Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

Registered UK Charity (No. 1154342)

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,711 pages of information and 247,105 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Methley Joint Railway: Difference between revisions

From Graces Guide
No edit summary
PaulF (talk | contribs)
No edit summary
Line 1: Line 1:
* This six mile line was opened in 1865 to connect the [[Bradford, Wakefield and Leeds Railway]] with the Methley branch of the [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]]. <ref>Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies by Christopher Awdry. Published 1990</ref>
1865 The six mile line was opened to connect the [[Bradford, Wakefield and Leeds Railway]] with the Methley branch of the [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]]. <ref>Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies by Christopher Awdry. Published 1990</ref>


* 1908 The line is the joint property of the [[Great Northern Railway]], the [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]] and the [[North Eastern Railway]]. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref>
1908 The line was the joint property of the [[Great Northern Railway]], the [[Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway]] and the [[North Eastern Railway]]. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> - see [[Methley Joint Railway Committee]]


* 1923 Became part of [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway]] and the [[London and North Eastern Railway]]. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_constituents_of_the_LMS] Wikipedia</ref>
1923 Became part of [[London, Midland and Scottish Railway]] and the [[London and North Eastern Railway]]. <ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_constituents_of_the_LMS] Wikipedia</ref>





Revision as of 17:11, 21 April 2017

1865 The six mile line was opened to connect the Bradford, Wakefield and Leeds Railway with the Methley branch of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. [1]

1908 The line was the joint property of the Great Northern Railway, the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and the North Eastern Railway. [2] - see Methley Joint Railway Committee

1923 Became part of London, Midland and Scottish Railway and the London and North Eastern Railway. [3]


See Also

Loading...

Sources of Information

  1. Encyclopedia of British Railway Companies by Christopher Awdry. Published 1990
  2. The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
  3. [1] Wikipedia