Cross Gates–Wetherby line

Cross Gates–Wetherby line
Cross Gates–Wetherby line
	standard gauge
Highest elevation	371 ft (113 m)
Route map
	Church Fenton Line
	Leeds and
	Selby Railway
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The Cross Gates–Wetherby line is a former railway line in West Yorkshire, England, between Cross Gates, near Leeds, and Wetherby. The line opened 1876 and closed 1964.

History and description

Construction began in 1871, with the work contracted to Thomas Nelson of Carlisle. Works on the line included over a dozen cuttings, and a similar number of embankments, with the cutting between Thorner and Scarcroft being 40 feet (12 m) deep with a volume of 1,370,000 cubic yards (1,050,000 m³); the largest bridge on the line was over the River Wharfe with twin spans of 120 feet (37 m) with a central pier of two cast iron columns.^[1]

The line ran from Cross Gates East Junction east of

Harrogate to Church Fenton Line at west of Wetherby (York Road) railway station

.

The 12 miles (19 km) from

wye junction north and west of both the Wetherby stations.^[5]

The line closed to passengers on 6 January 1964.

Stations

References

^ "The New Line between Leeds and Wetherby" (PDF), Engineering, 14: 206, 20 September 1872
^ "The Leeds and Selby Railway", www.lner.info, Cross Gates
^ Bertram, D. (February 1961), "The lines to Wetherby and their traffic", Trains Illustrated: 99–106
^ Rogers, J. (2000), The railways of Harrogate and district, North East Railway Association
^ Ordnance Survey Sheet 172SW 1907

External links

"Leeds to Wetherby 1876–1966 – North Eastern Railway", lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk

[1] "The New Line between Leeds and Wetherby" (PDF), Engineering, 14: 206, 20 September 1872

[2] "The Leeds and Selby Railway", www.lner.info, Cross Gates

[3] Bertram, D. (February 1961), "The lines to Wetherby and their traffic", Trains Illustrated: 99–106

[4] Rogers, J. (2000), The railways of Harrogate and district, North East Railway Association

[5] Ordnance Survey Sheet 172SW 1907

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