Windhill Great Northern Junction. Peter Thorpe

Once again from the collection of Peter Thorpe 

From the end of Shipley station I would estimate.

The bridges carry the midland main line (now the 

Aire valley line) across the Bradford arm of the 

Leeds and Liverpool canal at the bottom of Windhill.

The line to Thackley and idle can be seen on the right 

under the gantry as it begins the incline. The lines to

the left are the midland lines whilst the line near 

left and passing over the GNR canal bridge is the 

line which connected Shipley Midland station,

with GNR Windhill station and involved a

back shunt for engines entering Windhill 

from the midland lines from Bradford.

The single line on the far right of the

picture came out of Windhill GNR, 

the DMU being on the midland 

line from Leeds or Baildon