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Snaith And Pollington Railway Station
Snaith and Pollington railway station was a station on the Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway between Sykehouse and Carlton. It was built with the line which opened in 1916, but the station never opened to passengers, being used for goods traffic only. Like most stations on this line, it was situated near the town of Snaith and the village of Pollington Pollington is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south-west of the town of Snaith and south of the M62 motorway. It lies on the north bank of the Aire and Calder Navigation. Acco .... It was renamed to ''Pollington'' in July 1951, to avoid confusion with railway station on the Wakefield to Goole line. Despite never opening to passengers, the station had the necessary facilities, and the two flanking platforms remained in situ until 1960. The station was controlled by a signal box situated by the level crossing at the end of the platform, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Riding Of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Riding or East Yorkshire, is a ceremonial county and unitary authority area in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire to the north and west, South Yorkshire to the south-west, and Lincolnshire to the south. The coastal towns of Bridlington, Hornsea and Withernsea are popular with tourists, the town of Howden contains Howden Minster, Market Weighton, Pocklington, Brough, Hedon and Driffield are market towns with markets held throughout the year and Hessle and Goole are important port towns for the county. The port city of Kingston upon Hull is an economic, transport and tourism centre which also receives much sea freight from around the world. The current East Riding of Yorkshire came into existence in 1996 after the abolition of the County of Humberside. The county's administration is in the ancient market town of Beverley. The landscape is mainly rural, consisting of rolling hills, valley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordnance Survey National Grid
The Ordnance Survey National Grid reference system (OSGB) (also known as British National Grid (BNG)) is a system of geographic grid references used in Great Britain, distinct from latitude and longitude. The Ordnance Survey (OS) devised the national grid reference system, and it is heavily used in their survey data, and in maps based on those surveys, whether published by the Ordnance Survey or by commercial map producers. Grid references are also commonly quoted in other publications and data sources, such as guide books and government planning documents. A number of different systems exist that can provide grid references for locations within the British Isles: this article describes the system created solely for Great Britain and its outlying islands (including the Isle of Man); the Irish grid reference system was a similar system created by the Ordnance Survey of Ireland and the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland for the island of Ireland. The Universal Transverse Merca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hull And Barnsley And Great Central Joint Railway
The Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway (also known as the Gowdall and Braithwell Railway) was a joint line which ran from Aire Junction, on the main line of the Hull and Barnsley Railway, near Gowdall to the Great Central and Midland Joint Railway at Braithwell Junction. Description The railway consisted of a double track main line ( in length) which branched from the Hull and Barnsley railway at Aire junction near Gowdall.Railway Memories No.12 : The Hull and Barnsley Railway, Compiler: Stephen Chapman, Bellcode books, pp. 6–7, 66–71. The line crossed the Knottingley and Goole Canal (part of the Aire and Calder Navigation) via a rolling bascule lifting bridge.The bridge was never operable – it could be made working if the Canal began to carry ships The River Don was also crossed by a girder truss bridge with approach spans on either side. In addition to the main length of the line there were five branches: *From Bullcroft junction at south of Aire junc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sykehouse Railway Station
Sykehouse railway station was a station on the Hull and Barnsley and Great Central Joint Railway between Thorpe-in-Balne and Snaith and Pollington. It was built with the line which opened on 1 May 1916, but the station never opened to passengers. Like most stations on this line, it was situated on the edge of Sykehouse some distance from the village centre, in the hamlet of Topham, just south of where the railway crossed the River Went The River Went is a river in Yorkshire, England. It rises close to Featherstone and flows eastward, joining the River Don at Reedholme Common. A possible site of the Battle of Winwaed is believed to be located somewhere along the valley of th .... Despite never opening to passengers, the station had the necessary facilities, and the two flanking platforms remained in situ until 1960. The station was controlled by a signal box situated by the level crossing at the end of the platform, which lasted until the final closure of the line. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlton Railway Station
Carlton railway station serves the suburb of Carlton, Nottinghamshire, England. The station is east of Nottingham on the Nottingham to Lincoln Line operated by East Midlands Railway. History It opened on 3 August 1846. The station was renamed from Carlton & Netherfield to Carlton on 6 May 1974. Stationmasters *Edward Black ca. 1861 - 1862 *W. Duddle 1862 - 1862 *R. Fox 1863 - 1866 *John Sawyer from 1866 *Owen Beldham ca. 1871 - 1872 *R. Grice 1872 - 1873 *John Bradshaw Bott 1874 - 1878 (afterwards station master at Attenborough) *Charles Smith 1878 - 1892 (afterwards station master at Lenton) *W.H. Turner 1892 - 1914 *Charles Williams from 1914 *C. Bywater 1926 - 1932 (formerly station master at Castlethorpe, afterwards station master at Nuneaton Abbey Street) *William Gale ca. 1934 ca. 1939 *C.S. Barnard ca. 1950 Description The station has two staggered platforms, there is a level crossing on Victoria Road, hence the staggered platforms to minimise delay to road traff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Snaith
Snaith is a market town and parish in the civil parish of Snaith and Cowick in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town is close to the River Aire and the M62 and M18 motorways. The town is located west of Goole, east of Knottingley, south of Selby, southwest of Howden and northwest of Thorne. The town's population is 3,176 while the civil parish population is 3,865 History The name "Snaith" derives from the Old Scandinavian word ''sneith'', meaning "Piece of land cut off". The name was recorded in its modern-day form in but in the ''Domesday Book'' of 1086, it was recorded as ''Esneid''. The priory church of St Lawrence is low and wide, with pinnacles. Its core is Norman and cruciform but the tower is Early English and stands at the west end. The chancel is Decorated Gothic and the nave has Perpendicular arcades and a high clerestory. Glass in the chancel window is by Francis Spear and there is a notable monument to Viscount Downe by Francis Chantrey. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pollington
Pollington is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south-west of the town of Snaith and south of the M62 motorway. It lies on the north bank of the Aire and Calder Navigation. According to the 2011 UK census, Pollington parish had a population of 966, an increase on the 2001 UK census figure of 939. Amenities Pollington has one pub, The King's Head. The second pub, The George and Dragon closed permanently. The village has one primary school, Pollington-Balne Church of England Primary School. There are two guest houses, Fir Tree Barn Guest House on Main Street directly adjacent to the Cricket Field and Parkside Guest House, next to the recreation area and Village Hall. History In 1940 the Royal Air Force built an airfield called RAF Snaith north-west of Pollington. From it flew primarily these bombing units: 150 Squadron with Wellingtons from 1941 to 1942 and 51 Squadron with Halifaxes from 1942 to 1945. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlton Towers Railway Station
Carlton Towers railway station served the village of Carlton, Selby, England from 1885 to 1959 on the Hull and Barnsley Railway Hull may refer to: Structures * Chassis, of an armored fighting vehicle * Fuselage, of an aircraft * Hull (botany), the outer covering of seeds * Hull (watercraft), the body or frame of a ship * Submarine hull Mathematics * Affine hull, in af .... History The station opened as Carlton on 27 July 1885 by the Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway. 'Towers' was added on to its name on 1 July 1922. The station closed to passengers on 1 January 1932M E Quick, ''Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology'', The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 108 and to goods traffic in 1959. References External links Disused railway stations in North Yorkshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1885 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1932 1885 establishments in England 1959 di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
