The 1881 timetable shows that all trains were composed of both passenger carriages and goods wagons. Eight trains were run each way with no services running on a Sunday. The first train left Barnoldswick at 7.35 am and arrived at Earby at 7.43 am. The last train left Earby at 6.50 pm and arrived at Barnoldswick at 7.00 pm. The locomotive for these trains was shedded at Barnoldswick. Advertised excursions at this time show trains running from Barnoldswick to Leeds (en route to Scarborough) and back. Also the L&YR ran excursions from Barnoldswick to Colne (en route to Blackpool) and back. These later trains saw L&YR engines and stock at Barnoldswick.