The Beighton Branch was a railway branch line built by the
Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway
The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway (LD&ECR) was built to connect coalfields in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire with Warrington and a new port on the Lincolnshire coast. It was a huge undertaking, and the company was unable to raise ...
(LD&ECR) in north eastern
Derbyshire
Derbyshire ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands, England. It includes much of the Peak District National Park, the southern end of the Pennine range of hills and part of the National Forest. It borders Greater Manchester to the nor ...
, England.
History
The line was a little over 12 miles long and ran from
Langwith Junction
Langwith Junction is a suburb of Shirebrook, in Derbyshire, England. Its name derives from the former Shirebrook North railway station, which was on the now-defunct Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway
The Lancashire, Derbyshire and Ea ...
in Derbyshire to
Beighton Junction which is now in
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham.
In N ...
.
Building started in 1892. The line opened in stages up to 1900.
The branch was occasionally referred to as the "Sheffield Branch", but the name "Beighton Branch" stuck and was widely used.
A sparse and circuitous stopping passenger service used the route to connect with , this was withdrawn on the outbreak of
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
.
The line closed in stages:
* 1967, middle section closed and lifted
* 1974, southern end closed and lifted
* 1984, northern end closed and lifted, except for a short length at the very end, retained as a siding.
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*{{cite book , title=Eastern Region Steam Twilight, Part 2, North of Grantham , first1=Colin , last1=Walker , publisher=Pendyke Publications , location=Llangollen , year=1991 , isbn=0-904318-14-1
Closed railway lines in the East Midlands
Rail transport in Derbyshire
Railway lines opened in 1900
Railway lines closed in 1984