Wakefield Line - The Route

The Route

Route maps

  • Railway lines in Leeds in 1913

  • The route via Ardsley and Lofthouse through Wakefield in 1912

  • Railway lines around Nostell in 1911

  • Railway lines around Hemsworth and South Emsall; Moorthorpe, Hickleton, Bolton-upon-Dearne, and Swinton in 1910

  • Railway lines around Doncaster in 1914

  • Railway lines lines in Sheffield in 1912

Ownership

At the time of the 1923 Grouping the line was owned by different railway companies:

  • Leeds Central station - Wakefield: Great Northern Railway (GNR). Wakefield station was jointly owned by the GNR and Great Central Railways (GCR). This section is part of the main Leeds City - London line.
  • Wakefield - Doncaster: West Riding and Grimsby Joint Railway (WRGJt) (joint GNR/GCR ownership).
  • Moorthorpe Junction (near South Elmsall - Swinton: Swinton & Knottingley Joint Railway (MidR/NER).
  • Swinton - Sheffield Midland Railway (MidR)

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