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Passenger trains were withdrawn from the line in 1947, although the section from Rochdale to Facit remained open to goods trains until 1963 and to Whitworth until 1967.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[edit]
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