This article is about the former railway from Brierley to Doncaster. For the current service from York to Sheffield via Pontefract, see Dearne Valley Line.
Although the line was considered an independent company it was worked by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR). It opened in sections over seven years from 1902.
Passenger services ceased on 10 September 1951, the last trains having run on 9 September.[6]
Goods traffic continued but several changes were made to the track layout. The lines between (near) Grimethorpe Colliery and Brierley Junction and from Grimethorpe Colliery and Edlington were closed on the opening of a new connection from the Midland Railway's main line near Houghton in 1966. The Dearne Valley connection to Yorkshire Main Colliery at Edlington was removed in May 1972, the colliery being served by a connection to St. Catherine's Junction on the South Yorkshire Joint Railway, the junctions here being rebuilt in connection with the Doncaster area re-signalling in early May 1977.[7]
Route diagramsedit
The western end in 1911
The central section in 1910
The eastern end in 1914
Railway Clearing House diagrams showing the L&Y connection from Wakefield Kirkgate (blue) and the line of the Dearne Valley Railway from Brierley to Black Carr junction (red)
Notesedit
^Goode, C. T. (1975). Railways of South Yorkshire. Clapham, North Yorkshire: Dalesman Publishing Company. p. 87. ISBN0852063075.
Popplewell, Lawrence (1985). A Gazetteer of the Railway Contractors and Engineers of Northern England 1830-1914. Melledgen Press.
October 28, 2023
dearne, valley, railway, this, article, about, former, railway, from, brierley, doncaster, current, service, from, york, sheffield, pontefract, dearne, valley, line, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, articl. This article is about the former railway from Brierley to Doncaster For the current service from York to Sheffield via Pontefract see Dearne Valley Line This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Dearne Valley Railway news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Dearne Valley Railway DVR was a railway line which ran through the valley of the River Dearne in South Yorkshire England It was incorporated by an Act of Parliament on 6 August 1897 1 which authorised the building of a line between Brierley Junction on the main line of the Hull and Barnsley Railway to junctions with the Great Northern Railway and the Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway south east of Doncaster Although the line was considered an independent company it was worked by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway LYR It opened in sections over seven years from 1902 Contents 1 History and description 2 Route diagrams 3 Notes 4 ReferencesHistory and description editvteDearne Valley RailwayLegend nbsp to Wakefield Westgate Mirfield Darton nbsp Wakefield Kirkgate nbsp nbsp to Normanton nbsp nbsp to Streethouse nbsp Ryhill Halt nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp to Cudworth to Hemsworth and South Kirkby nbsp nbsp nbsp Shafton Junction nbsp Grimethorpe Halt nbsp Great Houghton Halt nbsp Goldthorpe and Thurnscoe Halt nbsp Harlington Halt nbsp Denaby Halt nbsp Conisbrough Viaduct nbsp Edlington nbsp to Black Carr goods services only Construction was complete by 1908 9 the work being carried out by contractors Naylor Bros Gates and Hogg Henry Lovatt and Whittaker Bros 2 At first only goods traffic was carried Passenger trains came to the line on 3 June 1912 running between Wakefield Kirkgate and Edlington with intermediate halts serving Ryhill Grimethorpe Great Houghton Goldthorpe and Thurnscoe Harlington 3 and Denaby The LYR amalgamated with the London and North Western Railway on 1 January 1922 the combined organisation also known as the London and North Western Railway absorbed the DVR on the same day 4 It duly passed to the London Midland and Scottish Railway on 1 January 1923 5 Passenger services ceased on 10 September 1951 the last trains having run on 9 September 6 Goods traffic continued but several changes were made to the track layout The lines between near Grimethorpe Colliery and Brierley Junction and from Grimethorpe Colliery and Edlington were closed on the opening of a new connection from the Midland Railway s main line near Houghton in 1966 The Dearne Valley connection to Yorkshire Main Colliery at Edlington was removed in May 1972 the colliery being served by a connection to St Catherine s Junction on the South Yorkshire Joint Railway the junctions here being rebuilt in connection with the Doncaster area re signalling in early May 1977 7 Route diagrams edit nbsp The western end in 1911 nbsp The central section in 1910 nbsp The eastern end in 1914Railway Clearing House diagrams showing the L amp Y connection from Wakefield Kirkgate blue and the line of the Dearne Valley Railway from Brierley to Black Carr junction red Notes edit Goode C T 1975 Railways of South Yorkshire Clapham North Yorkshire Dalesman Publishing Company p 87 ISBN 0852063075 Popplewell 1985 p 47 Marshall 1970 pp 140 142 Marshall 1970 p 256 Marshall 1970 p 257 Marshall 1970 p 142 Slater John ed January 1986 Dearne Valley Railway Why and Wherefore Railway Magazine Vol 132 no 1017 Sutton Surrey Transport Press p 57 ISSN 0033 8923 References editMarshall John 1970 The Lancashire amp Yorkshire Railway volume 2 Newton Abbot David amp Charles ISBN 0 7153 4906 6 Popplewell Lawrence 1985 A Gazetteer of the Railway Contractors and Engineers of Northern England 1830 1914 Melledgen Press Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dearne Valley Railway amp oldid 1092379244, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
