Remains of railway siding, Cleckheaton. (former Dewsbury - Low Moor line) March 2018

            HISTORY: 
The Spen Valley Railway was the original line opened by the LYRin 1848  to connect the two towns of Dewsbury and Bradford via a viable passenger and freight corridor. The Spen Valley line travelled directly via Ravensthorpe, Heckmondwike and Cleckheaton, and also took in the suburb of Liversedge.  
It connected with the LYR at Low Moor, 1 and a half miles south of Bradford, travelling northward into the city's Exchange station via Bowling junction where it also met with the mainline route from York and Leeds. 
 
The railway was claimed by the Beeching cuts, closing to regular passenger trains in 1965 although excursions still happened for a few years to follow. The line was fully closed and left to mothball before being lifted in 1992. All stations had totally been removed and demolished by this time except for Heckmiodwike whose remains survive today. 
 
The line today, between Ravensthorpe and Low Moor exists as The Spen Valley Greenway, a seven-mile all weather cycleway and footpath opened by Sustrans in 2001 as part of the National Cycle Network. From Low Moor, the route continues to the main road and over the M606 motorway into Bradford's urban district.

Taken on: March 30, 2018

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-TZ70, f/3.3, 1/100 sec, 4.3mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

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