After the withdrawal of services on the line, the East Lancashire Railway Preservation Society leased the station site and a short length of the line from British Railways and moved some of their steam and diesel locomotives and rolling stock, including goods vans, to Helmshore. After the society had operated their locomotives at the site for a period, the railway line between , and became available, following cessation by British Railways of passenger services on 5 June 1972. The newly available length of line was judged to have more potential for the operation of regular steam train services, and the society therefore moved their operational base to . The rail track at Helmshore was subsequently lifted. Today, Station Road occupies part of the abandoned railway track north of the level crossing. The signal box has been converted to a dwelling house. References Notes Bibliography ) Bradshaw's Railway Guides for July 1922, July 1946 and January 1956 Lost Railways of Lancashire by Gordon Suggitt () Beeching closures in England Disused railway stations in the Borough of Rossendale Former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966