A line connecting Goole to the rail network via Selby (Brayton) was put before Parliament in 1845 ("Brayton and Goole Railway"), proposed by George Hudson and the York and North Midland Railway (Y&NMR); the line was rejected and another rival scheme, the Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway (later part of the L&YR) was accepted by parliament in the same year, becoming Goole's first rail link.[3][4]
At the time of the branch's construction Goole was served by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR), Selby by the North Eastern Railway, and Drax by the Hull and Barnsley Railway. However a bottleneck at the two-track Selby swing bridge on the already busy East Coast Main Line from London to Scotland meant that freight trains were often delayed, the building of the line was therefore desirable since it offered another path to the port of Hull via Goole for the coal and other freight that was exported via the port at that time.[5]
Construction of the railway began in 1907, with Baldry & Yerburgh chosen as contractors, and A. C. Mitchell and W. J. Cudworth acting as the NER's engineers. The line was built as a doubled tracked railway, with much of it being built on embankments.[5]
Freight traffic did not meet expectations and the line was reduced to single track after 1923. The line was closed in 1964.[6][note 1]
Route
The line can be considered to begin at Thorpe Gates Junction Signal box; where the new line branches off to the right from the line of the former Leeds and Selby Railway when approaching from the west towards Selby, it then crossed over the former East Coast Main Line by an overhead bridge. A branch from Selby then met the line from the north; somewhere east of Brayton.[5]
Three intermediate stations were served Barlow station, Drax Hales station,[note 2] and Airmyn and Rawcliffe station.
The line reached Goole via a junction onto the 1910 diversion of the original L&YR line. The Selby and Goole joined at Oakhill junction and then ran on the line, where it joined the NER's "Loop line" section of the Hull and Doncaster Branch (1869) at Potter's Grange junction just west of Goole station.[7][8]
Rolling stock
Initially passenger services railway was operated with steam railcars consisting of tank engine and carriage couple, the engine being designed by Edward Fletcher,[5] later LNER Class G5s were used.[2] Later Sentinel railcars were used, and Diesel multiple units operated the line before closure.[6]
Line following closure
Site of Drax Hales station (1992)
North-west of the crossing with the Hull and Barnsley Railway only parts of the embanked trackbed remain, the bridges and track having been removed. The line to Barlow continued to be used to the WD depot and was extended 0.5 miles (0.8 km) in October 1966 to provide connection to Drax Power Station when it was being built.[9] That section became Barlow Common nature reserve in 1986.[10] The crossing with the Hull and Barnsley now forms the southern perimeter of Drax Power Station, which is fed from the H&BR. South-east of the crossing little remains – the route of the line is now mostly replaced by the A645 road.
No one departs, no one arrives, From Selby to Goole, from St Erth to St Ives.[11]
Notes
^The track from Brayton junction as far as Barlow station remained open, serving a railway tip, and later being used for training track maintenance vehicle operators. Source Railway Memories No. 14 Selby and Goole. Stephen Chapman
^"The rise of the railways". Goole on the Web. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
^ abSearl, Muriel V. (1982). Lost lines: an anthology of Britain's lost railways. p. 169. ISBN9780904568417.
^Wakefield, Pontefract, and Goole Railway (Reply of Mr. Wilkins, as Counsel on Behalf of the Promoters of the Bill). British Parliament : House of Lords. 23 July 1845. pp. 1–5.
^"Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway". Bradshaw's railway gazette. Vol. 1. 19 July 1845. pp. 39–40.
^ abcdPreston, T. (September 1912). "The Goole and Selby Railway". The Railway Magazine. reprinted via Goole on the Web. 31: 206.
^ abSuggitt, Gordon. "Chapter 11 "Around Selby", section 'Selby to Goole'". Lost Railways of North & East Yorkshire. Countryside Books. pp. 124–126.
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The Selby Goole line was a standard gauge branch line connecting Selby and Goole built in 1910 by the North Eastern Railway 1 The line closed in the 1960s as part of the Beeching cuts 2 Dismantled bridge across Selby Canal vte Selby to Goole LineLegendSelby Leeds amp Selby Rly Thorpe Gates JunctionSelby Canalformer ECML to Selby1 Brayton East Junction3 BarlowDrax Power Station post 1970 Connecting chord post 1970sHull and Barnsley Railway5 Drax HalesRiver Aire8 Airmyn and RawcliffeOakhills JunctionGoolevia former L amp YR trackDistances in miles from Selby Contents 1 History 1 1 Route 1 2 Rolling stock 2 Line following closure 3 In popular culture 4 Notes 5 References 5 1 Sources 5 2 Further information 5 3 Route locations 6 External linksHistory Edit Barlow station 1961 A line connecting Goole to the rail network via Selby Brayton was put before Parliament in 1845 Brayton and Goole Railway proposed by George Hudson and the York and North Midland Railway Y amp NMR the line was rejected and another rival scheme the Wakefield Pontefract and Goole Railway later part of the L amp YR was accepted by parliament in the same year becoming Goole s first rail link 3 4 At the time of the branch s construction Goole was served by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway L amp YR Selby by the North Eastern Railway and Drax by the Hull and Barnsley Railway However a bottleneck at the two track Selby swing bridge on the already busy East Coast Main Line from London to Scotland meant that freight trains were often delayed the building of the line was therefore desirable since it offered another path to the port of Hull via Goole for the coal and other freight that was exported via the port at that time 5 Construction of the railway began in 1907 with Baldry amp Yerburgh chosen as contractors and A C Mitchell and W J Cudworth acting as the NER s engineers The line was built as a doubled tracked railway with much of it being built on embankments 5 Freight traffic did not meet expectations and the line was reduced to single track after 1923 The line was closed in 1964 6 note 1 Route Edit The line can be considered to begin at Thorpe Gates Junction Signal box where the new line branches off to the right from the line of the former Leeds and Selby Railway when approaching from the west towards Selby it then crossed over the former East Coast Main Line by an overhead bridge A branch from Selby then met the line from the north somewhere east of Brayton 5 Three intermediate stations were served Barlow station Drax Hales station note 2 and Airmyn and Rawcliffe station The line reached Goole via a junction onto the 1910 diversion of the original L amp YR line The Selby and Goole joined at Oakhill junction and then ran on the line where it joined the NER s Loop line section of the Hull and Doncaster Branch 1869 at Potter s Grange junction just west of Goole station 7 8 Rolling stock Edit Initially passenger services railway was operated with steam railcars consisting of tank engine and carriage couple the engine being designed by Edward Fletcher 5 later LNER Class G5s were used 2 Later Sentinel railcars were used and Diesel multiple units operated the line before closure 6 Line following closure Edit Site of Drax Hales station 1992 North west of the crossing with the Hull and Barnsley Railway only parts of the embanked trackbed remain the bridges and track having been removed The line to Barlow continued to be used to the WD depot and was extended 0 5 miles 0 8 km in October 1966 to provide connection to Drax Power Station when it was being built 9 That section became Barlow Common nature reserve in 1986 10 The crossing with the Hull and Barnsley now forms the southern perimeter of Drax Power Station which is fed from the H amp BR South east of the crossing little remains the route of the line is now mostly replaced by the A645 road In popular culture EditThe line is one of the examples of the Beeching Axe mentioned in the Flanders and Swann song The Slow Train No one departs no one arrives From Selby to Goole from St Erth to St Ives 11 Notes Edit The track from Brayton junction as far as Barlow station remained open serving a railway tip and later being used for training track maintenance vehicle operators Source Railway Memories No 14 Selby and Goole Stephen Chapman The village of Drax now having two stations until 1923 with Drax Abbey railway stationReferences Edit The rise of the railways Goole on the Web Retrieved 9 April 2013 a b Searl Muriel V 1982 Lost lines an anthology of Britain s lost railways p 169 ISBN 9780904568417 Wakefield Pontefract and Goole Railway Reply of Mr Wilkins as Counsel on Behalf of the Promoters of the Bill British Parliament House of Lords 23 July 1845 pp 1 5 Wakefield Pontefract and Goole Railway Bradshaw s railway gazette Vol 1 19 July 1845 pp 39 40 a b c d Preston T September 1912 The Goole and Selby Railway The Railway Magazine reprinted via Goole on the Web 31 206 a b Suggitt Gordon Chapter 11 Around Selby section Selby to Goole Lost Railways of North amp East Yorkshire Countryside Books pp 124 126 Hoole 1986 p 41 Ordnance Survey Sheets 237SE 252NE Modern Railways October 1966 p 521 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Missing or empty title help Selby Council Barlow Common nature reserve history Retrieved 8 August 2015 Flanders and Swan online Slow Train Archived 13 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine lyrics nyanko pwp blueyonder co uk Sources Edit Hoole Ken 1986 A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 4 The North EastFurther information Edit Chapman Stephen 2002 Railway memories No 14 Selby amp Goole Bellcode Books pp 65 70 ISBN 1871233143 Goode C T 1976 The Goole and Selby Railway Oakwood Press ISBN 0853612056 Route locations Edit Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML53 46 32 N 1 07 13 W 53 775627 N 1 120219 W 53 775627 1 120219 Thorpe Gates Thorpes Gates junction 53 45 41 N 1 04 49 W 53 761453 N 1 080343 W 53 761453 1 080343 Selby Canal bridge bridge over Selby Canal 53 45 33 N 1 04 30 W 53 759181 N 1 074895 W 53 759181 1 074895 former ECML crossing point crossing point with the former East Coast Main Line route 53 45 24 N 1 04 08 W 53 756685 N 1 068753 W 53 756685 1 068753 Brayton East Junction Brayton east junction 53 44 43 N 1 01 59 W 53 745402 N 1 032935 W 53 745402 1 032935 Barlow station road crossing Barlow station and road crossing 53 43 41 N 0 59 40 W 53 727962 N 0 994472 W 53 727962 0 994472 H amp BR and Selby and Goole crossing point Crossing of the H amp BR and the Selby Goole line The freight line supplying Drax power station curves to the north west onto the former route of the Goole Selby 53 43 27 N 0 59 11 W 53 724207 N 0 986315 W 53 724207 0 986315 Drax hales station Drax Hales station 53 42 52 N 0 57 30 W 53 714416 N 0 958471 W 53 714416 0 958471 River Aire bridge River Aire crossing 53 42 22 N 0 56 17 W 53 706 N 0 938 W 53 706 0 938 Airmyn amp Rawcliffe station Airmyn Airmyn and Rawcliffe station 53 41 25 N 0 54 54 W 53 690348 N 0 914944 W 53 690348 0 914944 Oakhill junction Oakhill junction with former LY amp RExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Selby and Goole Railway The New Adlestrop Railway Atlas Map showing former lines in relation to currently operating lines Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Selby Goole line amp oldid 1117039103, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
