Silkstone Common

CRS Code	SLK
Collected date	16/09/18

Silkstone Common station serves a small village near Barnsley, which we had enough time to explore because of the gap between trains. There's a fair bit of history to the place, including the tragic Huskar Pit disaster where children working in the mines were drowned. Nearby are also the Silkstone tunnels through which the old Woodhead route passed and which now lie on the Trans-Pennine Trail.

The entrance to the station (and to its only platform) is from Knabb's Lane:

A small garden and this older sign are next to the steps:

The entrance to the platform:

On the platform we find it's in a bit of a state with lots of temporary patches:

On the platform looking east:

A sign on the platform tells us what they think the station is for:

Down at the eastern end of the platform looking back:

The eastern end of the platform bridges over Cone Lane, so we look south towards the village (and ultimately back down to the old Woodhead Route trackbed):

Looking the other way:

Looking east along the line:

At the western end of the platform there's a slope down to track level:

The ramp leads down to a barrow crossing which in turn leads to the other side of the line, where the station's car and bike parking is:

The ramp also leads to a level exit from the platform for those who can't do steps:

Looking west from the level exit at a stretch of disused platform:

And that leaves us back on Knabb's Lane:

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