History
Before the 1923 Grouping the route followed by the line was owned as follows:
- Leeds - Methley: Midland Railway
- Methley - Normanton: Midland Railway
- Methley - Castleford - Normanton: North Eastern Railway
- (alternate route since 1988)
- Normanton - Barnsley: Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
- Barnsley, Jumble Lane to Quarry Junction:Great Central Railway
- Barnsley, Quarry Junction to Sheffield: Midland Railway
After 1921 the entire route, except Methley to Normanton via Castleford, and the short stretch from Barnsley (Jumble Lane) to Quarry Junction, became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway until 1948 when the network was nationalised. Midland Railway trains made use of Barnsley Court House station and so avoided any contact with Great Central / L.N.E.R. metals. (Note: The route that exists today was not possible until 1960 when B.R. added a connection at Barnsley (Quarry Junction) to allow trains to use Exchange station and reach the Midland line to Sheffield).
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