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Extensions to the line were proposed on a number of occasions, none of which saw any progress. Parliamentary authority was granted for a scheme in 1847, before the line was opened, which was costed at ÂŁ56,000, however the powers lapsed in 1852 without any progress. One proposal was to extend the line
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1901 saw the
Huddersfield bound platform heightened, a new two storey booking office constructed, and an iron-lattice footbridge built across the line. The goods yard was also extended. Initially this was just a single loop of the Huddersfield bound line but this was improved by providing sidings on
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Holmfirth train. Due to the slight gradient between Thongsbridge and Holmfirth, half of the carriages became detached from the rest of the train which then continued to Holmfirth. Whilst the detached carriages remained in the station, the station guard spotted another train approaching at speed.
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company. It was due to open on 24 June 1850 but problems meant this was delayed until 1 July 1850, when the first train left
Holmfirth at 11:25 a.m. In the first week of operation 1,869 tickets were sold at Holmfirth, along with another 674 at the intermediate station of Thongsbridge.
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Thongsbridge station was situated in a deep cutting spanned by two bridges, one at each end. In the original layout, the platforms were staggered either side of Heys Road bridge with the main buildings on the
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replacement. This too collapsed during construction on 3 December 1865, taking the trestle with it. This closed the line until 11 March 1867 when the 13 arch stone viaduct was completed.
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to produce a report on the structure, published 16 September 1851, in which he concluded that "both structures are perfectly safe".
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1195:Certain Accidents which have Occurred on Railways
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130:Line length
112:1 July 1850
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1548:Selby Line
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1197:. London:
1152:References
992:Denby Dale
988:embankment
952:Holme Moss
911:Brockholes
881:Brockholes
275:Brockholes
82:Brockholes
1931:Holmfirth
1389:To Exeter
1368:To London
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52:Overview
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117:Closed
109:Opened
65:Locale
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57:Status
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