Site of Bradley Station View NE, towards Bradley Wood Junction and Brighouse (left), Heaton Lodge Junction and Mirfield (also Spen Valley loop) (right)
Previously, Huddersfield had been by-passed by the existing east–west route, the Manchester and Leeds Railway which had opened in 1840.[2] That line instead had closely followed the even gradients of the River Calder, which left Huddersfield to be served with a station at Cooper Bridge about 4 miles (6.4 km) distant. The new line ran through the town itself, with Bradley station to the east of it, where the line divided to meet the existing Manchester and Leeds route in a triangular junction, allowing trains to continue on eastwards via Mirfield towards Dewsbury, Wakefield and Leeds, or westwards via Brighouse up the Calder valley.[3]
Lines around Bradley (centre left) in 1911
The Manchester and Leeds Railway (from 1847 the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) had been closely involved with the Huddersfield and Manchester Railway; but in 1848 it was the London and North Western Railway that took over the line and completed its connection from Manchester to Huddersfield via Stalybridge and the Standedge tunnel and its new line through to Leeds through the centre of Dewsbury. The LNWR still had to work together with the L&Y, however, as the LNWR depended on running powers over L&Y rails from Manchester Victoria to Stalybridge and between Bradley and Dewsbury, over the former Manchester and Leeds section of track. The L&Y, in turn, used the LNWR track through Bradley to run trains onwards via Huddersfield onto a new line it constructed via Penistone, where it met the MS&LR line south via Barnsley to Sheffield.
Additional nearby destinations opened up when the L&Y opened its Pickle Bridge Line in 1881 to Bradford via Clifton Road; and when LNWR opened a new line in 1900 to Leeds up the Spen valley, to reduce congestion on the shared L&Y section of track. These routes survived the 1923 amalgamation, when all became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. However, under British Railways both were subsequently closed in the 1950s, and Bradley station itself closed in 1950.[4] However, the track through it remains an important link in the Huddersfield Line, and since the year 2000 also the Caldervale Line.
This real station should not be confused with the fictional station featured in the TV series How We Used To Live, which served the equally fictional town of Bradley (though also located in West Yorkshire) and was depicted as part of the LMS.
^Joy, David (1984). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain, Volume 8: South and West Yorkshire (2 ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 253. ISBN0-946537-11-9.
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Bradley railway station served the district of Bradley West Yorkshire England until closure in 1950 BradleySite of Bradley Station View NE towards Bradley Wood Junction and Brighouse left Heaton Lodge Junction and Mirfield also Spen Valley loop right General informationLocationBradley KirkleesEnglandCoordinates53 40 34 N 1 44 27 W 53 676190 N 1 740900 W 53 676190 1 740900Grid referenceSE172200Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyHuddersfield and Manchester RailwayPre groupingLondon and North Western RailwayPost groupingLondon Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates3 August 1847openedJuly 1849resited6 March 1950closed Contents 1 History 2 References 2 1 Sources 3 External linksHistory editBradley station was opened in 1847 along with Huddersfield railway station as the first section completed of the new Huddersfield and Manchester Railway 1 Previously Huddersfield had been by passed by the existing east west route the Manchester and Leeds Railway which had opened in 1840 2 That line instead had closely followed the even gradients of the River Calder which left Huddersfield to be served with a station at Cooper Bridge about 4 miles 6 4 km distant The new line ran through the town itself with Bradley station to the east of it where the line divided to meet the existing Manchester and Leeds route in a triangular junction allowing trains to continue on eastwards via Mirfield towards Dewsbury Wakefield and Leeds or westwards via Brighouse up the Calder valley 3 nbsp Lines around Bradley centre left in 1911The Manchester and Leeds Railway from 1847 the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway had been closely involved with the Huddersfield and Manchester Railway but in 1848 it was the London and North Western Railway that took over the line and completed its connection from Manchester to Huddersfield via Stalybridge and the Standedge tunnel and its new line through to Leeds through the centre of Dewsbury The LNWR still had to work together with the L amp Y however as the LNWR depended on running powers over L amp Y rails from Manchester Victoria to Stalybridge and between Bradley and Dewsbury over the former Manchester and Leeds section of track The L amp Y in turn used the LNWR track through Bradley to run trains onwards via Huddersfield onto a new line it constructed via Penistone where it met the MS amp LR line south via Barnsley to Sheffield Additional nearby destinations opened up when the L amp Y opened its Pickle Bridge Line in 1881 to Bradford via Clifton Road and when LNWR opened a new line in 1900 to Leeds up the Spen valley to reduce congestion on the shared L amp Y section of track These routes survived the 1923 amalgamation when all became part of the London Midland and Scottish Railway However under British Railways both were subsequently closed in the 1950s and Bradley station itself closed in 1950 4 However the track through it remains an important link in the Huddersfield Line and since the year 2000 also the Caldervale Line This real station should not be confused with the fictional station featured in the TV series How We Used To Live which served the equally fictional town of Bradley though also located in West Yorkshire and was depicted as part of the LMS References edit Bairstow 1984 p 15 Joy David 1984 A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 8 South and West Yorkshire 2 ed Newton Abbot David amp Charles p 253 ISBN 0 946537 11 9 Bairstow 1984 p 9 Bairstow 1984 p 72 Sources edit Bairstow Martin 1984 The Leeds Huddersfield and Manchester Railway Pudsey Bairstow ISBN 0 90243830 1 External links editPhoto of Bradley stationvteKirklees South LinesLegendTo Heckmondwike nbsp nbsp To Dewsbury and WakefieldTo Calderdale nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Cooper Bridge nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Bradley nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Deighton 1982 nbsp nbsp nbsp Deighton 1871 1930 nbsp nbsp nbsp KirkheatonNewtown goods nbsp nbsp nbsp Huddersfield nbsp nbsp nbsp Fenay Bridge and LeptonLongwood and Milnsbridge nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp LockwoodGolcar nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp KirkburtonNetherton nbsp nbsp nbsp Berry BrowSlaithwaite nbsp nbsp nbsp Healey HouseMeltham nbsp nbsp nbsp HonleyMarsden nbsp nbsp BrockholesTo Saddleworth nbsp nbsp nbsp Thongsbridge nbsp nbsp Stocksmoor nbsp Holmfirth nbsp nbsp Shepley nbsp nbsp Denby Dale nbsp nbsp nbsp ShelleyTo Penistone nbsp nbsp Skelmanthorpe nbsp Cuckoos Nest nbsp Clayton WestPreceding station Historical railways Following stationHuddersfieldLine and station open Manchester and Leeds lineLNWR L amp YR MirfieldLine and station open Calder Valley lineL amp YR BrighouseLine and station openDisused railwaysHuddersfieldLine and station open Lancashire and Yorkshire RailwayPickle Bridge Line Clifton RoadLine and station closed London and North Western RailwayLeeds New Line BattyefordLine and station closed Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bradley railway 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