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The '''Rochdale to Bacup line''' was a railway line which ran between [[Rochdale]] in [[Greater Manchester]] and [[Bacup]] in [[Lancashire]]. It opened in two stages, from Rochdale to Facit in 1870, and from Facit to Bacup in [[1881]]. |
The '''Rochdale to Bacup line''' was a railway line which ran between [[Rochdale]] in [[Greater Manchester]] and [[Bacup]] in [[Lancashire]]. It opened in two stages, from Rochdale to Facit in 1870, and from Facit to Bacup in [[1881]]. |
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Passenger trains were withdrawn from the line in [[1947]], although |
Passenger trains were withdrawn from the line in [[1947]], although the section from Rochdale to Facit remained open to goods trains until [[1967]]. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt |
*Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.thesectionalappendix.co.uk/CLMVHB11.html British Railways in 1960, Rochdale to Bacup] |
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[[Category:Closed British railway lines]] |
[[Category:Closed British railway lines]] |
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Revision as of 20:03, 13 March 2009
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The Rochdale to Bacup line was a railway line which ran between Rochdale in Greater Manchester and Bacup in Lancashire. It opened in two stages, from Rochdale to Facit in 1870, and from Facit to Bacup in 1881.
Passenger trains were withdrawn from the line in 1947, although the section from Rochdale to Facit remained open to goods trains until 1967.
References
- Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt