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Mirfield railway station has an unusual arrangement following track rationalisation some years ago. The original station had a single island platform (from which this photo was taken) west of Station Road; but the track in the foreground is now only used for freight rather than westbound passenger trains. Stopping westbound trains now use the new platform 3 seen here, staggered to the east of the road bridge. This is a stopping service to Manchester Victoria via Hebden Bridge.
©Stephen Craven
©Betty Longbottom
Beside the Calder Valley main line just east of Mirfield, on shunting work is ex-L&Y No. 51424: one of 230 built 1876-87 by Barton Wright as 0-6-0 tender engine, rebuilt in the 1890s by Aspinall as saddle-tank; this one survived until 10/58. [What were the Works behind?]
©Ben Brooksbank
This class 170 Turbostar diesel passing through Mirfield would probably have been on a Manchester Piccadilly to Hull working.
©Stephen Craven
Dist:0.1km<br/>Lowlands Road runs next to the Calder & Hebble Navigation
©Nigel Homer
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©Nigel Homer
Dist:0.1km<br/>A view down Station Road, Mirfield showing the railway bridge next to the train station. Taken on a rainy September day.
©Chris Pattinson
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©Betty Longbottom
Dist:0.1km<br/>Good provision for cyclists, except that they have to carry their bikes up/down a lot of steps from the road!
©Stephen Craven
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©SMJ
Dist:0.1km<br/>In the foreground a cycle shelter - see also [[2054801]] - and behind it a passenger shelter. These are on platform 1 (eastbound).
©Stephen Craven
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©Betty Longbottom
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©Betty Longbottom
Dist:0.1km<br/>This is a cobbled industrial road, seen here looking southwards from Hirst Lane. On the left are mill-workers' houses used as offices - there are more in a yard behind. The red building to the right is Squire Radliffe's Oil Works.
©Humphrey Bolton
Dist:0.1km<br/>Looking eastward
©Dr Neil Clifton

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