Woodfield railway station (Yorkshire)

Woodfield
General information
Location	Lockwood, Kirklees England
Coordinates	53°37′39″N1°48′22″W / 53.627601°N 1.806193°W / 53.627601; -1.806193
Grid reference	SE12911458
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Key dates
1 June 1874 (1874-06-01)	Opened
1 July 1874 (1874-07-01)	Closed
Location

Woodfield railway station served the area of Lockwood, Kirklees, England, in 1874 on the Meltham branch line.

History

The station was opened on 1 June 1874 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway after the Board of Trade dispensed with their usual requirement of a months' notice in order to carry out an inspection. It was an extremely short-lived station, only being open to the public for one month before closing on 1 July 1874. ^{[1] [2]} An inspection carried out by Colonel Hutchinson on 3 June had highlighted the fact that the station had been built on an unsafe 1-in-60 gradient falling towards Huddersfield. His written report recommended that the risk of runaway rolling stock should be alleviated by "doubling the line at the station and placing a outer siding below the station on the ascending line, or by flattening the gradient at the station. [...] Until these requirements have been complied with I cannot recommend the Board of Trade to sanction the use of Woodfield Station.". Upon receipt of the report, the Board of Trade withdrew their approval and ordered a closure notice. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 463. OCLC   931112387.
2. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 254. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
3. Quotes are from the Board of Trade's correspondence held in the National Archives collection MT 6/116/26.
4. "Woodfield Station, Dungeon Wood, Lockwood - Huddersfield Exposed: Exploring the History of the Huddersfield Area". huddersfield.exposed. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Lockwood Line closed, station open		Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Meltham branch line		Netherton Line and station closed