DMU Operations: North Eastern Region
Huddersfield-Clayton West
The branch closed in January 1983.
Images
4th September 1965
The 4.20pm Huddersfield-Clayton West service is seen arriving into Stocksmoor station on 4 September 1965. It is formed of a power-twin Met-Camm DMU with DMBS NE51434 closest, its partner is presumably 51504. Michael Mensing.
31st January 1976
A class 114 dmu waits to leave the L&YR terminus at Clayton West for Huddersfield. This branch as far as Shepley closed in 1983 and the track bed is now used by the Kirklees Light Railway. 31/1/1976. Stephen Burdett.
31st January 1976
A class 114 dmu waits to leave Clayton West for Huddersfield on 31/1/1976. Stephen Burdett.
31st January 1976
The station building at Clayton West is being used by coal merchants as a dmu waits departure for Huddersfield on 31/1/1976. Stephen Burdett.
31st August 1976
The 12:10 from Huddersfield is seen at Clayton West on 31 August 1976 formed of a "Calder Valley" Class 110 DMU with E51834 closest. Robert Thomas.
31st August 1976
A three-car Class 110 BRC&W DMU in Clayton West station on 31 August 1976. It forms the 13:00 to Huddersfield and the power cars are E51818 (closest) and E51834. Robert Thomas.
13th September 1978
End of the line : Clayton West. The guard carries the tail lamp to the other end of his Metro-Cammell twin set at Clayton West on 13th September 1978. Murray Liston.
13th September 1978
All change at Shepley. A Derby Twin set pauses at Shepley on 13th September 1978. We had alighted there to change for the Clayton West branch. Murray Liston.
1979
A 2-car Class 110 at Clayton West in 1979. John Law.
1979
A two-car Class 110 set in the bay platform at Huddersfield while on Clayton West services in 1979. John Law.
1979
A two-car Class 110 set at Clayton West in 1979. John Law.
23rd February 1979
An Cravens-built class 105 DMU makes a connection with a Rail Express Parcels van at Clayton West station in West Yorkshire on February 23, 1979. This branch closed in 1983. A regular shipment of the Parcels van was Shaw carpets from Darton near Barnsley which travelled on the DMU to Huddersfield. Jeremy Chapter.
14th April 1979
Class 101 at Clayton West on 14 April 1979. My Met Camm chariot to Huddersfield awaits. Alistair Ness.
14th April 1979
Class 101 at Clayton West 14 April 1979. I'm glad that I was able to get here prior to closure. I had come up from Sheffield, via Deepcar in those days rather than Barnsley, and had a 45 minute wait at Shepley for the branch train from Huddersfield. I could have gone further north and then retraced my steps but I didn't want anything to go wrong with a missed connection which might scupper my plans. As it was the branch clung on to life for another years before closure. Alistair Ness.
Unknown date
A refurbished liveried Class 110 unit seen at Clayton West. Date unknown. Andrew Ripley.
8th October 1980
A Class 101 DMU in Huddersfield station on October 8, 1980, bound for Clayton West. It was the only branch not supported by the West Yorkshire PTE, and closed to passengers in 1983. The section from Clayton West to Shelley Woodhouse has been reopened as the 15 inch gauge Kirklees Light Railway. Jeremy Chapter.
November 1980
A mixed-livery Class 110 DMU in Clayton West station in November 1980. Rob Paterson.
November 1980
A Class 110 DMU waiting to leave Clayton West with a service for Huddersfield in November 1980. Rob Paterson.
November 1980
A Class 110 DMU in Clayton West station in November 1980. The DMCL is in blue/grey livery, the other two in rail blue. Rob Paterson.
29th November 1980
On a snowy 29th December 1980 51428 / 51502 are seen at Clayton West. Chris Lings.