It was suggested that the line could be used to bring cattle in for the craven district and cease the necessity of driving cattle through the streets of Bradford as the slaughterhouse and cattle market was adjacent to the Great Northern Terminus in south Bradford.
It was suggested by the Leeds Times newspaper that the line could be used to bring cattle in from the Craven district and cease the necessity of driving cattle through the streets of Bradford. At that time there was a slaughterhouse and cattle market adjacent to the Great Northern Terminus in south Bradford.