Shipley to Laisterdyke disused railway at Thackley Road
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Shipley to Laisterdyke disused railway at Thackley Road by Richard Kay as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
Shipley to Laisterdyke disused railway at Thackley Road
Image: © Richard Kay Taken: 8 Dec 2010
The single-line branch railway built by the G.N.R. in 1874 passed through Thackley in cutting. The railway was still in operation for goods traffic in 1957 according to 'Trains Illustrated' see http://www.lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk/images/donations/Simon%20Edgerton/Trains%20illustrated%20%201957/Westyorks6.jpg. The photo shows the west headwall of the tunnel which carries Thackley Road.
Images are licensed for reuse under creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0
Image Location
Latitude
53.843351
Longitude
-1.734603