Leeds, Dewsbury and Manchester Railway
The Leeds, Dewsbury & Manchester Railway was incorporated by an Act of 30 June 1845 to build a line from Manchester via Huddersfield and Dewsbury to Leeds.
The Chairman was John Gott and William Eagle Bott was the Secretary.
The tracks between Huddersfield and Mirfield were shared with the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway.
Additional branches including one to Birstall were authorized under an additional Act of 27 July 1846.
1847 The line was leased to the London and North Western Railway for 999 years under an Act of 1847.
1867 An additional branch to Kirkburton was constructed in 1867.
1900 A second route between Huddersfield and Leeds, officially known as the Heaton Lodge & Wortley Railway was constructed in 1900.
After the Grouping of 1923, the LMS had 3 different routes to Leeds, of which the L&NWR route was the least profitable. After years of neglect the northern part of the L&NWR route was closed piecemeal under the Beeching Axe.