What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: The original station of 1840 was known as 'Brighouse for Bradford'. The second station was called Brighouse for Rastrick. After closing in 1970 a new station was reopened in 2000 as BRIGHOUSE. Recorded plaque organisation: Brighouse Civic Trust.
The plaque commemorates the evolution of Brighouse railway station, reflecting changes in local transportation and the community's reliance on rail links to Bradford and Rastrick over nearly two centuries.
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