The Thornton Railway, of which Henry Ripley had been an enthusiastic proponent, opened in 1878 with a new station, St Dunstan's, in Ripley Ville.
The Thornton Railway, of which Henry Ripley had been an enthusiastic proponent, opened in 1878. The following years the lines to Halifax and Keighley were completed and a new station, St Dunstan's opened at Ripley Ville.