Bradford's Lost Great Northern Railway Line
Channel: Thoroughfare
Date: 2022-05-27

What has now been replaced by homes, businesses and walking trails hides the history of the Great Northern Railway in Bradford. In a hook-shape around the Eastern periphery of the city the line connected up the former industry that once catapulted Bradford to its short-term wealth and fame. So lets explore how the railway came and went...

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00:00 Intro
00:10 The History of the Line
02:15 Ending

So with all that outta the way...

transit, united kingdom, great northern railway, Bradford, west Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Shipley, lost railways, heritage, history, news, explainer, transit, buses, short documentary. 

All for those inclined: 

Sources
Music: https://freetousemusic.com & lukrembo by affogato.
Maps: Google Maps, OpenStreetMap & RailMapOnline.com 
Images: Licensed via CC-BY-2.0
- Ex-WD 2-8-0 Heading to Shipley (Windhill) https://flic.kr/p/24qtGB7
- Shipley-Windhill Station and Bradford Canal https://flic.kr/p/2k7iWte
- 333003 at Keighley https://flic.kr/p/pJXSJK (CC-BY-SA 2.0)

Title: Bradford's Lost Great Northern Railway Link