Ardsley Jct. - Laisterdyke East Jct. via Morley Top
Date Closed to Passenger Services
4 Jul 1966
Mileage Closed
10m 18c
Stations Closed
Tingley (01/02/1954); Morley Top (02/01/1961); Gildersome (13/06/1955); Drighlington & Adwalton (01/01/1962); Birkenshaw & Tong (05/10/1953); Dudley Hill (1st) (01/10/1875); Dudley Hill (2nd) (07/04/1952)
Services Operated
Wakefield (Westgate) - Bradford (Exchange) via Morley Top (local service withdrawn finally 11/09/1961).
Wakefield (Kirkgate) - Bradford (Exchange) via Ossett (local service withdrawn 07/09/1964 - see Wrenthorpe South Jct. - Adwalton Jct.).
Wakefield (Westgate) - Bradford (Exchange) - portion from London (Kings Cross.
Timetable Reference
BR (NE) 12 Jun - 10 Sep 61 Table 18; 9 Sep 63 - 14 Jun 64 Table 3; 18 Apr - 4 Sep 66 Table 2
Cobb Atlas Reference
384 30 26 - 396 18 32
Map
RCH Yorkshire District 1918
Further Notes
ACD - Mon 04/07/1966 - PNM 1980 p57. LTR Sun 03/07/1966 - The Great Northern Railway in West Yorkshire M. Bairstow 1982 p64.
The line continued in use for Sunday diversions during September and October 1966. LTR - Sun 30/10/1966, after which the line was severed and the section between Birkenshaw and Gildersome taken out of use. See BLN 69 of 16/11/1966 p3.
Page updated: 10/12/2022