Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield and Goole Railway
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The Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield and Goole Railway was an early British railway company. The company obtained an act in 1846 for 26 miles of railway, with a main section from Wakefield to Doncaster via Barnsley.
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Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield and Goole Railway | |
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Status | Operational |
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Website | Official website |
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Type | Passenger rail |
System | Standard-gauge railway |
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History | |
Opened | 1846 |
Closed | 1858 |
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Line length | 26 miles (as 1846) |
Track length | 26 miles (as 1846) |
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The section south of Barnsley became the property of the South Yorkshire, Doncaster & Goole Railway Company c.ā1851, and the northern section was amalgamated into the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway c.ā1858, after which the original company was dissolved.