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The Bury–Holcombe Brook line was a 3¾-mile (6km) single-track railway line which ran between Bury Bolton Street railway station and Holcombe Brook railway station via seven intermediate stations. The section of the line from Greenmount to Bury town centre has been converted into a pedestrian and cycle route, the Kirklees Trail (also known as “the Lines”), forming part of National Cycle Route 6.

The Bury–Holcombe Brook line was a 3¾-mile (6km) single-track railway line which ran between Bury Bolton Street railway station and Holcombe Brook railway station via seven intermediate stations. The section of the line from Greenmount to Bury town centre has been converted into a pedestrian and cycle route, the Kirklees Trail (also known as “the Lines”), forming part of National Cycle Route 6. This bridge is at Kirklees Street at the site of the former Tottington Station.

The Bury–Holcombe Brook line was a 3¾-mile (6km) single-track railway line which ran between Bury Bolton Street railway station and Holcombe Brook railway station via seven intermediate stations. The line opened in 1882 but the closure of the local mills during the first half of the twentieth century led to a fall in passenger numbers. The last passenger train ran on 4 May 1951; freight trains continued to run until 17 Augur 1963. The section of the line from Greenmount to Bury town centre has been converted into a pedestrian and cycle route, the Kirklees Trail (also known as “the Lines”), forming part of National Cycle Route 6. Tottington station closed when passenger services were withdrawn in 1952 and it was demolished; very little remains of it. This representation of the station was erected in July 2021 as part of the Tottington Scarecrow Festival.

Its purpose in life now is a communication mast, it is festooned with antenna on all sides

The Bury–Holcombe Brook line was a 3¾-mile (6km) single-track railway line which ran between Bury Bolton Street railway station and Holcombe Brook railway station via seven intermediate stations. The section of the line from Greenmount to Bury town centre has been converted into a pedestrian and cycle route, the Kirklees Trail (also known as “the Lines”), forming part of National Cycle Route 6.

Looking across Tottington St. Johns CC's pitch with the Peel Tower visible in the background. The club run two teams in the North Manchester Cricket League.

On a cold December day, the floods have frozen on Tottington St. Johns CC's Crompton Meadows pitch, just off Beryl Avenue.

Why are YOU dumping YOUR litter and rubbish here? Please dispose of your rubbish responsibly. Several of these signs have been put up along popular walking routes in the Bury area. This one is on the Kirklees Trail near Tottington Viaduct.