenced on this part of the railway on 30th September 1873, it was to take another five years before it opened, initially only as far as Ripponden before carrying on to Rishworth. It opened for goods traffic on the 15th July 1878 and for passengers on the 5th August 1878. This was thirteen years after the initial Bill received Royal Assent in 1865.
At its peak the line carried between 10 and 17 trains a day, the route closed completely on 1st September 1958. By 1962 the track had been removed, bringing to an end the railway up the Ryburn Valley. A total of 15 bridges crossed the line, 5 have been demolished and 10 remain. The 593 yard long Scar Head Tunnel which is further down the line has now been bricked up.
Most of the old track is a footpath, seeming owned by Yorkshire Water, other sections of it are now on private land.
Thank you for your visit and your comments, they are greatly appreciated.