Brackenhill Light Railway
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Brackenhill Light Railway
Image: © Gerald England Taken: Unknown
Brackenhill Light Railway ran from Brackenhill Jn on the Sheffield to York line to Hemsworth Colliery (with a short spur to Ackworth Moor Top). It never carried a passenger service although it saw occasional holiday excursions. The NER worked the line but to avoid requiring the sanction of the Board of Trade this was never formalised. It was absorbed by the LNER at the grouping and survived into BR days, closing at the end of 1961. This was taken from the bridge on Barnsley Road. By 1963 the track had been lifted Image By 1966 part of the embankment was filled in Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.643627
Longitude
-1.337578