 The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway's Hoddlesden Branch Line, a goods line opened in 1876, passed through the parish.It was built to provide a service to Hoddlesden, south of Eccleshill, and although a passenger service was proposed, the application was not successful.The goods station at Hoddlesden closed in 1950, but the line remained open to Waterside, to serve Shaws of Darwen, until 1962.