The Route
- Route maps
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Railway lines in Leeds in 1913
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The route via Ardsley and Lofthouse through Wakefield in 1912
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Railway lines around Nostell in 1911
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Railway lines around Hemsworth and South Emsall; Moorthorpe, Hickleton, Bolton-upon-Dearne, and Swinton in 1910
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Railway lines around Doncaster in 1914
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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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