Tottington Station

Walk down the track leading from the junction of Kirklees Street and South Royd Street. At the bottom of the path turn right and you will see the remains of Tottington Station on your right.

Remains of Tottington Station

Our walk begins at the site of the old Tottington Railway Station. Just a little further along the path you can see the entrance to the old Goods Yard. Freight trains ran on this line serving the mills and small industries along its route until August 1963.

The Bury and Tottington railway went as far as Holcombe Brook. Annually, on Good Friday, hundreds of passengers would use the line as part of their Easter outing to Holcombe Hill.

In 1904 a tram service was introduced between Bury and Tottington and in response the railway introduced new rolling stock and increased the number of 'halts' on the line. Passengers had to climb up onto the units as there were no platforms.

Concrete base that once supported overhead electric lines.

In 1912 a Preston based firm, Dick, Kerr & Co. Ltd., were looking to tender for an electricfication project. The company needed somewhere locally to test equipment and the Holcombe Brook line was ideal.

Concrete bases that held the supports for the overhead lines can still be seen at various places along the route.

The line was converted to a 3rd rail electric system in 1918 and reverted to steam in 1951 and with a fall in customer numbers the last passenger train ran on 4th May 1952.

... retrace your steps along the railway line and carry on under the railway bridge...