Station Name: RAWTENSTALL[Source:
Paul Wright & Alan Young]
The main station buildings at Rawtenstall after 1968 when buffer stops were installed following the closure of the line beyond to Bacup; the station then became a terminus. In 1968 goods trains to Bacup also ceased, allowing the rails to the northeast of Ramsbottom to be lifted.
Photo from MR Nostalgic Railway Images
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