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Although Shipley has platforms on all 3 sides it's not what I would call "the full monty" as platform 5 is single track.
Previous stations mentioned above like Ambergate and Queensbury where all double track with 6 platforms.
Not sure if any such stations are left.
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superkev said:
Although Shipley has platforms on all 3 sides it's not what I would call "the full monty" as platform 5 is single track.
Previous stations mentioned above like Ambergate and Queensbury where all double track with 6 platforms.
Not sure if any such stations are left.
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The Bradford-Skipton axis was double track in the past, but Shipley had nothing on the North side for most of its history. Was the Warrington-Liverpool axis of Earlestown ever double track?
 
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Midland Man said:
Shipley Leeds Junction box closed 20th July 1975. Shipley Bradford Junction controlled the remaining lines and signalling to Forster Square (using a small NX panel on the block shelf) from (I think) 1984.
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I can confirm - from 21st October 1984.
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The signal at Saltaire in the Leeds direction retains two feathers, giving three routes - I believe no feather is the route to the now p1, the shallower right faving feather for p2 and the other right facing feather for p5 (apologies, I can't remember which feather positions they are)

The remainder of the platform opposite p5 still exists - the trackbed of which now has OHLE equipment in it
 
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Although platforms have existed at some time or other on all six sides at Shipley, have all six ever been in use at the same time? Was the western Bradford - Keighley platform closed before the northern Keighley - Leeds platform opened?
 
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Old Yard Dog said:
Although platforms have existed at some time or other on all six sides at Shipley, have all six ever been in use at the same time? Was the western Bradford - Keighley platform closed before the northern Keighley - Leeds platform opened?
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Yes. The original platform 1 (Bradford-Keighley) closed 30th March 1980. The bi-directional platform 5 (now 2) had opened 14th May 1979 in the down direction, and 9th March 1980 for up trains. The new (up) platform 1 (Keighley-Leeds) opened 25th July 1992 on which date platforms 2 and 5 exchanged numbers.
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