Leeds and Selby Railway
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The Leeds and Selby Railway is one of the earliest railways in northern England, originally built to link the industrial city of Leeds with the port of Selby and later integrated into the developing regional rail network.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early British railway
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railway line ⓘ |
| connectedPort | Selby port NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Hull and Selby Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
York and North Midland Railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsCity | Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTown | Selby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1830 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentOperator | Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | James Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrificationStatus | not electrified along most of its length ⓘ |
| engineer | James Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early main line route in Yorkshire
ⓘ
one of the earliest railways in northern England ⓘ |
| impact |
contributed to industrial growth of Leeds
ⓘ
facilitated export of Yorkshire coal via Selby ⓘ |
| integratedInto | regional rail network of northern England ⓘ |
| laterOwner |
British Railways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London and North Eastern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ North Eastern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ York and North Midland Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 20 miles ⓘ |
| lineNumberOfTracks | double track on most sections ⓘ |
| locatedIn | England ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
North Yorkshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
direct route between Leeds and the River Ouse at Selby
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early use of deep cuttings and embankments ⓘ |
| opened | 1834 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 22 September 1834 ⓘ |
| originalOwner | Leeds and Selby Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
TransPennine route
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern England rail network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Cross Gates
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garforth NERFINISHED ⓘ Micklefield NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherburn-in-Elmet area NERFINISHED ⓘ South Milford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTraffic |
coal
ⓘ
general freight ⓘ passengers ⓘ |
| purpose | to link the industrial city of Leeds with the port of Selby ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| terminus |
Leeds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Selby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
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