Rochdale–Bacup line
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The Rochdale–Bacup line was a branch railway line which ran between Rochdale in Lancashire and Bacup in Lancashire via seven intermediate stops, Wardleworth, Shawclough and Healey, Broadley, Whitworth, Facit, Shawforth, and Britannia.
History
[edit]Opening
[edit]It opened in two stages, from Rochdale to Facit in 1870, and from Facit to Bacup in 1881.
Closure
[edit]Passenger trains were withdrawn from the line in 1947, although the section from Rochdale to Facit remained open to goods trains until 1963 and to Whitworth until 1967.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt
External links
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