Rawtenstall to Bacup Line
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The Rawtenstall to Bacup railway line opened in two stages, from Rawtenstall to Waterfoot in 1848, and from Waterfoot to Bacup in 1852. Passenger and freight services operated until the Beeching cuts in 1966.
References
- Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt (ISBN 1-85306-801-2)
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