A bridge over troubled railways. Victorian footbridge Garforth Station to move to heritage railway

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The old North Eastern Railway’s ornate bridge at Garforth Station was built in 1900, but is scheduled for removal in order to accommodate new overhead wires as part of the electrification and upgrade of the Leeds to York line.

https://www.change.org/p/stop-garforth-station-footbridge-leaving-yorkshire

The Garforth footbridge is one of the fortunate ones – the Trust has awarded a £25,000 grant to the Bredgar & Wormshill Light Railway in Kent which will cover the costs of transporting it to the narrow gauge hobby line.

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