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Swinton And Knottingley Joint Railway
The Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway was a British railway company formed to connect the Midland Railway, Midland and Great Central Railway, Great Central lines at Swinton (South Yorkshire) railway station, Swinton, north of Rotherham, with the North Eastern Railway (UK), North Eastern Railway at Ferrybridge railway station, Ferrybridge, near Knottingley, a distance of , opening up a more direct route between York and the Sheffield area. History The line between Swinton and Ferrybridge was jointly owned by the North Eastern and Midland Railways and later was jointly worked by their successors the London and North Eastern Railway and the London Midland and Scottish Railway. The line was opened on 1 May 1879, with stations at Ferrybridge railway station, Ferrybridge (1882), Pontefract Baghill railway station, Pontefract Baghill, Ackworth railway station, Ackworth (1 July 1879), Moorthorpe railway station, Moorthorpe, Frickley railway station, Frickley and Bolton-on-Dearne ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontefract Baghill Railway Station
Pontefract Baghill railway station is one of the three railway stations that serve the market town of Pontefract in West Yorkshire, England. The other stations, Pontefract Monkhill railway station, Monkhill and Pontefract Tanshelf railway station, Tanshelf, both lie on the Pontefract line, while Baghill lies on the Dearne Valley line south of York railway station, York towards Sheffield station, Sheffield. History The station was opened together with the Ferrybridge to Moorthorpe section of the Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway. Public passenger train services began on 1 July 1879, freight traffic had already started by then. The design of the station followed basic principles of the North Eastern Railway (United Kingdom), North Eastern Railway, it was, however, larger than the other stations opened on the line at the same time. Pontefract Baghill was also once linked to the ''Wakefield, Pontefract & Goole'' main line by means of a short chord to near the intersection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Joint Railway Companies
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North Midland Railway
The North Midland Railway was a railway line and Great Britain, British railway company, which opened a line from the city of Derby in Derbyshire to the city of Leeds in Yorkshire in 1840. At Derby, it connected with the Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway and the Midland Counties Railway at what became known as the Derby Midland railway station, Tri-Junct Station. In 1844, the three companies merged to form the Midland Railway. Origin The East Midlands had for some years been at the centre of Derby Midland railway station#History, plans to link the major cities throughout the country. In Yorkshire, George Hudson was the Chairman of the York and North Midland Railway, a proposed line from York towards the industrial markets of Manchester and Liverpool. The new line would connect it, and the Manchester and Leeds Railway as part of a trunk route from the South and London to Yorkshire and the North East of England. Meanwhile, financiers in Birmingham, were looking to expand the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern (train Operating Company)
Northern Trains, Trade name, trading as Northern, is a British train operating company that operates Commuter rail, commuter and Inter-city rail, medium-distance intercity services in the North of England. It is owned by DfT Operator for the Department for Transport (DfT), after the previous operator Arriva Rail North had its franchise terminated at the end of February 2020. The company commenced operating the Northern franchise on 1 March 2020, taking over from Arriva Rail North. The prior operator had its franchise terminated early by the DfT in January 2020 amid widespread dissatisfaction over its performance, particularly in respect of poorly implemented timetable changes. The DfT had opted to hand the operation of the franchise over to the operator of last resort. At the commencement of operations, Northern publicly stated that its immediate aims were to improve service reliability and to proceed with the introduction of new rolling stock. For the latter, both the British Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bolton-on-Dearne Railway Station
Bolton-upon-Dearne railway station serves the village of Bolton upon Dearne in South Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Wakefield Line north of Sheffield railway station. History Bolton-upon-Dearne railway station was opened by the Swinton and Knottingley Railway on 1 July 1879, and was originally named Hickleton. The station was renamed as Bolton-on-Dearne on 1 November 1879. The name was altered again on 15 January 1924 to become 'Bolton-on-Dearne For Goldthorpe', before reverting to 'Bolton-on-Dearne' on 12 June 1961. It was renamed Bolton-upon-Dearne on 3 April 2008. The station was reported as being in the worst condition of any in South Yorkshire and the Passenger Transport Executive earmarked improvements to bring it up to a decent standard. Work to renew platforms (increase height, resurface), provide new waiting shelters and lighting was completed in November 2007. A new footbridge was opened in April 2010. Services Monday to Saturday there is an hourly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frickley Railway Station
Frickley railway station was situated on the Swinton and Knottingley Joint railway, between Bolton-on-Dearne and Moorthorpe. It served the village of Clayton, South Yorkshire, England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It .... The station was situated about north of the present Thurnscoe railway station. It opened in 1879 and closed on 8 June 1953. References * "A Railway Chronology of the Sheffield Area" Edited by Richard V. Proctor, Sheffield City Libraries, 1975. External links Frickley station on navigable 1955 O. S. mapFrickley station from approx 1902 on a navigable O. S. map Disused railway stations in Barnsley Former Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1879 Railway stations in Great Britain c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moorthorpe Railway Station
Moorthorpe railway station serves the village of Moorthorpe and town of South Kirkby in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Wakefield Line and the Dearne Valley Line, north of Sheffield and is served by Northern Trains. The station was opened in May 1879, jointly by the Midland Railway and North Eastern Railway, as part of their Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway scheme. A short chord was also built at the same time to link the S&K Joint line with the main Doncaster to Leeds line at South Kirkby Junction. Upon opening, Moorthorpe marked the northern limit of the part of the line maintained by the Midland Railway; the southern end of the intersection bridge over the Doncaster to Leeds line, marked the actual boundary. North of that point, the North Eastern Railway undertook the maintenance. Moorthorpe station is of North Eastern Railway design, as is Pontefract Baghill. This latter connection is now part of the main line between Sheffield and Leeds, and is used by C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ackworth Railway Station
Ackworth railway station was a railway station serving Ackworth in the English county of West Yorkshire. History The station was opened in 1879 by the Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway, which became a joint railway between the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The station was closed by British Railways British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commis ... to passengers in July 1951, but official closure was not completed until 21 July 1959. Site today Trains pass on the Dearne Valley line, but there is no longer a station at Ackworth. References * * * Service {{s-end External links Station on na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
