Elsecar goods station
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Elsecar goods station was a goods facility constructed near the village of Elsecar
, near Barnsley, South Yorshire, at the terminus of the South Yorkshire Railway
s branch line from Elsecar Junction on its Mexborough to Barnsley line. The total length of the line was 2 miles 1204 yards.
The line from Elsecar Junction followed closely that of the Elsecar Branch of the Dearne and Dove Canal
to its terminus at Elsecar where the sidings of Earl Fitzwillian's Elsecar Colliery are alongside. Also joining the line are the exchange sidings of Lidgett Colliery, reached by an incline from a triangular junction in the yard. The route of this tramway can still be seen today running between the hedgerows towards its summit and the point where it turns towards the colliery.
In 1930 the facilities in the yard included a goods shed with crane and sidings to the Elsecar Ironworks
, the local gas works as well as the building containing Earl Fitzwilliam's private railway station
and other warehouse facilities.
The facilities were closed in the early 1970s.
Elsecar
Elsecar is a village forming part of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. Like many villages in the area, it was for many years a coal mining village until the widespread pit closures during the 1980s. Elsecar is next to the villages of Hoyland and Jump.Elsecar is...
, near Barnsley, South Yorshire, at the terminus of the South Yorkshire Railway
South Yorkshire Railway
The South Yorkshire Railway was a railway company which was based in the south of the former West Riding of Yorkshire, England. Its first section of line opened on 10 November 1849 between Swinton Junction and Doncaster...
s branch line from Elsecar Junction on its Mexborough to Barnsley line. The total length of the line was 2 miles 1204 yards.
The line from Elsecar Junction followed closely that of the Elsecar Branch of the Dearne and Dove Canal
Dearne and Dove Canal
The Dearne and Dove Canal ran for almost ten miles through South Yorkshire, England from Swinton to Barnsley through nineteen locks, rising 127 yards. The canal also had two short branches, the Worsbrough branch and the Elsecar branch, both about two miles long with reservoirs at the head of each....
to its terminus at Elsecar where the sidings of Earl Fitzwillian's Elsecar Colliery are alongside. Also joining the line are the exchange sidings of Lidgett Colliery, reached by an incline from a triangular junction in the yard. The route of this tramway can still be seen today running between the hedgerows towards its summit and the point where it turns towards the colliery.
In 1930 the facilities in the yard included a goods shed with crane and sidings to the Elsecar Ironworks
Elsecar Ironworks
The Elsecar Ironworks opened in 1795 in the village of Elsecar near Barnsley, South Yorkshire. The company was bankrupted in 1827 and taken over by the Wentworth estate who owned the land it stood on. The buildings are now part of the Elsecar Heritage Centre....
, the local gas works as well as the building containing Earl Fitzwilliam's private railway station
Earl Fitzwilliam's private railway station
Earl Fitzwilliam's private railway station is probably the most unusual railway station in South Yorkshire, England, situated at the upper end of the Elsecar branch of the South Yorkshire Railway....
and other warehouse facilities.
The facilities were closed in the early 1970s.