Love Railway Stations? Capture their grandeur with my unique collection of postcards on Zazzle!

My passion for photography recently led me to Zazzle, where I discovered a way to transform my photos into amazing products. Among my bestsellers are stunning images of railway stations. Inspired by this, I've curated a collection of postcards featuring these architectural gems.

Browse the first 5 designs below that I turned into postcards, or unleash your creativity on Zazzle and create something truly special on a number of products to suit.

Sandal and Agbrigg Railway Station is a railway station serving the suburbs of Wakefield, West Yorkshire. Opened in 1866 as Sandal this station was closed to all traffic in 1957. The current halt was opened in 1987 on the site of the original station.

Berry Brow is a stop a few miles south of Huddersfield on the Penistone Line. Originally a double platform layout the original station was open from 1850 until 1966. The current single platform stop is built a few hundred yards further along the line from the original and opened in 1989.

The picture above shows the original station buildings at Brockholes, these are now a private residence situated on the disused platform at the station. Brockholes Railway Station opened in 1850 and was for a number of years a junction stop with the branch line to Holmfirth terminating here. The station was reduced to single track in 1989.

Wakefield Kirkgate Railway Station was the first to serve the city, opening in 1840 some 27 years before the well known Wakefield Westgate. The building pictured was opened in 1854 and the station has listed status, although many of the buildings and canopies were removed in the mid 1970's.

Deighton is another Yorkshire station that opened, then closed and then re-opened at a later date. The original Deighton Station opened in 1871 on the Kirkburton Branch Line that went off to the left of the picture. This closed in 1930 and the branch line was removed completely by the 1970's. The replacement station opened in 1982 on the main line where the original branch line junction had been.

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Sunday 21st July 2024 Update the following images have also been added to the collection today,

Bradford Interchange opened in 1973 to replace the nearby Bradford Exchange Station. The bus station was added in 1977 and the site is known as the main public transport hub for the area.

Brierfield Railway Station is a stop on the East Lancashire Line to the east of Burnley. The station was opened as a double track halt in February 1849 and remained that way until much of the line was singled in 1986.

Castleton Moor Railway Station was opened in April 1861 as a 2 platform stop on the North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway. Much of the line was single track but a passing loop was installed here which was removed in the 1980's. The station is now part of the Esk Valley Line connecting Whitby with Middlesborough.

Burnley Barracks Railway Station opened in September 1848, closed a few months later and re-opened in 1851 taking the name Burnley barracks after the nearby military installations. The station is a request stop and is earmarked for closure if the line is reopened between Colne and Skipton.

Cottingley Railway Station is a stop in the suburbs of Leeds on the Huddersfield Line, a relative new station having opened in April 1988 it is earmarked for closure when the nearby delayed White Rose Station opens.

Huddersfield Railway Station was built 1846-50 and is a Grade I listed building. Probably one of the best looking stations in the United Kingdom, it also features a statue of former Prime Minister Harold Wilson outside it's main entrance in Saint George's Square.

These are a small selection of the postcards added to the collection, they are many others being added weekly that may be of interest that are not featured here.

Rose Grove Railway Station

 Rose Grove is a suburban railway station in the town of Burnley, Lancashire. Much reduced in size from it's heyday the station opened on the 18th September 1848, built to serve the Rose Grove suburb and the nearby town of Padiham. The station grew when the Great Harwood Loop (North Lancashire Loop)  opened between Rose Grove, Padiham and beyond in 1875 and remained an important stop until passenger numbers started to reduce between the wars, goods traffic reducing in the 1960's with coal and oil trains to the nearby power stations finally ending in the late 1980's - early 1990's

The loop was closed in 1964, Rose Grove goods yard a few years later, much of it now covered by the M65 motorway, the station buildings were removed and staff were taken away in the early 1980's, leaving a station much reduced in size.

The station is still a junction stop, the line splits to the east with the East Lancashire Railway continuing towards Colne, and the Caldervale line towards Hebden Bridge and Todmorden. The station only has basic facilities, including a small shelter, a few benches / seats, information boards, but has no toilet or refreshment facilities on site or nearby and no disabled access, the platform only reached by a metal staircase from the road bridge above.

The pictures were taken with a Nikon d3300 on the 19th August 2022.

The only access point to the station, as you can see not really suitable for the disabled or people who struggle to manage stairs. Their was 34 if I remember correctly. There used to be stone built building s down the centre of the platform, and I have been told an additional 2 bay platforms and at least 8 lines around the station. The goods yard was to the left of the picture and again I was told after I visited the bay platforms are still there, hidden by the tree's either side of the picture.

Platform 2 occupies this southern side of the bay platform, Trains towards Hapton, Accrington and Blackburn can be caught here. Again the station's only access, the stairs can be seen.

Platform 2.

Overgrown and abandoned trackbed viewed from Platform 1. I have been told that there was a bay platform where the trees are.

The island platform from the end of 1.

The opposite end of Platform 1, the sum total of the stations facilities on show, an info board, shelter and bench seats.

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Burnley Barracks Railway Station

 Burnley Barracks is a railway station on the East Lancashire Line. It is a request stop and offers a card only ticket machine and basic shelter as its only facilities. It has step free access but no car parking facilities other than on street parking. The station being only a request stop, 1 of 4 on the East Lancashire line is not a busy station although in the last full year of passenger figures 2020/21 attracted 9316, the previous 4 years averaging 21561 per annum, a drop in numbers of 12245.

The station became a request stop on the 14th May 2012, this means you have to inform the ticket inspector you would like to get off the train, or give a clear signal to the driver you would like to board. On the day I visited this was the busiest station of the 8 on the East Lancashire I visited with 3 passengers boarding and 2 alighting the train. The stations close location to both Rose Grove a few hundred metres east, and Burnley Central a few hundred metres west has Barracks earmarked for closure should the lines connection with Skipton and upgrade of the line come to fruition.

Colne bound training just leaving. It would 45 minutes before another train passed through the station.
There is 1 train in each direction approx. every hour.

Burnley Barracks opened on the 18th September 1848, it was the temporary terminus of the line yet to be completed to Colne and known as Burnley Westgate. In February 1849 the station was closed as the line was completed and there it's story was supposed to end, however development of the local area in to housing, industry and an army barracks led to Burnley Westgate reopening in September 1851, taking its name from the nearby cavalry barracks. The station opened as a 2 platform stop connected by a footbridge that dealt on the whole with just passengers, the nearby stations Rose Grove and Bank Top (Burnley Central) handling the goods traffic. The former eastbound platform remains although this is now largely overgrown and not visible, this was taken out of use when the line was singled beyond Rose Grove Station in 1986.

The army barracks closed in December 1898, and slum clearances of the local area in the 1960's and 70's led to declining passenger numbers, the construction of the nearby M65 motorway contributing to this too. The station has seen a steady rise of passenger use in recent years with new housing developments and peoples reluctance to use the car increasing.

There are a total of 5 pictures I took around the station, they can be seen here or on Clickasnap where they are full size, resolution and un-watermarked. Copies can be purchased there too if required.

The entrance sign to the station

The station looking west from the end of the platform. Despite Junction Street Bridge (Foreground)
and Padiham Road Bridge (Background) passing over the station, the 2 platforms were connected
by a wooden passenger bridge sighted between the 2. I assume this was removed when the line
was singled in the 1980's, but it may have been earlier as there is evidence on another site entrance
just off Junction Street Bridge.

The station looking eastward (towards Colne) from the end of the platform. The stations only
facilities are the shelter seen before the bridge and a ticket machine to my right
just out of shot.

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Holme & Cliviger: Gorge, Church, and Landscape

On a crisp April day in 2016, the 23rd to be precise, my trusty Nikon D3300 and I set out to explore the rugged beauty surrounding Holme and Cliviger. My primary mission? To finally capture the stoic grandeur of St. John the Divine, a landmark I'd admired countless times in passing. Little did I know, the day held far more treasures than just a church portrait. The walk unfolded into a delightful adventure, revealing the hidden wonders of the landscape: the shadowy maw of Holme Tunnel, the elegant span of Buckley Bridges, and a tapestry of other captivating scenes.

Holme Tunnel itself, a subterranean passage slicing beneath the dramatic Thieveley Scout, part of the Cliviger Gorge, proved a highlight. This 265-yard marvel, born in 1849, whispered tales of a bygone era. I learned that it had recently emerged from a transformative £11.5 million refurbishment, shedding its slow, 20mph crawl for the exhilarating rush of 75mph. A testament to engineering prowess, it stood as a powerful reminder of the region's enduring spirit.

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Buckley Bridge.

The Copy Pit Railway Line traverses the landscape via Buckley Bridge, a primary structure. Adjacent, to the west, a secondary bridge spans the road, its function less immediately apparent. Oral tradition suggests this smaller bridge was integral to the original Holme Railway Station approach, a detail that hints at a more complex history than the present-day scene reveals.

Below are a couple of views taken from near the top of Cliviger Gorge looking towrads Todmorden with Stoodley Pike Visible in the distance and across the valley towards the Church of St John the Devine.

The Church of St John the Devine.

Consecrated between 1788 and 1794, this active Anglican church, a Grade II listed landmark in the Blackburn diocese, gazes down upon the village like a silent guardian. But it's more than just stones and mortar; it's a place where stories reside. General Sir James Yorke Scarlett, a name etched in Crimean War history for his daring charge, found his final peace here. The sheer scale of his funeral, with over 60,000 people lining the streets, speaks volumes about the man, and the impact of his life.

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