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21 CALDERVALE LINE Manchester Victoria to Bradford and Leeds • he Caldervale line has a number of active station partnership groups, Twhich work hard to improve their stations, and link them into their local communities. Examples of successful community ownership can be seen at many stations along the line. The journey begins at Manchester Victoria, with its classic Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway architecture and splendid tiled route map from the turn of the century. The train passes Newton Heath Depot – one of Northern Rail’s largest traincare facilities, on it’s way to Moston before heading to Rochdale via Mills Hill and Castleton. From Rochdale the line parallels the Rochdale Canal right through to Sowerby Bridge, through rugged Pennine landscape. Smithy Bridge is a good stop to visit Hollingworth Lake, which was built as a reservoir and in Victorian times known as the ‘weaver’s seaport’ as it offered a charming area for textile workers to relax. Littleborough is a pleasant market town with a delightful station adopted by the local community. The train soon plunges into Summit Tunnel, crossing the Pennines, and emerges at Walsden, the scenery is rugged and dramatic. Todmorden has a lovely community-adopted station with a herb garden, library and artists’ studio. With the look of a Victorian mill town, Todmorden has a popular market, many excellent cafés and small shops and an impressive town hall. After a series of tunnels, the train arrives at Hebden Bridge, which lies close to the Pennine Way and beautiful Hardcastle Crags, a wooded Pennine valley managed by the National Trust. At the heart of Hardcastle Crags is the 19th century Gibson Mill, now renovated to demonstrate sustainability and renewable energy, with a family-friendly visitor centre, numerous walks and trails, interactive displays and Burnley Preston events. The town itself offers a plethora of appealing shops, pubs and cafes and, for this reason, is a popular overnight or lunchtime stop for people holidaying on narrowboats. ROCHDALE MANCHESTER Victoria Bolton Liverpool Tram to Manchester Piccadilly Todmorden Walsden Littleborough Smithy Bridge Hebden Bridge Mytholmroyd Sowerby Bridge Oldham Mytholmroyd is the birthplace of poet, Ted Hughes. Annual events held at Mytholmroyd are the Dock Pudding championships in April and the Mytholmroyd Gala in August. The next stop is Sowerby Bridge, the wharf in particular displaying fine examples of 18th and 19th Century industrial architecture as well as Tuel Lane Lock, the deepest lock in the country. Hollingworth Lake Photo: Rochdale MBC The next stop for the Leeds-bound train is Halifax, home of the stunning ‘Piece Hall’ which has wonderful shops and cafes to visit as well as holding events throughout the year. ‘Eureka!’ the national children’s museum is adjacent to the station. The train then continues through pleasant West Riding scenery to Bradford, with it’s wealth of attractions, including the National Media Museum. The train reverses out of Bradford and heads up a steep climb to Leeds via the New Pudsey station. Leeds offers many attractions including the Royal Armouries and was Harrogate New Ilkley described Pudsey by Lonely BRADFORD Carlisle LEEDS Interchange York Planet Bramley Hull guides as ‘the Wakefield Knightsbridge of Dewsbury London the North’ in 2005. HALIFAX Huddersfield Wakefield TOURIST INFORMATION Manchester j 0871 222 8223 Bradford j 01274 433678 Leeds j 0113 242 5242 COMMUNITY RAIL PARTNERSHIP The South Pennines Rail Partnership covers the railway lines from Huddersfield to Manchester Victoria, Huddersfield to Sheffield, and Bradford to Manchester Victoria. For information regarding the work of the partnership please contact the Community Rail Officer on 07912 753817 or at sprp.community@yahoo.co.uk FURTHER INFORMATION Northern Rail j 0845 00 00 125 www.northernrail.org Hardcastle Crags www.nationaltrust.org.uk Piece Hall www.piecehall.info Eureka! www.eureka.org.uk
22 THE ESK VALLEY LINE • he Esk Valley is widely considered to be one of the Thidden gems of the British railway network and offers stunning views along its 36 mile route to the traditional fishing port and seaside resort of Whitby. Description of the Line Departing from the commercial heart of Middlesbrough the line heads past the conical hill of Roseberry Topping into the North York Moors National Park. After a short pause to reverse at Battersby and a call at the historic village of Kildale the train reaches the summit. The descent through the picturesque stations of the Esk valley leads to Grosmont and a junction with the steam trains of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. From here the line dates back to the 1830s, having been engineered by George Stevenson. Hugging the banks of the River Esk down through Sleights and Ruswarp, travellers are treated to a fine view of Whitby as the train rounds the final bend before terminating at the historic Whitby station, right in the centre of town. Things to see and do along the way The Esk Valley line gives ideal access to pleasant walks and longer hikes. Alight at Great Ayton and Kildale to enjoy the climb for the view from Roseberry Topping or Captain Cook’s monument. The Esk Valley Walk parallels the railway all the way from Castleton to Whitby. Egton is famous for its Gooseberry Fair. There are walks along the route of the old railway from Grosmont to Goathland (‘Aidensfield’ of the TV Heartbeat series) and you can return by steam train. During the Summer the National Park’s extensive Moorsbus network serves the Moors Centre near Danby station (details on buses and walks from the Moors Centre). If you prefer a leisurely day most villages have cafés and pubs where you can sit back and enjoy the rural tranquillity. Whitby is well known for its abbey and unspoilt harbour and beaches – it boasts some of the best fish and chip restaurants in the country. FURTHER INFORMATION Esk Valley Railway Development Company,The Coliseum, Victoria Place, Whitby, North Yorkshire YO21 1EZ Email: info@eskvalleyrailway.co.uk Web: www.eskvalleyrailway.co.uk TRAIN OPERATOR Northern Rail – For Northern Rail’s train fares and times contact National Rail j 08457 48 49 50 Whitby Abbey at sunset Roseberry Topping Photo: Alan Wastell Photo: TVJSU Special features and ticketing Esk Valley train fares were substantially reduced in 2006. In the summer there’s an excellent service of Sunday trains. On many dates through steam trains operate between Pickering and Whitby (details from the NYMR, 01751 472508). The National Park MoorsBus (01439 772737) links Danby station to the nearby Moors Centre or across the moors to Hutton le Hole and Pickering. Special events on the Line Popular Esk Valley Music Trains run on Friday evenings between 24 July and 11 Sept and, new for 2009, 2 extra Fridays evenings: 24 April and 30 October. For further information see the line timetable or contact the Esk Valley Railway Development Company (j 01947 829802) for details. TOURIST INFORMATION CENTRES Middlesbrough, 51 Corporation Road j 01642 243425/264330 Danby, The Moors Centre j 01439 772737 Whitby, Langborne Road j 01947 602674
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