Rounding The Todmorden Curve
I took these pictures as my train rounded the Todmorden Curve.
I was sitting on the left hand side of my train, which was going from Burnley to Todmorden and it did a sharp slow right turn to arrive in Todmorden station. This Google Earth image shows the location of the curve, but unfortunately, there is no image with the new curve.
Location Of The Todmorden Curve
Both lines to the east join and then lead to Hebden Bridge station. The line that goes on the top of the triangle leads off to the west and Burnley Manchester Road station and the line on the bottom of the triangle, that leads to Todmorden goes off to the South and eventually Rochdale and Manchester Victoria stations.
I think it is true to say, that this five hundred metres or so of new track, at a cost of just over eight million pounds has been designed and executed to a high standard and it will be interesting to see how the new curve effects the prosperity of this area of Lancashire.
Catching The Todmorden Train At Blackburn
These pictures are from Sunday and Monday, where I caught a train at Blackburn station for Manchester Victoria via Accrington, Burnley Manchester Road Todmodern stations.
As the pictures show it has recently been rebuilt to an island design, with a separate platform 4, which is generally used for the services between Blackpool and Colne.
I met a reporter from BBC Radio Lancashire today and said that there is no information at the station on how to get to the football ground. I then asked him about getting to the hospital from the station and he said it was difficult, especially as parking at the hospital isn’t the best.
Towns like Blackburn should have a frequent bus that calls at the station, that visits the important places in the town where visitors might want to go. From personal experience of getting to Ewood Park from the station, Blackburn is not one of the best and a bus service should be provided on match days, that is well-signposted as to how it is used at the ground and the station.
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