Line Diagrams

[Bryan]

For reference, This is my collection of these diagrams.
Most are of approx 1913 - 15 vintage according to date printed on them.
Some especially the ex LM lines are obviously an attempt to record in the same fashion the lines taken over by Leeds Area Civil Engineers office.
I have noted what sheets I have and if possible an indication of the total sheets applicable to that route.
Let me know if this helps anyone.

LINE DIAGRAMS FROM TO
LINE MILES / CHAINS MILES / CHAINS PAGES

APPERLEY - SKIPTON via Ilkley 201M 78APPERLEY JCN 221M 23 BOUNDARY LNE / LMS 1 / 32 1952 COPY

ARTHINGTON LOOP 0M ARTHINGTON NORTH 0M 21 ARTHINGTON WEST 1 / 1

BRACKENHILL LIGHT RLY 0M BRACKENHILL JN 2M 72 HEMSWORTH COLLIERY 1 / 3

BOROUGHBRIDGE BRANCH 0M PILMOOR 12M 64 KNARESBOROUGH 13 / 13

BOROUGHBRIDGE GOODS BRANCH 0M 31 0M 53 1 / 1

BURTON SALMON - SWINTON S+K 2M 34 17M 15 BOUNDARY 1 /

CASTLEFORD EAST BRANCH 0M CASTLEFORD EAST 0M 26 BREVITTS WORKS 1 / 1

CHURCH FENTON - HARROGATE 15M 65 CRIMPLE 18M 30 HARROGATE SOUTH 18 / 20

CROSS GATES GOODS BRANCH 0M 0M 56 BUFFERS 1 / 1

CUDWORTH GOODS BRANCH 52M 70 53M 15 1 / 1 4 / 1924

CUDWORTH STATION BRANCH 52M 49 53M 37 1 / 1 4 / 1924

CUTSYKE BRANCH 0M CASTLEFORD WEST JN 0M 61 CUTSYKE JN 1 / 2

DARFIELD - LEEDS CITY 171M 68BOUNDARY NE / LM 196M 1 1 / 43

DENABY BRANCH 0M 9M BOUNDARY 1 / 7

DONCASTER - WEST RIDING JN 158M 2 175M 37 WEST RIDING JN 1 / 24 PLUS 2ND COPY 1 / 22
TO 175 U/B 61
ENGINE SHED JN - WHITEHALL JN 195M 24 195M 54 WHITEHALL 1 / 1 1952 COPY

FRICKLEY COLLIERY BRANCH 0M MOORHOUSE STATION JN 0M 43 BOUNDARY 1 / 1 4 / 1924

GALLOWS CLOSE GOODS BRANCH 0M GALLOWS CLOSE GOODS JN 0M 9 1 / ?

GATESHEAD NORWOOD & BLAYDON 0M GATESHEAD JN 5M 12 BLAYDON? 7 / ?

GELDERD JN - B BOX JN 0M 12 0M 29 B BOX JN 1 / 1

GELDERD JN - WHITEHALL 0M 13 0M 26 1 / 1

GLASSHOGHTON COLLIERY BRANCH 0M 0M 32 1 / 1 28 / 11 / 1950 COPY

HELMSLEY BRANCH 0M GILLING JN 17M 37 16 / 17 ?


LINE DIAGRAMS FROM TO
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HEMSWORTH LOOP 47M 39 HEMSWORTH EAST 48M 12 HEMSWORTH SOUTH 1 / 2 4 / 1924

HULL GOODS 0M HULL GOODS STATION 3M 18 HESSLE JN 8 / 8

HULL & DONCASTER 0M STADDLETHORPE JN 12M 25 THORNE 14 / ?

HULL (ALEX DOCK) - STAIRFOOT 0M ALEXANDRA DOCK STATION 5M 6 U/B 37 CALVERT LANE 7 / ?

HULL (ALEX DOCK) - STAIRFOOT 37M 22 55M BOUNDARY NE / E 29 / 38

HUNSLET BRANCH 0M 1M 21 1 / 3

HUNSLET GOODS BRANCH 0M 0M 36 1 / 1

INGLEBYS MILL BRANCH 0M TADCASTER JN 0M 39 1 / 1

LEEDS - BOWLING (V STANNINGLEY) 0M 192M 25BOWLING JN 1 / 1952 COPY
MILE CHANGE AT 6M 49-190M24

LEEDS AND CASTLEFORD 0M GARFORTH EAST CASTLEFORD EAST JN 1 / 8 13 / 8 / 1914

LEEDS - SELBY 10M 36 MICKLEFIELD JN 20M 32 LEEDS STN DP 15 / 38 7/1924 2 COPIES

LEEDS CITY - WHITEHALL 0M 0M 20 1 1952 COPY

LEEDS NEW STN JOINT LINE 20M 32 DP POST LEEDS SELBY 20M 74 1 / 4 10 / 3 / 1915

LEEDS NORTHERN 0M WORTLEY JN 15M CRIMPLE 1 / 17 1914

LEEDS NORTHERN 15M CRIMPLE 41M NEWBY WISKE 18 - 43 / ?

LEEDS - NORTHERN 89M 44 SUNDERLAND 101M 55 NEWCASTLE 21 - 36
STOCKTON HARTLEPOOL & NEWCASTLE

LEEDS WHITEHALL - SKIPTON 195M54 WHITEHALL JN 219M 3 BOUNDARY CONONLEY 1 / 40 1951 COPY
LNE / LMS

MARKET WEIGHTON & DRIFFIELD 0M MARKET WEIGHTON EAST 13M 39 DRIFFIELD WEST 13 / 13

MASHAM BRANCH 0M MELMERBY NORTH JN 7M 45 MASHAM 8 / 8

MELMERBY AND THIRSK STH JN 31M 42 MELMERBY JN 37M 47 THIRSK STH JN 7 / 7

METHLEY BRANCH 0M WHITWOOD JN 1M 7 METHLEY JN 1 /

METHLEY BRANCH (Ex L&Y ) 56M 39 PONTEFRACT MONKHILL 61M 5 METHLEY 1964

LINE DIAGRAMS FROM TO
LINE MILES / CHAINS MILES / CHAINS PAGES

MICKLEFIELD BRANCH 13M 47 U/B 7 15M 61 MICKLEFIELD JN 5 / 6 24 / 3 / 1914

MONK BRETTON BRANCH 53M 52 CARLTON MAIN JN 53M 54 MONK BRETTON JN 1 / 1 4 / 1924

MONKTON COLLIERY BRANCH 0M CUDWORTH YD NTH S BOX 0M 76 1 / 1 4 / 1924

NEWCASTLE & CARLISLE 0M NEWCASTLE CENTRAL STN 59M DURRAN HILL 36 / ?

OTLEY BRANCH 0M ARTHINGTON SOUTH 3M 32 DP POST 1 / 6 11 / 12 /1914
COMMENCEMENT OF OTLEY ILKLEY LINE

OTLEY - ILKLEY JOINT 0M 2 OTLEY 2M 60 BURLEY JN 1 / 1951 COPY

PANNAL LOOP 0M PANNAL JN 0M 60 CRIMPLE JN 1 / 1 8 / 12 / 1914

PONTEFRACT LOOP 0M PONTEFRACT JN 0M 66 PONTEFRACT EAST JN 1 / 2

PICKBURN BRANCH 0M PICKBURN JN 0M 59 BOUNDARY 1 / 1

PICKERING AND SEAMER 0M MILL LANE JN 16M 2 SEAMER JN 16 / 16

RASKELF CURVE 14M 63 BISHOPHOUSE JN 15M 19 SUNBECK JN 1 / 1

SCARBOROUGH & WHITBY 0M 60 O/B 5 MANOR RD 18M 17 O/B 51 3 - 25 / ?

SHIPLEY - GUISELEY LINE 0M ESHOLT JN 3M 33 GUISELEY JN 1951 COPY

SOUTH ELMSALL BRANCH 0M MOORTHORPE N JN 1M 21 SOUTH ELMSALL 1 / 2

SWINTON AND KNOTTINGLEY 7M 10 15M BOUNDARY 1 / 10
(MILEAGE REVERSED LATER)

THIRSK & MALTON 0M SESSAY WOOD JN 22M 51 SCARBOROUGH RD JN 21 / 21

THIRSK TOWN BRANCH 0M THIRSK TOWN JN 1M 22 GOODS STATION THIRSK 2 / 2

WATH BRANCH 0M WRANGBROOK JN 8M 47 WATH 1 / 10 4 /1924

WEST RIDING JN - LEEDS 175M34 U/B 2 DENBY DALE RD 185M 56 LEEDS CENTRAL STN 20 / 20 2 COPYS

WEST RIDING JN INGS JN 0M WEST RIDING JN 0M 28 INGS JN 1 1952 COPY

WETHERBY WEST CURVE 10M 14 WETHERBY SOUTH JN 10M 55 WETHERBY WEST JN 1 / 1

WHITBY BRANCH 0M RILLINGTON JN 24M 44 GROSMONT JN 33 / ?

WHITWOOD BRANCH 0M WHITWOOD BRANCH JN 0M 62 1 / 2

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WORTLEY JN - WELLINGTON GDS 0M WORTLEY JN 0M 34 U/B34 JN WITH WELLINGTON 1 / 2 10 / 5 / 1915
GOODS WAREHOUSE LINES

WORTLEY JN - WELLINGTON GDS 0M WORTLEY JN 0M 47 1 / 3

YORK NORTH MIDLAND 17M 5 BOUNDARY WEST RID / YORK 23M 47 ALTOFTS 27 / 37

[parks]

Hi Any information on the brakenhill light Railway you could help me with would be great.

[AndyRush]

Here is a list of the features extracted from the Engineers Diagram:

Culvert 0m 11¼ch
Culvert 0m 20¾ch
Underline bridge 1 0m 21ch Occupation road
Underline bridge 2 0m 36ch Occupation road
Culvert 0m 42ch
Foot crossing 0m 44ch Doncaster Road to Mill Lane
Culvert 0m 44ch
Foot crossing 0m 54½ch Private
Occupation crossing 0m 60¾ch
Mill Lane crossing 0m 74¾ch
Pontefract Road bridge Overline bridge 3 1m 05¾ch A628 road
Foot crossing 1m 09½ch Private
Underline bridge 4 1m 18¾ch Occupation road
Overline bridge 5 1m 35¼ch Occupation road
Overline bridge 6 1m 40½ch Occupation road
Overline bridge 7 1m 48ch Occupation road
Overline bridge 8 1m 55½ch A638 road
Culvert 1m 62¾ch
Ackworth Moor Top goods station 2m 00½ch Connection on
down side, trailing
Rose Lane bridge Overline bridge 9 2m 01¾ch
Occupation crossing 2m 31ch
[Hemsworth Colliery Halt] 2m 33ch Shown as 'Miners' halt' on NER
Engineer's mileage diagrams
Culvert 2m 59ch
Hemsworth Colliery Co's siding 2m 72¾ch End on junction, end of NER

Hope that is of some use

Andy

[parks]

Hi Andy

I'm trying to get a full copy of the line diagram if possible. Your Info is good thanks. It would be great if I could get more pictures of the line when it was open.

Phil

[Phoenix]

I have by chance come across two or thee photos of the Bracken Hill Branch. (S&K junction and Moor Top Station) there are published photos in different books. If this post is still open I would be intersted to swap info.

Cheers

[parks]

Hi could you tell me where you found the photos please I'll help you in anyway I can. Thanks.

[Bryan]

Anything I can help with?

[Phoenix]

For those interested in all things Brackenhill Light Railway, below is a list of all the photographic references I have come across. I doubt it is complete, and would ask if you know of any others, you would append them. Thanks Steve.

Brackenhill Light Railway Photographic Bibliography

(1) D.L. Franks; Swinton and Knottingley Railway; Dalesman Books; 1979
(2) Peter Cookson & John E. Farline; L.N.E.R. LINES In the Yorkshire Ridings; Challenger Publications 1995
(3) Old Ackworth in Pictures Publication Group; ACKWORTH Images From a Much Loved Village; (Old Ackworth in Pictures Volume Two); 1999
(4) Peter Cookson & Steve Chapman; Railway Memories No. 15 Pontefract Castleford & Knottingley; Bellcode Books; 2003
(5) John Farline and Peter Cookson; Railways Around Wakefield and Pontefract; Wyvern Publications; 1984
(6) Peter Cookson; The Railways of Pontefract in Days of Steam; Pontefract Groups Together; 2008
(7) Peter Cookson; London Midland Steam in Yorkshire; Bradford Barton; 1975


(1) Page 49: a shot of Brackenhill coal train at Pontefract Baghill. The text in the book gives some indication of the branch line working.
(2) Page 24: shows a Selby based Q6 with coal train off the Brackenhill branch.
(3) Page 35: shows the level crossing on Mill Lane in the 1960s
(3) Page 52: a loco can be seen in the far distance
(4) Page 63: shows a Q6 in charge of a Brackenhill goods.
(4) Page 66: turning a Brackenhill loco (Q6 63406)
(4) Page 69: fulls/empties to and from Brackenhill stored in sidings at the southern end of Pontefract Baghill.
(4) Page 71: trip working to Brackenhill
(4) Page 73: Brackenhill Junction
(4) Page 73: Brackenhill Light Railway at Hemsworth Colliery. I assume these to be exchange sidings.
(4) Page 74: run round/passing loops at Moor Top on the Brackenhill branch. With sketch of track diagram and then a photo a little further back of the entrance to Moor Top goods station. You will be able to match the buildings in both photographs.
(5) Page 51: coal and coke traffic stood at Pontefract off the Brackenhill
(6) Page 50: Q6 with coal traffic off the Brackenhill coming into the southern end of Pontefract Baghill.
(6) Page 60: I assume the marshalling being done here is forwarding of coals from Hemsworth etc.
(6) Page 62: this is a favourite shot. Brackenhill pick up being side lined. It that a J27 at the front?
(7) Page 17: shows a Johnson 2F 0-6-0 putting coal out of Pontefract Baghill back to Rotherham

[Phoenix]

A new video has come up on YouTube by 'Colin the Head' and his guide to the Brackenhill branch. All though I can't vouch for the accuracy of what he says, there are some shots of the old track bed, bridges and earth works that might be of interest.

https://youtu.be/WvcabNsPdso

You might look up a second of his videos where he talks about the viaduct at Ackworth.