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1901 saw the
Huddersfield bound platform heightened, a new two storey booking office constructed, and an iron-lattice footbridge built across the line. The goods yard was also extended. Initially this was just a single loop of the Huddersfield bound line but this was improved by providing sidings on
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Holmfirth train. Due to the slight gradient between Thongsbridge and Holmfirth, half of the carriages became detached from the rest of the train which then continued to Holmfirth. Whilst the detached carriages remained in the station, the station guard spotted another train approaching at speed.
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company. It was due to open on 24 June 1850 but problems meant this was delayed until 1 July 1850, when the first train left
Holmfirth at 11:25 a.m. In the first week of operation 1,869 tickets were sold at Holmfirth, along with another 674 at the intermediate station of Thongsbridge.
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Thongsbridge station was situated in a deep cutting spanned by two bridges, one at each end. In the original layout, the platforms were staggered either side of Heys Road bridge with the main buildings on the
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replacement. This too collapsed during construction on 3 December 1865, taking the trestle with it. This closed the line until 11 March 1867 when the 13 arch stone viaduct was completed.
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to produce a report on the structure, published 16 September 1851, in which he concluded that "both structures are perfectly safe".
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1184:Certain Accidents which have Occurred on Railways
1915:Closed railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber
16:Disused railway line in West Yorkshire, England
1209:The Cricket History of Calderdale and Kirklees
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1234:"Disused Stations: Holmfirth Station"
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1869:Sand Hutton Light Railway
1859:Nidd Valley Light Railway
1854:Colsterdale Light Railway
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119:Line length
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1186:. London:
1141:References
981:Denby Dale
977:embankment
941:Holme Moss
900:Brockholes
870:Brockholes
264:Brockholes
71:Brockholes
1920:Holmfirth
1378:To Exeter
1357:To London
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