1931 1:2,500 OS map. Regarding track layout, Great Harwood was the most changed. By this date, the sidings serving the gas works had been added and consisted of a run round loop and a dead end siding. Coming off the loop was a direct connection across Heys Lane into the gas works, two more dead end sidings came off this loop and terminated in the station yard itself. These sidings were known as the gas sidings. Also by this date, the footbridge which connected both platforms and access to the carriage shed area had been built (circa 1905). The railway's sidings were laid out with 2 pairs of sidings, a siding running through the goods shed and one nearest to the station which was the coal siding. All the sidings connected to the down refuge siding nearest the running lines, the refuge siding could cater for 23 wagons. On the South side of the station the large carriage shed is clearly visible with 4 lanes running through it. At the eastern end they were dead end sidings but with connections back to the main lines, between the up line and where these sidings connected back onto the main lines a water tank was situated. At the western end they converged into 1 and then back onto the main lines. The station and platforms remained unchanged, and the station master's house was on the corner of Station Road and Railway View just opposite the station – a nice commute to work! Just to the bottom left is West signal box opposite the entrance to the carriage shed sidings, and East was situated on the other side of the station next to the down refuge siding and close to where the goods yard sidings converged into 1. The entrance to the goods yard is at the junction of Station Road and Heys Lane; a wieigh bridge and weigh office (WM) were sited at the entrance to the yard. The position of two cranes (C) are indicated. A loading mound (dock) ran to the right of it. The two docks are highlighted in yellow, the one to the right was the cattle dock.
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