Barnoldswick Railway
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The Barnoldswick Railway Company was a railway company in the United Kingdom
, which existed from 1862 to 1899 when it became part of the Midland Railway
. It was formed to build a branch line from the Midland Railways line from Skipton
to Colne
. It obtained its Act of Parliament
on 12 August 1865. Construction started two years later.
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, which existed from 1862 to 1899 when it became part of the Midland Railway
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
. It was formed to build a branch line from the Midland Railways line from Skipton
Skipton
Skipton is a market town and civil parish within the Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. It is located along the course of both the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and the River Aire, on the south side of the Yorkshire Dales, northwest of Bradford and west of York...
to Colne
Colne
Colne is the second largest town and civil parish in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, with a population of 20,118. It lies at the eastern end of the M65, 6 miles north-east of Burnley, with Nelson immediately adjacent, in the Aire Gap with two main roads leading into the Yorkshire...
. It obtained its Act of Parliament
Act of Parliament
An Act of Parliament is a statute enacted as primary legislation by a national or sub-national parliament. In the Republic of Ireland the term Act of the Oireachtas is used, and in the United States the term Act of Congress is used.In Commonwealth countries, the term is used both in a narrow...
on 12 August 1865. Construction started two years later.
Opening
The 1 mile 1342 yards long single track line was opened on 8 February 1871. It left the Midland line at Barnoldswick Junction, near Kelbrook, and was worked by the Midland Railway from the start.Absorption
In March 1898 the Barnoldswick Railway approached the Midland Railway with a view to selling. As the branch had always paid a regular and reasonable dividend the Midland obtained powers to purchase the branch in 1899.See also
- Barnoldswick railway stationBarnoldswick railway stationBarnoldswick railway station was the only railway station on the Midland Railway's 1 mile 64 chains long Barnoldswick Branch in the West Riding of Yorkshire in England. The line left the Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway at Barnoldswick Junction 55 chains from Earby railway station...
- Earby railway stationEarby railway stationEarby railway station was a railway interchange station serving the small town of Earby, which was in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, at the time but is now in Lancashire. It was built by the Midland Railway....
- Leeds and Bradford Extension RailwayLeeds and Bradford Extension RailwayThe Leeds and Bradford Extension Railway was an early British railway company in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It built a line from near Bradford through and to...