Woodfield | |
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General information | |
Location |
Lockwood,
Kirklees England |
Coordinates | 53°37′39″N 1°48′22″W / 53.627601°N 1.806193°W |
Grid reference | SE12911458 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Key dates | |
1 June 1874 | Opened |
1 July 1874 | Closed |
Woodfield railway station served the area of Lockwood, Kirklees, England, in 1874 on the Meltham branch line.
The station was opened on 1 June 1874 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway after the Board of Trade dispensed with their usual requirement of a months' notice in order to carry out an inspection. It was an extremely short-lived station, only being open to the public for one month before closing on 1 July 1874. [1] [2] An inspection carried out by Colonel Hutchinson on 3 June had highlighted the fact that the station had been built on an unsafe 1-in-60 gradient falling towards Huddersfield. His written report recommended that the risk of runaway rolling stock should be alleviated by "doubling the line at the station and placing a outer siding below the station on the ascending line, or by flattening the gradient at the station. [...] Until these requirements have been complied with I cannot recommend the Board of Trade to sanction the use of Woodfield Station.". Upon receipt of the report, the Board of Trade withdrew their approval and ordered a closure notice. [3] [4]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Lockwood Line closed, station open |
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Meltham branch line |
Netherton Line and station closed |
Woodfield | |
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General information | |
Location |
Lockwood,
Kirklees England |
Coordinates | 53°37′39″N 1°48′22″W / 53.627601°N 1.806193°W |
Grid reference | SE12911458 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Key dates | |
1 June 1874 | Opened |
1 July 1874 | Closed |
Woodfield railway station served the area of Lockwood, Kirklees, England, in 1874 on the Meltham branch line.
The station was opened on 1 June 1874 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway after the Board of Trade dispensed with their usual requirement of a months' notice in order to carry out an inspection. It was an extremely short-lived station, only being open to the public for one month before closing on 1 July 1874. [1] [2] An inspection carried out by Colonel Hutchinson on 3 June had highlighted the fact that the station had been built on an unsafe 1-in-60 gradient falling towards Huddersfield. His written report recommended that the risk of runaway rolling stock should be alleviated by "doubling the line at the station and placing a outer siding below the station on the ascending line, or by flattening the gradient at the station. [...] Until these requirements have been complied with I cannot recommend the Board of Trade to sanction the use of Woodfield Station.". Upon receipt of the report, the Board of Trade withdrew their approval and ordered a closure notice. [3] [4]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Lockwood Line closed, station open |
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Meltham branch line |
Netherton Line and station closed |