Dobbs Brow and Red Moss Improvements (Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway)




Portions of line and locations

This line is divided into a number of portions.


Horwich Curve




Hindley and Blackrod to Dobb Brow

This crumbling red brick arch bridge (SD 634063) is on the 1868 line from Hindley to Blackrod, just to the south west of Hindley and Blackrod Branch ...
Mark Bartlett 27/04/2021
This bridge (SD 635066) is on the 1889 direct route from Hindley and Blackrod Branch Junction to Dobb Brow Junction on the Atherton line. See map ...
Mark Bartlett 27/04/2021
An unofficial footpath allowed a partial exploration of parts of the old Hilton House branch around the junction with the 1889 link to Dobbs Brow ...
Mark Bartlett 27/04/2021
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150116 heads for Kirby at Dobbs Brow on 27th April 2021. This is a rather non-descript location at present but, prior to 1968, there were four tracks ...
Mark Bartlett 27/04/2021
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