Wartime Bomb on the line

[MichaelTrains]

Does anyone know anymore about the location of this bomb?

The ticket office staff here at Forster Square say it's been discovered between Shipley and Leeds.

 

[snowball]

A658 Harrogate Road said to be closed at Apperley Bridge, so maybe near there.

 

[MichaelTrains]

A658 Harrogate Road said to be closed at Apperley Bridge, so maybe near there.

That's not far from the big Sainsburys at Greengates in Bradford.

Hopefully it's not too serious.

 

[skyhigh]

At Apperley Bridge itself, where they've started excavation work for the platform extension.

 

[ASharpe]

Hopefully they can set up some extra services between Forster Square and Skipton for passengers returning that way.

 

[skyhigh]

Hopefully they can set up some extra services between Forster Square and Skipton for passengers returning that way.

Lines are all back open now anyway.

 

[Bantamzen]

At Apperley Bridge itself, where they've started excavation work for the platform extension.

Crikey, we've been flying past that bloody thing at up 90mph all these years...

 

[MichaelTrains]

Was it similar to the bomb found in Plymouth last week? Did they detonate it?

 

[GB]

It turned out to be the head of a projectile rather than unxploded ordinance.

 

[swt_passenger]

Was it similar to the bomb found in Plymouth last week? Did they detonate it?

When they do detonate stuff in situ it always seems to take many hours if not days of preparation. Seems in this case it wasn't an explosive hazard though.

 

[800001]

When they do detonate stuff in situ it always seems to take many hours if not days of preparation. Seems in this case it wasn't an explosive hazard though.

No. Was not live and was quickly removed from the scene.