▁of ▁heavy ▁industry . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁Tod m orden ▁Corporation ▁became ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁municipality ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Is les ▁to ▁operate ▁a ▁motor ▁bus ▁service . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁the ▁fleet ▁had ▁expanded ▁to ▁five ▁double - deck ▁vehicles : ▁two ▁by ▁Crit ch ley - N or ris , ▁two ▁by ▁Lanc ash ire ▁Ste am ▁( pre de cess or ▁of ▁Ley land ▁Mot ors ) ▁and ▁one ▁by ▁Ry kn ield . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁the ▁service ▁became ▁joint ly ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Corporation ▁and ▁the ▁L MS ▁railway ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁" T od m orden ▁J oint ▁Om n ibus ▁Committee ". ▁At ▁its ▁maximum ▁size ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁the ▁undert aking ▁operated ▁ 4 0 ▁vehicles ▁over ▁ 5 0 ▁route ▁miles ▁( 8 0   km ) ▁through ▁the ▁rug ged ▁South ▁P enn ine ▁terrain . ▁ ▁Until ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁served ▁by ▁no ▁fewer ▁than ▁six ▁railway ▁stations : ▁Tod m orden , ▁St ans field ▁Hall , ▁Corn hol me , ▁Port sm outh , ▁W als den ▁and ▁East wood . ▁With ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁Tod m orden ▁railway ▁station , ▁all ▁closed ▁during ▁the ▁middle ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th   century ▁although ▁W als den ▁railway ▁station ▁re open ed